OT: Engagement Rings

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[quote=Ricechex]LOL ladies of Piggington! I also hate to shop! And, would have no interest in a diamond ring. The money can be used or saved for something more necessary.

The entire wedding/marketing/fancy diamond ring scheme is designed to keep people buying. Nothing wrong with a wedding to demonstrate your commitment in front of others, but so many go in debt over it. 30K for a wedding when you are only making $70K a year? 2 months salary for a ring? The corporate industry has brainwashed women to believe that the grander the material gift, the greater the love. It is simply not true.[/quote]
Know someone who is in bad financial shape near retirement, yet spent over $30K on wedding for daughter. Not the first mistake.
(I would have taken a car and a chapel but I’m just a dude)
Listen to society and you go broke.

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fertility sculptures from solid gold, yes….that would be much better than a diamond too. something primitive and sexual to put on the mantelpiece.

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fertility sculptures from solid gold, yes….that would be much better than a diamond too. something primitive and sexual to put on the mantelpiece.

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fertility sculptures from solid gold, yes….that would be much better than a diamond too. something primitive and sexual to put on the mantelpiece.

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fertility sculptures from solid gold, yes….that would be much better than a diamond too. something primitive and sexual to put on the mantelpiece.

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fertility sculptures from solid gold, yes….that would be much better than a diamond too. something primitive and sexual to put on the mantelpiece.

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[quote=CA renter]Well said, CBad.
That has nothing to do with how real, quality women behave. Most women are not gold-diggers.

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Piggington men and women are not typical people.

Yeah, guys are all looking for svelte beauties like in movie
“Love & Sex” and get jaded from the experience. Or struggling romance in movie “High Fidelity”. And gals want the security and always bellyache there are no good men out there as they laugh with their girlfriends.

Had a friend who was dating a gal as she was going to Ivy league school college and then top Ivy league law school. This guy was extremely funny and everyone liked him but he had zero job prospects. Relatives joked that he should marry her before she gets away. She gets a job after law school and the next thing you know he is gone. I can just imagine the office converstation, “Girlfriend, you can do better.”

I would have dumped him too, but did she think he was going to change somehow in those years?

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[quote=CA renter]Well said, CBad.
That has nothing to do with how real, quality women behave. Most women are not gold-diggers.

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Piggington men and women are not typical people.

Yeah, guys are all looking for svelte beauties like in movie
“Love & Sex” and get jaded from the experience. Or struggling romance in movie “High Fidelity”. And gals want the security and always bellyache there are no good men out there as they laugh with their girlfriends.

Had a friend who was dating a gal as she was going to Ivy league school college and then top Ivy league law school. This guy was extremely funny and everyone liked him but he had zero job prospects. Relatives joked that he should marry her before she gets away. She gets a job after law school and the next thing you know he is gone. I can just imagine the office converstation, “Girlfriend, you can do better.”

I would have dumped him too, but did she think he was going to change somehow in those years?

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[quote=CA renter]Well said, CBad.
That has nothing to do with how real, quality women behave. Most women are not gold-diggers.

[/quote]
Piggington men and women are not typical people.

Yeah, guys are all looking for svelte beauties like in movie
“Love & Sex” and get jaded from the experience. Or struggling romance in movie “High Fidelity”. And gals want the security and always bellyache there are no good men out there as they laugh with their girlfriends.

Had a friend who was dating a gal as she was going to Ivy league school college and then top Ivy league law school. This guy was extremely funny and everyone liked him but he had zero job prospects. Relatives joked that he should marry her before she gets away. She gets a job after law school and the next thing you know he is gone. I can just imagine the office converstation, “Girlfriend, you can do better.”

I would have dumped him too, but did she think he was going to change somehow in those years?

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[quote=CA renter]Well said, CBad.
That has nothing to do with how real, quality women behave. Most women are not gold-diggers.

[/quote]
Piggington men and women are not typical people.

Yeah, guys are all looking for svelte beauties like in movie
“Love & Sex” and get jaded from the experience. Or struggling romance in movie “High Fidelity”. And gals want the security and always bellyache there are no good men out there as they laugh with their girlfriends.

Had a friend who was dating a gal as she was going to Ivy league school college and then top Ivy league law school. This guy was extremely funny and everyone liked him but he had zero job prospects. Relatives joked that he should marry her before she gets away. She gets a job after law school and the next thing you know he is gone. I can just imagine the office converstation, “Girlfriend, you can do better.”

I would have dumped him too, but did she think he was going to change somehow in those years?

