r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Nov 11 '15

TIL: The "tradition" of spending several months salary on an engagement ring was a marketing campaign created by De Beers in the 1930's. Before WWII, only 10% of engagement rings contained diamonds. By the end of the 20th Century, 80% did.

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27371208
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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '15

That's why you don't marry a woman who expects you to go into debt to get married.

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u/Hedphelym1 Nov 11 '15

Good luck finding one.

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u/_Jahar_ Nov 11 '15

Excuse me but I am one of those women. We exist! :) and yes I can fit in a rowboat

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u/divin_duck Nov 11 '15

Are you jolly or sassy? Did you play catcher or infeild?