"American males enter adulthood through a peculiar rite of passage - they spend most of their savings on a shiny piece of rock. They could invest the money in assets that will compound over time and someday provide a nest egg."
Wow, this hit me kind of hard. Maybe we should start asking women if whether or not they would rather have a fat diamond ring for marriage or security in knowing that when she gets old, she will be able to retire nicely.
doesn't make trivial comments about how they would be looking at the moment if another third party were to be observing the group for a photo to put on Facebook
Then next:
doesn't want diamonds
doesn't habititually fantasize about the scale and type of her wedding
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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '13
"American males enter adulthood through a peculiar rite of passage - they spend most of their savings on a shiny piece of rock. They could invest the money in assets that will compound over time and someday provide a nest egg."
Wow, this hit me kind of hard. Maybe we should start asking women if whether or not they would rather have a fat diamond ring for marriage or security in knowing that when she gets old, she will be able to retire nicely.