Let's talk about diamonds.

She's putting that pressure on you, it's Christmas time. Kick the can down the road as long as you can bro.

Color over clarity

Quite possibly the most successful ad campaign at making an abundant worthless rock garner so much money. DeBeers are geniuses.

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Quite possibly the most successful ad campaign at making an abundant worthless rock garner so much money. DeBeers are geniuses.

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That have no intrinsic, practical value. Never have. The "abundance" only exists in the stockpiles of certain nations like Russia and China, stockpiles that are never released. They use them as economic collateral which doesn't take into account their existence, keeping the price up while allowing their existence to be leveraged. It's insane.

Also, with the perfect replication that has been taking the world by storm, the prices will only go down, further and further. DeBeers has had to invent and circulate a special machine that can differentiate "real" from "fake." The way it works is that the "fake" ones are too perfect, thereby replicated. That is hilarious and sad at the same time.

Diamonds as a precious commodity will soon be a thing of the past.

Diamonds are dumb.

Go for something cooler than that.

While you and I see eye to eye on seemingly everything about the subject, I do give props VABuckeye. Unfortunately, way valid point.

No one said women think rationally about it.

Chocolate diamonds are what women really want. They're a far better investment too

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Color over clarity

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Cut over everything else....

the cut is what refracts light, which is what gives it sparkle..... and depending on what size you are looking for, avoid "price points".... for example, if you want to get a 1 ct. diamond, look for a 0.95 or something a little under 1 ct., because at 1 ct. the price shoots up drastically... i learned this after the fact, but know about it know....

Blood diamonds are by far the best value, specifically ask for them.