[quote]nephorm wrote:
NeelyDan wrote:
Yeah, it’s ballsy and all, but god help you if she ain’t into the idea.
Or if she starts crying and runs away immediately.
So much for your precious comedic timing.[/quote]
Yeah. So much more romantic to do the scoreboard thing.
The original purpose for buying an expensive ring, was to symbolize your sacrifice and commitment to her. The price was supposed to “hurt”, for it to mean something.
It signified you were no longer were interested in courting anyone else, and if your trust was broken, she kept the “down payment” on the relationship.
But, in this day and age, where men get ass-raped in divorce court, I no longer see the need for such symbols.
There’s no consequences for women behaving badly in relationships anymore, and because of that, no real incentive for a man to get married and purchase “tokens of love”.
DB,
(Sorry to bring this thread back up by the way JF.)
Talking to you my dear old friend is like riding a bike, Talking to your pansy ass feels so familiar. It’s kinda like not having dihareeha for a long time, but when you start to get those rumbles in your stomach, well you just know you better get yourself to a toilet very soon. Unless your telling me you don’t like it when I talk dirty to you anymore. Is that what you’re telling me?
V
Using bluenile I came up with this
$2200 for just the diamond
Carat weight: 0.79
Cut: Very Good
Color: G
Clarity: SI1
is that a decent price, or would going elsewhere be to my benefit
I was hoping to get at least a 1 ct diamond, but man, they’re rather expensive if you get one with decent Cs
[quote]Geminspector wrote:
Zap Branigan wrote:
Geminspector wrote:
I’ll go further than “a whiff of attitude”. You overpaid for an item that has very little value outside of its industrial uses
Wrong. When the stock market goes to hell, banks go belly-up and your stocks, bonds and paper are worth nothing - This is the only thing that will have trading value. STONES (mainly diamonds), and METAL (gold, silver and platinum). Sure, your property will have value but you can’t buy a loaf of bread with it either.
Yes, jewelry has a mark-up. Most everything you buy has a big mark-up. 300% is the norm - It’s called triple-key. Furniture has the biggest mark-up of all - as high as 700% Try to sell your 3,000 - 5,000 10 yr. old sofa on the used market. You might get $50 bucks in your yard sale.
Oh, BTW - The bigger the stone, the smaller the mark-up.
Who would even dream of spending $ 3000 to $ 5000 on a sofa?
No wonder people are so far in debt!
Er, that’s what sofa’s cost. I mean the real ones, made with WOOD frames. Rooms-to-go cardboard is much cheaper and will last about a year before it’s covered with giant ass dents - oh, and they have a 700% mark-up too.[/quote]
I spent $ 1200 for a sofa, chair, love seat and ottoman, all leather with wood frames. They are ~ 9 years old and still in great shape. Current pricing isn’t much higher because my wife was looking recently.
I don’t know where you shop, but I wouldn’t go back if I were you.
1500 here. probably was 3 months salary as we were broke and i was in school.
i just found a ring i thought she would like (which was completely opposite of what she thought she wanted) and spent what i could afford. (READ: how much i could afford to pay off in a year before they started charging me interest)
I also have a good woman that wouldnt have cared if I gave her a fruit loop and a glass of milk.
For the record, we have a “friend” that refused the ring her guy gave her, and told him that thier fridge wouldnt cost more than her ring. …still married him…or I should say that idiot still married her. go figure.
I know many will disagree but I dont find jewlery as an “investment”. My wife and I agree that as long as the stones look ok, get the el cheapos. If you are happy with the way it looks hooray. Heck, it took her over a year before she noticed the little black spot in one of the stones in the ring.
I wasn’t above going to Ebay for mine. It could be a risk if it turned out to be fake, but it worked out well for me. I was still a poor college student and spent $600 on mine… took it to the local jeweler and it got appraised at $6200! So, i’d say I got a pretty good deal…
[quote]Dopa wrote:
But, in this day and age, where men get ass-raped in divorce court, I no longer see the need for such symbols.
There’s no consequences for women behaving badly in relationships anymore, and because of that, no real incentive for a man to get married and purchase “tokens of love”.[/quote]
Here here. Goin thru that!
[quote]Rockscar wrote:
Here here. Goin thru that![/quote]
New avatar? I’m digging the shirt.
