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Does anyone think that this is a good deal for a diamond engagement ring? (pg. 15)
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| bas |
Liars and whores. The lot of ya :mad:
/curmudgeon |
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| squirrelly |
| Again, I wouldn't know the difference. I don't care enough to know the difference. That looks pretty. I like that ring. I'd be off the handles happy with that ring. I don't even know the difference between all the diamonds - I'm not expecting my boyfriend to. |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| If someone is not willing to part with at least two months salary for a ring for the person they want to spend the rest of their life with that tells me they don't really want to invest/commit to the relationship. |
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| Arbiter |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
If someone is not willing to part with at least two months salary for a ring for the person they want to spend the rest of their life with that tells me they don't really want to invest/commit to the relationship. |
There's a difference between being "willing" to do something and being stupid enough to actually think it's a good idea. |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by bas
Liars and whores. The lot of ya :mad:
/curmudgeon |
+100
women can talk all the they want to make themselves sound like they don't care and maybe they believe it now but thats because they want to get married. Don't be fooled guys....its a trap....what they are really saying is "I don't care if its not expensive but damn you better get me a rock that makes your mother jealous." |
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| squirrelly |
:stongue:
1. You actually think that because someone bought an expensive ring they're committed? Yea... that's why the divorce rate here in the US is so LOW, right? Oh wait - it's not.
2. WHY on earth would you part with two months of salary for a ring if the girl doesn't like big rings? I wear simple jewelry. I hate big flashy things on me (though I can admire and like what Kevin bought for his wife) but everything I own is very simple... so why would I have an outlandish ring?
And I'm sorry all you've ever met is materialistic girls - but I'm not one of them. :) |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by Arbiter
There's a difference between being "willing" to do something and being stupid enough to actually think it's a good idea. |
You shouldn't even think its a good idea to get married if you are not willing to spend the money. |
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| ChemEnhanced |
1. In the majority of cases, at the time they proposed they were committed to being in the relationship...what idiot would even propose to someone if they were not committed to the relationship. Personally, I say just live together in sin and keep it simple if you are not willing to give the person you love something that is not only as beautiful as they are but also shows how much they mean to you.
2. An engagement ring does not have to be big to be beautiful and expensive....you are assuming that an expensive ring means its going to be big. If you have a custom made ring with excellent quality stones, be them diamonds or other, its going to get expensive. Personally, I don't think you should even be able to walk into a store and pick out an engagement ring...they should have to be custom made. |
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| Arbiter |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
You shouldn't even think its a good idea to get married if you are not willing to spend the money. |
In point of fact, I don't think it's a good idea to get married.
But, for the sake of argument, I don't know why you keep bringing up "willingness" to spend the money. If I believed in marriage and there was a woman I wanted to marry, I might well be willing to kill for her. That doesn't mean I'm going to present her with a severed head when I ask for her hand in marriage.
I just want to know what you think is accomplished by throwing away large sums of money. Do you believe that participating in objectively pointless rituals inspired by clever advertisers is valuable in an of itself? |
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| squirrelly |
+1
what does spending money have to do with getting married? Getting married signifies a committment and a tax break. |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by Arbiter
In point of fact, I don't think it's a good idea to get married.
But, for the sake of argument, I don't know why you keep bringing up "willingness" to spend the money. If I believed in marriage and there was a woman I wanted to marry, I might well be willing to kill for her. That doesn't mean I'm going to present her with a severed head when I ask for her hand in marriage.
I just want to know what you think is accomplished by throwing away large sums of money. Do you believe that participating in objectively pointless rituals inspired by clever advertisers is valuable in an of itself? |
I am not all that keen on marrage either.
If you want to get married and spend the rest of your life with someone then giving them a gift that's a representation of how much you love them isn't throwing away money. I don't think two months salary is a large sum of money.....hell we spend more on a car then we do on a ring.....if all we wanted was a car to get from A to B then we would buy a piece of crap used car for $1,000.00. If all you want to do is shut up your GF about marriage then go ahead and buy a cheap ass ring that means nothing. |
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| squirrelly |
| Please explain to me how an expensive ring means something. |
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