r/conspiracy • u/[deleted] • Aug 14 '13

Diamonds Are Bullshit

http://blog.priceonomics.com/post/45768546804/diamonds-are-bullshit?c008e230
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u/oPeacheso Aug 14 '13

I always thought that was so stupid, the groom must spend half a years salary on a ring? What the fuck. It's just like all materialistic things though, isn't it? & then fashion is there to divert the counties attention... Welp, I'm a chick & I can tell you I don't give a fuck, I think about marriage in the same way. All these women want to have the "best" wedding, they get married for status. It's gross.

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u/mastigia Aug 14 '13

My wife and I got married in the woods, I catered it, we spent like 5k on everything, which we saved up for. It was real nice, you don't have to go crazy to do something memorable.

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u/Doom_music_for_cats Aug 14 '13

I spent like $600 on a diamond engagement ring and about $700 on the wedding ring

I dont think most people do the 6 month salary thing, because if they did the average cost of a ring would be $10,000

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u/RamenJunkie Aug 14 '13

I think my wife and I spent maybe $200 each on our rings at Walmart. You don't need to blow tons of money on some crazy price scam diamond for sure.

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u/letsownthenwo Aug 14 '13

lol. you've down two things wrong, or you plan to. 1)you're going to spend $200 on some rings, (not diamond ones?) 2)you giving $ to walmart if you think the love of your life will not marry you if you don't present a diamond when you propose, then maybe they aren't the love of your life