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re: Starting a trend where women wear wedding bands like men
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:00 pm to Paige
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:00 pm to Paige
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You only wear Walmart or goodwill attire right?
I wear Wranglers if Im in the woods, so technically yes. What does that have to do with distinguishing the differences in being materialistic for jewelry like women are or being materialistic for function like men typically are? Because I dont wear Walmart clothing doesnt mean Im materialistic, it means I want better quality. How does that parallel to the way women use jewelry?
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Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:02 pm to Paige
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You only wear Walmart or goodwill attire right?
Can you imagine his poor SO?
She likely has to provide a full synopsis, with spreadsheets and research, on the usefulness of any items she bought at Ulta that day
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:02 pm to dnm3305
Is a king ranch functionally better than a lariat?
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:03 pm to lsunurse
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They provide joy to the wearer and let the world know she is officially not single anymore.
Translation: My man makes enough money to buy me this big arse ring.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:04 pm to lsunurse
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Women have always loved jewelry and pretty things. Nothing wrong with that.
Im not disagreeing with that at all, as I dont think anyone is. I only commented on what you were saying because you specifically mentioned that it WASNT a superficial thing, when in fact it is. Throughout history, jewelry has been used to differentiate classes of people and status.
I understand why it would bring joy to a woman and I honestly get it. That doesnt mean it's not superficial.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:04 pm to MrLarson
Not every woman wants a massive engagement ring.
You can still appreciate beautiful jewelry that brings you joy....within your SO's budget.
You can still appreciate beautiful jewelry that brings you joy....within your SO's budget.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:05 pm to lsunurse
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They provide joy to the wearer and let the world know she is officially not single anymore.
Diamonds don't "provide joy" and a plethora of other types of gemstones/rings or any other possible way to show sign of marriage could do the exact same thing.
Our entire culture has been brainwashed in the greatest marketing scheme of all time. You included
This post was edited on 1/25/16 at 3:06 pm
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:05 pm to lsunurse
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They provide joy to the wearer and let the world know she is officially not single anymore.
Don't just say, "I love you," say "This ho, is mine."
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:06 pm to lsunurse
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She likely has to provide a full synopsis, with spreadsheets and research, on the usefulness of any items she bought at Ulta that day
Not hardly. When that time comes (soon), I will toe the line just like every other man has because society has forced men into this position, I dont want to be or look cheap, and most importantly (to your point) it will make her incredibly happy.
I was speaking in a hypothetical sense only to trump your and every other woman's justification of it. If you wouldnt have mentioned that you didnt feel it was superficial, I would have never said anything.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:07 pm to gamatt53
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Diamonds don't "provide joy" and a plethora of other types of gemstones/rings could do the exact same thing.
I already suggested alternative center stones to diamonds to the OP.
I personally love aquamarines(my birthstone). I've seen some really pretty engagement rings with that as a center stone and would not have turned one down if my SO got me that.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:08 pm to Epic Cajun
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Is a king ranch functionally better than a lariat?
Nope. So what? Theyre both vehicles and both serve a purpose as a means of transportation.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:09 pm to dualed
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It's a shame we haven't gone this direction in society.
My wife only wears a band...and as of a few weeks ago she's been wearing it for 20 years.
Now...that wasn't the original plan. I had given her a stupid diamond for our engagement, and she had it for a few years...but then she left it in a hotel when we were staying in Houston about 15 years ago. Even though we called about an hour after checking out and told the front desk where it had been left, wouldn't you know that no one recovered it??
We just never replaced it. I've bought other jewelry over the years, but never another diamond ring...and she's never once suggested she needs another one.
Yep...she's awesome.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:09 pm to dnm3305
Ok how about we just agree that wanting an engagement ring isn't out of the norm superficial? Or being excessively superficial? Better?
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:09 pm to gamatt53
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Diamonds don't "provide joy" and a plethora of other types of gemstones/rings or any other possible way to show sign of marriage could do the exact same thing.
Seriously? How can you define what "provides joy" to another person?
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:10 pm to dnm3305
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I dont want to be or look cheap
So you are willing to voluntarily engage in a known scam because you are worried others will think you are cheap?
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:11 pm to lsunurse
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You can still appreciate beautiful jewelry that brings you joy....within your SO's budget
EXACTLY! And that is exactly to the OP's point about this entire thing. A band with small diamond inserts as a token of a man's love to his woman would not have made nearly as much money for the diamond industry, so an engagement ring with a diamond arrangement on it is the norm. It's expected solely due to the way it was marketed throughout history.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:13 pm to dnm3305
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Nope. So what? Theyre both vehicles and both serve a purpose as a means of transportation.
Choosing a King Ranch over a Lariat is being superficial, not that there's anything wrong with that. It's the same concept of choosing a diamond ring over a gold band.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:15 pm to dnm3305
great job on trying to rationalize your dumb statement The ring's function is to be fricking pretty on her finger if she's going to wear it every damn day. You can't tell me Walmart doesn't sell clothes that'll last. Why don't you just wear carhartt all the time. It's inexpensive and functional
And you can't tell me you don't own anything you don't absolutely need or that you've never paid more than bottom dollar for something. We splurge on things that are important to us. You're just bitter about buying an engagement ring
Honestly feel sorry for op's future spouse. She's got a guy who will begrudgingly give her the cheapest ring he can and wants to change all kinds of traditions just to be an asshat
I'd much prefer the guy who scrimped a saved to buy me a $1k ring and was proud and happy to do so
Eta wrong poster
This post was edited on 1/25/16 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:16 pm to gamatt53
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So you are willing to voluntarily engage in a known scam because you are worried others will think you are cheap?
I dont give a shite about what others think, but women, my SO included sure does. I sure dont want my SO to know that I cheaped out on something when she knows that I could afford a nicer ring. There are almost no women in our culture that would be OK with not receiving a true engagement ring with a diamond on it as evidenced by the women in this thread. Dont act like Im the only male that would bend my morals to fit societal standards. I will buy her a nice ring (within budget) because it will make her happy. If she would have come to me with the idea of not wanting to fall into the scam and would have said "let's take an engagement trip to Europe together instead, and I'll be happy with a band", then that's what I would do. She wants a ring so I'll get her a ring. It's very simple.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:18 pm to dnm3305
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There are almost no women in our culture that would be OK with not receiving a true engagement ring with a diamond on it as evidenced by the women in this thread.
guess I lucked out then
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