re: who is paying attention to womens diamond wedding rings

There is no question the market for diamonds is a "scam" that said I bought an extravagant ring for my wife because that is what she wanted and it is to this day her favorite material possession in the world. We picked the stone out together and she designed the ring, it makes her happy and the rest is mainly irrelevant to me. She bought me a watch for our wedding and spent a similar amount of money, the watch makes me happy. As far as value the PP 5070 she bought me is worth more than she paid, her ring is worth less than I paid due to the manipulated market. The secondary market for diamonds is crap compared to the retail market. Again it makes her happy and that is all I care about, the amount of money I have spent on hobbies over the years leaves me no room to talk.