[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:
Using bluenile I came up with this
$2200 for just the diamond
Carat weight: 0.79
Cut: Very Good
Color: G
Clarity: SI1
is that a decent price, or would going elsewhere be to my benefit
I was hoping to get at least a 1 ct diamond, but man, they’re rather expensive if you get one with decent Cs
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Price looks very reasonable, I compare it against Mondera.com and Bluenile has got them beat:
Forget the 1 ct thing, could she really tell the difference? Can her friends? Check the numbers and you’ll notice that there’s a price premium on diamonds over 1 ct. That’s because all the poor suckers that insist on it, don’t be one. Also a six prong setting is better than four, looks classier and is safer too.
Good luck,
[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:
Using bluenile I came up with this
$2200 for just the diamond
Carat weight: 0.79
Cut: Very Good
Color: G
Clarity: SI1
is that a decent price, or would going elsewhere be to my benefit
I was hoping to get at least a 1 ct diamond, but man, they’re rather expensive if you get one with decent Cs
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Price looks very reasonable, I compare it against Mondera.com and Bluenile has got them beat:
Forget the 1 ct thing, could she really tell the difference? Can her friends? Check the numbers and you’ll notice that there’s a price premium on diamonds over 1 ct. That’s because all the poor suckers that insist on it, don’t be one.
Good luck,
[quote]AngryVader wrote:
That kind of reminds me of how my friend proposed to his wife. We were all hanging out together on Christmas Eve and he announces to the room, “I really don’t want to be your boyfriend anymore!”
The room goes dead silent. Everyone who wasn’t in on it has this look on their face like, “Oh shit!”.
He lets about a minute pass before he then says, “Nah, I think I’d just rather be your husband.”
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Sounds like an arrogant jerk…usually one ‘asks’ a woman to get married…it appears to have worked though at least for the short term…I will try this tactic the next time I am having vaginal sex with some woman and desire to piihp.
[quote]sen say wrote:
AngryVader wrote:
That kind of reminds me of how my friend proposed to his wife. We were all hanging out together on Christmas Eve and he announces to the room, “I really don’t want to be your boyfriend anymore!”
The room goes dead silent. Everyone who wasn’t in on it has this look on their face like, “Oh shit!”.
He lets about a minute pass before he then says, “Nah, I think I’d just rather be your husband.”
Sounds like an arrogant jerk…usually one ‘asks’ a woman to get married…it appears to have worked though at least for the short term…I will try this tactic the next time I am having vaginal sex with some woman and desire to piihp.[/quote]
Wait! You know him? Seriously, “Arrogant Jerk” is probably the most common term used to describe him. It’s why I really don’t hang out with the guy anymore. They did get divorced a few years later, if that tells you anything.
Let me know how the tactic works out on the vaginal sex thing though.
anyone have experience with this company?
http://www.1800marryme.com/xMainsave1.html
seems like good prices, but I’m leary.
Do your self a favor and buy the stone and ring seperate. I spent 5500 bucks and i bought my wife ring worth 8-9k this is including the wedding band. I dont have a pic but it is plat bands with diamonds embedded on the top half of the band.
Get plat as well the stuff is hard like steel, gold is real soft.
On a funny note, a guy I worked with once made me a ring out of foil, where in place of a gem, there was a little cock&balls also made of foil attached. It was very artistically crafted and you could tell he spent a lot of time on it.
He said it was an exact replica of his package, about 1/10,000 of the actual size, and he just wanted to give me something to remind me of him all day.
Borderline creepy, but original and funny, so I did actually go on a date with the guy. I wore that ridiculous ring out on the date too, which got some REALLY interesting looks…
Back to the subject at hand (sorry, I hijack way too much!)
Every girl REALLY is different, and I hope you know what your girl wants Jehovasfitness. I don’t like real jewelry at all:
Eventually I’d lose the damn thing, from it falling down the sink drain by accident before showering or something. I’m a klutz. Shit like this happens all the time to me.
If it were actually worth much I’d be paranoid about losing it, and therefore would not wear it much or would worry too much.
Lots of other things are pretty and sparkly that cost a lot less and are a lot more fun. Sparklers, for instance. Or catching fireflies. 
You can’t take a friggin ring with you when you’re dead. It’s a friggin ROCK.
