Well that depends on how much tax you pay!
Nicelives-talk about pious!
apols if you picked it up that way daveyboy
I mention the rule of thumb (not a binding rule of law, it must be said and not one i enforced on the poster herself or her fiance at gunpoint!!)
never in the least suggested you were
because some people, despite your objections, like to have a vague idea of what the general/loose expectation might be. I know that one's "spiritual commitment" may find such financial aspects offence but it is a fact that we live in a world where people care somewhat for the value of things
I took that the original poster was also talking about love being the primary reason for them getting together, I find it strange the way you have spiritual commitment in parenthesis, spirit or love or something beyond the practical day to day reasons of life commitment I thought summed up the original poster's reason for commitment.
and many people become anxious when choosing a ring because they don't buy these rings every day and just want to make a special gesture permanant by the giving of such a token. The poster herself, obviously has some care for the value of her proposed ring as she's seeking to get the best value for her price-range. Nobody is forcing anybody to spend money. Nobody is standing over engaged couples with a calculator and nobody really cares what people spend on each other.
great stuff, just adding the other side to your original estimation that there's a whole group of people that reject that, both posts remain in the thread.
So less of the lecturing!!
as I said above, apols if you picked up me expressing my opinion along with yours to be that way Daveyboy
And why do these posts always produce some krank to say that the diamond market is all some deBeers conspiracy!!
I take exception to you calling me a krank because we don't both have the same opinion, it's about marketing not conspiracy, the same marketing that'll have you spend more on a particular item because a fashion or perceived need has been created. It's good to be aware of marketing.
Its a market like every other. There is choice and people pay whatever they want!
great stuff, they were looking for sub €1000 so their choice obviously wasn't the four month salary either
People pay as much money for cars, which immediatley depreciate and no-one says - its all a conspiracy by unnamed men in the Toyota corporation.
And before someone says that cars drive you from a to b and diamonds have no function - a cheap car gets you from a to b and diamonds are unique; cars are replicas.
It's still marketing, apols if you took my opinion to be a personal afront to you, never intended it to be.
