i'm entirely too frumpy to wear fine jewelry, though i have from time to time greatly enjoyed wearing highly original and flamboyant cocktail jewelry of low quality. just something kinda fun about it. my inheritance will include a home in florida, an exquisite roll-top desk and a gorgeous dining set. i'm a homey kinda person.
Great post, KC! My grandma passed down her mama's few diamonds down to her daughters and a few grandaughters. (I got one, which was over 100 years old when Bear and I got engaged in 1984.) They were her mama's ONLY possesion, save her pots and pans..........nuff said. Other than that, I don't have any diamonds. The one my gramma gave me DID fall out of my ring, and I actually found it,after frantically searching while moving house, and it's been sitting in an envelope marked "Engagment Set" with the two rings, which no longer fit me, for 12 years. Oh, well.
just curious, would most, (or do most) women here expect a diamond ring when it comes to marriage? or would they be just as thrilled to accept a sapphire ring, or emerald ring?
After I booted hubby I bought some jewelry. Our wedding bands that I had bought were silver. Found two topaz rings, one was burnt to a gorgeous evergreen, set in wt gold. I like to gaze into it. I find the color calming. One of the reasons diamonds are considered so great is because of the mohs hardness scale. As far as being a symbol of love or devotion..Obvious bullshit. I liked mamaboogies post.
i'm engaged...with no ring....but if i were to get a ring, i would prefer ruby or at least a cheap red stone...
I have a tanzanite diamond ring...It's locked up, never gets worn. I'd like to sell the fucking thing. :$ Thing is, one of the reasons I picked topaz to wear is because I live rather rough. I need stuff to wear that I'm less likely to scratch up and destroy. IMHO, jewelry isn't really any measure of love. If he put the effort into even weaving you a little hemp ring...It should mean something to you if you love him.
"Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" Doesn't reflect favorably on either sex does it? I realize it's an ad slogan but many actually appear to Believe it even though they attempt to CD this Belief away...
But even if you buy canadian diamonds, it perpetuates in those susceptible minds that diamonds really ARE the best. keeping them popular, which means that people that don't know about blood-diamonds will buy them without knowing. Diamonds just need to fall out of fashion until the blood-diamond phenomenon stops.
while i totally agree with what you're saying, at least id a daimond is actually some women's favourite jewlery, there is a 'blood-free' way to get them. Usually in jewlery shops, there are Canadian daimond display areas for just them. But honestly, saying "daimonds need to fall out of fashion so that the blood-daimond phenomenon stops" is just like what vegitarians are trying to get through about eating meat, or those designer clothes that are made by slavery in other coutries. Some people just don't care...it's never going to stop. We can only make a difference by more people stepping up and not buying anything but homegrown daimonds......but then if you think about it, the less they sell, the harder these slaves are going to have to work to produce more, lowering prices in attempt to get more people to buy them.
Its also the lyrics to a Marilyn Monroe song - A kiss may be grand but it won't pay the rental on your humble flat, or help you at the automat. Men grow cold as girls grow old and we all lose our charms in the end. But square-cut or pear-shaped these rocks don't lose their shape - Diamonds are a girl's best friend so that would indicate that they symbolise wealth and female independance - uh? - it's just a song but then Marilyn Monroe is/was quite an icon
I still don't understand how a rock could be a girls best friend. So when your man is ignoring you and treats you like crap cuz he's not charming anymore, an inanimate, sparkly object is supposed to replace all those sad feelings.....I think I'm over analyzing this.....
Yes - it's actually very simple. It boils down to $$$$$... I would prefer platinum over pieces of broken glass bottles for many reasons... *g*
yeah, it's not about someone giving you love, it's about getting some money, some security. despite the current low resale value as a good friend pointed out to me. historically speaking, a woman in a certain position probably wouldn't have the best feelings towards the male sex. being used, abused and cast aside for younger and prettier, at least she hit him where he actually cared, which would be his pocketbook. i think it also would be the cause of the women who would go after every cent her husband had after he cast her aside ofr another woman. he doesn't care about HER, but he damned well cares about his money.
Really good point, there...Not that I agree with those tactics nowadays..Then again, depends on the case.