For the same cost, we could instead have a really great honeymoon exploring Angkor Wat, or backpacking in the Himalayas, or see Picasso’s Guernica up close in person while drinking a great Spanish rioja or sangria, or see how many Irish castles and ruins we can get busy in without getting caught.
I think the “buy a rock to show your eternal love” idea is just a marketing scheme. For that matter, that boring wedding planning stuff that you spend HALF a year’s salary on is the worst one. The honeymoon is the only worthwhile concept in the bunch.
I think y’all who buy fancy rings are NUTS. But I respect your right to be nuts.
I don’t think they’d let you drink near Guernica. They have guards all around it and don’t let you get within several feet.
Weddings are fun…for the groom. After I spent 9 months doing all the stupid wedding stuff (wish we could’ve eloped), we had a great wedding and a great party. First thing the husband says, “WOW! That was so much fun, we should do it again!”
Sure, honey. This time, you’re planning and paying for it, and wearing a 50 lb frou frou dress.
[quote]theAnj wrote:
On a funny note, a guy I worked with once made me a ring out of foil, where in place of a gem, there was a little cock&balls also made of foil attached. It was very artistically crafted and you could tell he spent a lot of time on it.
He said it was an exact replica of his package, about 1/10,000 of the actual size, and he just wanted to give me something to remind me of him all day. Borderline creepy, but original and funny, so I did actually go on a date with the guy. I wore that ridiculous ring out on the date too, which got some REALLY interesting looks…
Back to the subject at hand (sorry, I hijack way too much!)
Every girl REALLY is different, and I hope you know what your girl wants Jehovasfitness. I don’t like real jewelry at all:
Eventually I’d lose the damn thing, from it falling down the sink drain by accident before showering or something. I’m a klutz. Shit like this happens all the time to me.
If it were actually worth much I’d be paranoid about losing it, and therefore would not wear it much or would worry too much.
Lots of other things are pretty and sparkly that cost a lot less and are a lot more fun. Sparklers, for instance. Or catching fireflies.
You can’t take a friggin ring with you when you’re dead. It’s a friggin ROCK.
For the same cost, we could instead have a really great honeymoon exploring Angkor Wat, or backpacking in the Himalayas, or see Picasso’s Guernica up close in person while drinking a great Spanish rioja or sangria, or see how many Irish castles and ruins we can get busy in without getting caught.
I think the “buy a rock to show your eternal love” idea is just a marketing scheme. For that matter, that boring wedding planning stuff that you spend HALF a year’s salary on is the worst one. The honeymoon is the only worthwhile concept in the bunch.
I think y’all who buy fancy rings are NUTS. But I respect your right to be nuts.
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Damn, well said. A guy is going to hit the jackpot with you
I remember my cousin spending a ton of money on their wedding. While I think the wedding is important I’m not willing to shell out my money for an extravagant one.
I think they spent around $26k. I’d rather put that money towards a house or retirement. At least with a ring it’s not as expensive. IMO, whatever the future in-laws are willing to spend is fine with me. If a girl wants more than that, tough luck. lol
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
Weddings are fun…for the groom.[/quote]
Fun for me too when I get my hands on the bridesmaids…
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
I don’t think they’d let you drink near Guernica. They have guards all around it and don’t let you get within several feet.
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See, how do you know these things if you don’t go get a firsthand experience? Awesome honey, I’m jealous.
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Weddings are fun…for the groom. After I spent 9 months doing all the stupid wedding stuff (wish we could’ve eloped), we had a great wedding and a great party. First thing the husband says, “WOW! That was so much fun, we should do it again!”
Sure, honey. This time, you’re planning and paying for it, and wearing a 50 lb frou frou dress.[/quote]
I know how to plan a trip to Mardi Gras, find really fun costumes, and find an Elvis-impersonating priest to perform the ceremony on a bar balcony full of flying beads and breasts being bared.
My cousin actually got married like that, and sent everyone in the family out cards with a really fun pic of the two of them in crazy hats and costumes with the Elvis priest (minus the boobs in the background, I saw those later on pics on their computer, lol) with an invitation to join them for a reception/party to celebrate the marriage in St. Louis where they lived.
Relatively inexpensive, totally self-centered (marriage is for you not your family anyway right?) and just… GENIUS. It fit them. The only wedding pic I have framed in my house. Good conversation piece too.