A wedding engagement is a big deal. We often mark this event with a ring. But, do we really need to make DeBeers wealthy by buying diamond rings? DeBeers created this tradition with the power of advertising, in the 1930s. After all, the appeal of diamonds is, in part, that the girl can go cash it in when the engagement/wedding/marriage goes south. “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend.” If you are going to get married, and stay married, what do you need a diamond for?
Rich people can do whatever they want. But us normal, not-rich people, especially people in their twenties who might be rich in the future but not right now, should keep wedding expenses low. How about a silver engagement ring? It makes sense that, if we mark a wedding with a gold ring, then we might use cheaper but still precious silver to mark an engagement.
You can buy a Sterling Silver engagement ring, perfectly acceptable, on Amazon for $12.
Any decent sort of girl should be happy about this, since it is the marriage, not the diamond, that is the valuable part.
If your girlfriends give you shade for your cheap-ass future husband, tell them either:
A) At least I’m getting married, ha sucks to be you; or:
B) We took the money and bought a new car.
If your girl complains, maybe she always was a gold-digger — or, a diamond-digger.
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