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[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Tough shit she still wants that drill bit for Christmas

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Oh she'll get drilled for a bit, that's for sure

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Instead, I will spend 10k on the equipment to make my own

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"But diamonds are forever!" No they're not, in fact, they're actually flammable. *

*in an environment of pure oxygen

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Someone watched NileRed

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago

There are a lot of cool minerals out there that don't make you go bankrupt if you purchase them.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

looks sadly at his angle grinder blade for concrete

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My wife's ring: Rose gold with moonstone inlays

My ring: Black ceramic with dyed dinosaur bone

Gold/diamond is so fucking old school boring, you know?

Sure, neither of us can ever resize our rings, but I have a dino bone ring so like, whatever

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Great question, I can't ever remember because my wife got it for me and I never saw the actual information about the thing, I could probably ask her to find the original blacksmiths shop and get the info

I think it's one of the b ones, it's a super common fossil to find in Wyoming or whatever state is known for shit tons of fossils everywhere, I'm very high rn and can't remember shit

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

You could convincing her well if enough gold carat. Plenty of ways to waste your money on materialism or invest into your family finance futur (depending how you see it.)

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

In case anyone needs to hear it: big red flag for lots of reasons. Don’t put yourself through a relationship like that. Find someone who wants you for you.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Don’t marry women too materialistic to accept this, loving diamonds is a big red flag imo

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Meh, I wouldn't say that, but loving diamonds after learning how that market works and the bullshit around it? Definitely an orange flag

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Eh, I'm not sure I would say that. Someone can love/appr ciate and want something even knowing that procuring the thing has ethical problems. Desiring something isn't the same as being okay with the problems that come with acquiring it. It's the being okay with procuring a diamond despite the ethical problems and bullshit that would be a massive red flag to me.

For myself, I'd be having serious second thoughts about a relationship with a person who felt an expensive ring was somehow necessary. But merely wanting it, particularly if out of a sense of tradition or symbolism rather than as some silly signal of wealth, wouldn't perturb me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

All this comment chain is telling me that everyone in this chain above me has a woman they want to redeem for her love of something questionable, lol. Your morals are soft cuz she gets you hard :p

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I feel like we were saying the opposite? I am not in any sort of relationship presently.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

There are synthetic diamonds, also used as jewelry.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Can't I just punch myself in the face to demonstrate my love and call it a proposal instead?

Use that money to improve the honeymoon instead of an artificially expensive rock?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

No, because the wealth and status on display is exactly the point for some women. Especially with social media it becomes a competition to get the most. It's honestly not that far from how some men really like to show off their expensive car as a sign of success.

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