Comments on: Synthetic Diamond Engagement Rings

By: lil_miss

lil_miss — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:41:58 +0000

It continues to astonish me that so many women are blank minded when it comes to expecting a diamond. We live in a world where there are resources at our finger tips and yet so many people choose to stay uneducated. Unfortunately, these are the people who will buy conflict or blood diamonds and not know the difference. It’s hard for a man to spend three months of salary on a diamond ring because that’s what he’s suppose to do. If my boyfriend spent three month salary on a ring for me I would be livid… it would be beautiful but it would go down as the worse purchases he could make. We can afford the real thing but I could never admire a diamond I didn’t know for sure wasn’t the root cause of a poor child losing a hand or worse. You can ask for paperwork on the diamond in a store and most retailers would be happy to give you the information, but who’s to say the paperwork is real.
As for “fake” diamonds I am of the belief that the simulated diamonds are just that. If a man can only afford that so be it, he’s showing his love for you by wanting to spend the rest of his life with you…be grateful. I do believe that he should tell her to save her from an embarrassing trip to insure the ring or appraise it. Synthetic diamonds on the other hand are lab made diamonds. The technology has grown so much and now these diamonds are available at significantly lower prices than “real” diamonds. The lab diamonds are made up of the same properties and structure but are flawless….seems horrid right?! Lol. Lab diamonds cannot be classed as a “fake” diamond because they are real…just made in a lab.
We can’t stop the terror that happens in third world countries but shouldn’t we all try to do our part? To close up, if you want an earth grown diamond expect to spend lots and make sure you do your research on the company you are buying it from. If you go with a lab diamond well I say good for you! And now you have more money to spend on the big day. If you decide on the simulated diamond just make sure she’s modest enough to know it’s not the diamond that makes the marriage.

By: realgirl

realgirl — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:32:55 +0000

I also have looked at synthetic diamonds and found another company that makes them, Diamond Nexus. I am not educated on how they are made, but they have some beautiful stones.

By: realgirl

realgirl — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:31:45 +0000

after studying about blood diamonds i have told my boyfriend that i absolutely do not want a mined diamond. I would be just as happy with a lab made diamond, after all, love is not about a ring on your finger, it’s about the things and ways he shows his love. And I would not want to pay a 100-200% markup for a rock that is not all that rare anyway. I think saying that a diamond ring shows his love is just shallow.

By: cdiver

cdiver — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:47:26 +0000

Lies will never bring happiness but why should a man have to spend 3 months of his salary to buy a woman a stone to prove that he loves her.
This cultural norm is wrong. He shows you he loves you every day by putting up with your ass.

By: cdiver

cdiver — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:44:27 +0000

If he tried to trick you then he should go to hell. However if he openly told you you, then even after depreciation of the vehicle, I think he might have made the right decision.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:06:39 +0000

you dont deserve him nor do you deserve to find happiness with that kind of attitude!

By: MamaTT

MamaTT — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:05:23 +0000

It’s so totally amusing to me that you chose “thriftychic” as your name…what a crock!
I do agree that lies are unnecessary though.

By: KAYLA

KAYLA — Mon, 24 May 2010 02:52:44 +0000

OK, I have been looking around on the internet, and have only found a few websites that sell “synthetic diamonds”. Gemesis, apollo, carat, and Sitara gems. they all seems to say something different about the way they make them. I’m wondering what website sells real, man made diamonds. Help!

By: Yemmey

Yemmey — Mon, 03 May 2010 02:03:05 +0000

You hope she gets dumped b/c she’s okay with a synthetic diamond and isn’t concerned with the cost? I’d say you were the one who deserved to be dumped. Synthetic rings are still expensive, you know. It isn’t a CZ for Christ’s sake! I have told my boyfriend that I would actually prefer a synthetic diamond for environmental and social reasons, not to mention he’ll probably be able to get me the 3/4 of a carat I wanted as opposed to the 1/2. I think they’re great! Good for you, lilDaisy!

By: Rumi

Rumi — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:50:34 +0000

Look, I totally understand breaking up with someone who doesn’t consider my needs at all. “NO ring for you, the supposed love of my life, but I’m going to get MYSELF a new car?” That doesn’t sound like it’s about the money at all, it’s about a lack of consideration. An engagement ring is a token of eternal love. It is something that she will look at for the rest of her life and think of all the love that her and her husband share, the same with his wedding band. Honestly I wish that I could give my BOYFRIEND an engagement ring as well, but I guess that’s for the ceremony.

I’m sure she would have been fine with any ring if it hadn’t been followed up with, and now I’m going to spend 3 times as much on myself, you’re not worth it.

By: territories

territories — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:32:19 +0000

Absolutely i want a synthetic ring. Its cheaper now, and a “real” diamond is nothing but a deBeers construct – read the atlantic article detailing the marketing, as Jim referenced. Its all a scam! I’m helping us buy a house and lots of cute baby clothes instead of a tiny chunk of rock to wear on my finger because its a status symbol. “Fake” diamonds are still diamonds, and the fact that they dont have imperfections… who wouldnt want that anyway? And i’m getting a big one. Most people wouldnt know the difference if it stuck them in their eye anyway. There are more important things in life.

By: Beck

Beck — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:35:51 +0000

WOW you need to stop being a gold digger….i am getting married and i am seriously considering getting a “fake” diamond but that is because we are unable to afford a nice “real” diamond ring. Eventually we can change out the stone for a real one if i want, you can always do that. but reallllly you dumped your boyfriend because he wanted to give you a fake ring….bitch go get a job and buy your own damn diamond ring and quit being such a c***. there are way more important things in life then your dumb ass.

By: noneya

noneya — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:37:15 +0000

I agree with you. Its one thing if he is broke but its another thing if he can afford a nice ring but would rather spend his money on himself. Which is what happened to me. Being proposed to is one of the most important days in a girl’s life. If you cheap out with a ring thats not going to last long, neither will her love for you!.

By: noneya

noneya — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:35:14 +0000

I hope you get dumped! That is a sick and mean thing to do. I dumped my boyfriend when he gave me a fake ring and then told me its because he wanted to buy another car. GUYS ARE ALL SELFISH!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:33:32 +0000

Fake rings are bull shit. Sorry but it is total shit. If you decide to marry a girl then you should give her the best that you can. My boyfriend wants to give me a fake ring so he can buy another car! I dumped him. Engagement is off. I think all the asshole who make these fake diamonds and convice guys to trick their girls should go to hell! Screw you all. Cars are more important than your girl? SICK