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[quote=CA renter]Well said, CBad.
That has nothing to do with how real, quality women behave. Most women are not gold-diggers.

[/quote]
Piggington men and women are not typical people.

Yeah, guys are all looking for svelte beauties like in movie
“Love & Sex” and get jaded from the experience. Or struggling romance in movie “High Fidelity”. And gals want the security and always bellyache there are no good men out there as they laugh with their girlfriends.

Had a friend who was dating a gal as she was going to Ivy league school college and then top Ivy league law school. This guy was extremely funny and everyone liked him but he had zero job prospects. Relatives joked that he should marry her before she gets away. She gets a job after law school and the next thing you know he is gone. I can just imagine the office converstation, “Girlfriend, you can do better.”

I would have dumped him too, but did she think he was going to change somehow in those years?

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I am not a female but thought I would add my two cents to all this.

In my humble opinion its necessary to have a ring only because it symbolizes true intent. The fact that you went to a counter… Picked something out… spent a modest sum of cash… and thought hard about all of this… all means to her that you are serious. Woman have heard many “promises” and other BS in their lives. A ring, no matter the size, shows honest intent. It is the intent that matters most… And a plus one carat colorless helps too :P.

Secondly, the sentimentaly value that they will attach to this will surprise you. My girl has thought that she lost a necklace that I gave to her in the early stages of our relationship. Its cheap.. nothing expensive… But she has gone beserk looking for it because of the sentimental value that she attached to it. I told her don’t worry about losing it I’ll buy you something better… But no… She wants that because it was one of the first things I gave her.

Besides… What’s the big deal about giving her the ring… She will be going to the supermarket the rest of her life for you… I hate the supermarket… This is a good trade for me!

CE

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I am not a female but thought I would add my two cents to all this.

In my humble opinion its necessary to have a ring only because it symbolizes true intent. The fact that you went to a counter… Picked something out… spent a modest sum of cash… and thought hard about all of this… all means to her that you are serious. Woman have heard many “promises” and other BS in their lives. A ring, no matter the size, shows honest intent. It is the intent that matters most… And a plus one carat colorless helps too :P.

Secondly, the sentimentaly value that they will attach to this will surprise you. My girl has thought that she lost a necklace that I gave to her in the early stages of our relationship. Its cheap.. nothing expensive… But she has gone beserk looking for it because of the sentimental value that she attached to it. I told her don’t worry about losing it I’ll buy you something better… But no… She wants that because it was one of the first things I gave her.

Besides… What’s the big deal about giving her the ring… She will be going to the supermarket the rest of her life for you… I hate the supermarket… This is a good trade for me!

CE

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I am not a female but thought I would add my two cents to all this.

In my humble opinion its necessary to have a ring only because it symbolizes true intent. The fact that you went to a counter… Picked something out… spent a modest sum of cash… and thought hard about all of this… all means to her that you are serious. Woman have heard many “promises” and other BS in their lives. A ring, no matter the size, shows honest intent. It is the intent that matters most… And a plus one carat colorless helps too :P.

Secondly, the sentimentaly value that they will attach to this will surprise you. My girl has thought that she lost a necklace that I gave to her in the early stages of our relationship. Its cheap.. nothing expensive… But she has gone beserk looking for it because of the sentimental value that she attached to it. I told her don’t worry about losing it I’ll buy you something better… But no… She wants that because it was one of the first things I gave her.

Besides… What’s the big deal about giving her the ring… She will be going to the supermarket the rest of her life for you… I hate the supermarket… This is a good trade for me!

CE

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I am not a female but thought I would add my two cents to all this.

In my humble opinion its necessary to have a ring only because it symbolizes true intent. The fact that you went to a counter… Picked something out… spent a modest sum of cash… and thought hard about all of this… all means to her that you are serious. Woman have heard many “promises” and other BS in their lives. A ring, no matter the size, shows honest intent. It is the intent that matters most… And a plus one carat colorless helps too :P.

Secondly, the sentimentaly value that they will attach to this will surprise you. My girl has thought that she lost a necklace that I gave to her in the early stages of our relationship. Its cheap.. nothing expensive… But she has gone beserk looking for it because of the sentimental value that she attached to it. I told her don’t worry about losing it I’ll buy you something better… But no… She wants that because it was one of the first things I gave her.

Besides… What’s the big deal about giving her the ring… She will be going to the supermarket the rest of her life for you… I hate the supermarket… This is a good trade for me!

CE

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