Evil Little Thing

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and light refracts differently

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Where have you seen this? Everything I’m finding says lab diamonds have identical refraction to mined. Diamond stimulants like moissanite have different levels of refraction, but I’m not finding anything saying the same for lab diamonds.

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There are some benefits of having a natural one as it will have a long term value compared to the lab grown one, but it is also much more expensive. The lab grown ones are a fraction of the cost, but they look great.

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This has probably been covered, but this is a very overstated non-benefit.

You could spend $20k on a 2 carat mined diamond, and you’d be lucky to get half of that if you wanted to sell it.

A 2 carat lab diamond is easily under $1000 at the high end, unless you’re getting ripped off by Zales or whatever. Even if it’s worth $0 down the road, you’re still ahead by nearly $10k.

My ring is a sapphire, but I’d go lab if I were getting another today. Unless a gemologist is using specialized equipment or the stone has laser inscription and they check the cert, it’s not possible to look at a diamond and tell if it’s lab grown or mined.

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The pic of the logs is lame.

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For what it’s worth, context clues lead me to believe he’s outside. Those are probably actual stacked logs and not a picture of logs.

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I couldn't imagine showing up and seeing an obviously disappointed expression on someone's face.

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Exactly. I’d be so mortified.

She meant have you considered dating men since you hate women.

Women clean up on dating apps regardless of weight. Men will sleep with anything.

It requires climbing up 110 steps. Most water parks in America have staircases for tall slides. It doesn’t seem much different? You can’t go down those slides if you can’t climb up.

Some people can be happy anywhere (home is where the heart is, and all), and that’s a very positive way to approach life.

It doesn’t negate the fact that Baton Rouge has earned its reputation as an objectively shitty city by measurable standards—crime, education, poverty, health, insurance rates, infrastructure, etc.

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Isn’t this around where a few years back the girl flipped her car and ended up in one the ponds? It seemed like at the time cars had a tendency to drive too fast there. EDIT: I just saw Perkins extends up fairly far north after a turn as well as being that section where the girl flipped her car. It may not be as bad on some parts of Perkins there.

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It’s not too far from there. This was Perkins kind of near Swamp Rd, walking to Bluff. But you’re right—a 45 MPH speed limit (where people go much faster), two lane road, no shoulders or sidewalks. Nice normal houses and a safe area, but treacherous for walking.

I’m not around enough for people to have preconceptions of me, but I’m neither evil nor little. :thup:

Marry someone with a similar earning potential. Or a higher earning potential. Then you can get alimony from her.

As it’s been said many times, almost nobody gets lifetime alimony from a 10 year marriage at 35. Is she disabled?