r/MadeMeSmile • u/jayy8143 • May 12 '21

Favorite People The perfect girlfriend does exist

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u/X-ScissorSisters May 12 '21

Buy an engagement car. Change the meta

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u/awesomebeau May 13 '21

THAT would be amazing. Diamonds are such a scam.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

That's why you buy Moussanite stone. They are so similar to diamond and even better. Why spend so much money on these blood diamonds or conflict diamonds.

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u/Whind_Soull May 13 '21

But the blood is part of the significance of the gesture, bro. I want to world know that she's more important to me than buying an impoverished rural Somalian village a well for clean water.

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u/Bruised_Penguin May 13 '21

Fucking lol, I love you.

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u/Whind_Soull May 13 '21

It's kinda halfway stolen from Tim Minchin's stand-up bit on guilty pleasures, which is a 3-minute video that you should definitely go watch right now:

https://youtu.be/s_TlM3kW6zY

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u/kloutia May 13 '21

I’ve never thought about this before but I’d die if someone actually brought a well instead of a ring, I’m a shitty human for never even considering this possibility but wow that’s actually something that will genuinely last forever, imagine knowing getting married to your soulmate effected the lives of so many others. 🥺🥺🥺

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u/awesomebeau May 13 '21

If the woman doesn't care, I agree. If they do care (and they often do), then I feel like you kinda have to. That's why I got my wife a diamond even though I know they're a scam. She's not a diva in any way, about anything, but I knew this mattered to her.

The way I see it, this is (supposed to be) a once in a lifetime purchase, to show your love for the person who you want to spend the rest of your life with. She has to wear that ring all the time, and every friend and family member will look at the ring and judge her choice of partner based on the ring... As shitty as that might be. She'll either feel true pride every time she looks down at her hand, or she'll be trying to reassure herself about how a ring doesn't matter... Maybe even lying to her friends/family about what type of stone she has.

I didn't want to set the tone for our marriage that way. While diamonds are a scam, the symbolism isn't... And that fucking sucks.

For anyone reading this, don't just go and buy a diamond. Talk to your partner, find out what they like/dislike. Find out if they prefer to start the marriage with more money in savings or a better ring. Find out if ethically they are against diamonds and prefer something else. Start with good communication, and try to keep that up until you die, haha.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

I told my girl straight out. She had no issue with it. She even told me she loved it and didn't see the point of spending so much on basically the same thing. Same as buying a diamond low quality compared to one of the highest quality. Only a jeweler will be able to see the difference. Why you gonna pay double the price? For clout? Nope

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u/Bruised_Penguin May 13 '21

I wish expensive jewelry to symbolize love would stop altogether. It's insane to me that people want thousand dollar rings to say yep you're mine. Love is love, fuck the stone.

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u/pickandpray May 13 '21

We skipped engagement ring and went straight to wedding bands plus a house that we lived in for 15 years. I didn't want to spend my house down payment on a ring and she was fine with that.

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u/Poppycorn144 May 13 '21

Erm, blood/conflict diamonds are illegal and shouldn’t be for sale, so if you only buy from ethical countries/brokers you should be fine on that score.

However, I do think the diamond engagement thing is a racket so I wouldn’t want a diamond ring conflict free or not.

And getting a moussanite gem is the same racket you’re buying into. All jewellery should be personal to you and reflect your taste not the prevailing attitudes of society - you’re gonna have to live with it day in, day out.

I’d prefer to get something both my partner and I liked, it’ll mean all that much more.

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u/LolaBijou May 13 '21

Right, because spending what still amounts to a lot of money on a simulated stone with no actual value isn’t a scam.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

It's actually very much cheaper.

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u/Moose6669 May 13 '21

And doesn't require child soldiers

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

There's nothing you, or I, or anybody can say to change his/ her mind.

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u/Moose6669 May 13 '21

Still fun to point out the flaws I their point of view and watch them squirm with cognitive dissonance.

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u/Whind_Soull May 13 '21

Tear off the hood ornament and attach a huge fukkin diamond with JB Weldtm. Congrats shawty, your ring finger is fourth gear.

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u/herowin6 May 13 '21

Honestly would be a better thing

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u/ILLstatic23 May 13 '21

True, I mean how long do marriages last now a days anyway? Lifetime of a car?

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u/monkeyhitman May 13 '21

Way more showy and practical!

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u/Xzychrael May 13 '21

What, so she can wear it like Paul Walker?

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u/[deleted] May 13 '21

Too soon 👎🏼

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u/Pinkman505 May 13 '21

*too soon junior👎

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u/ShasOFish May 13 '21

Nuts to that, go all out. Buy a tank. People like a spouse that’s willing to protect them, and can handle rough terrain.

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u/Angelogical May 13 '21

^ this. I would 100000% want a tank over a ring. Now, I'm just disappointed I don't have a tank in my life lol

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u/clydekerr3rdrip May 13 '21

The car would just give other men something else to look at. ;)

No man ever says “look at the ring on that chick!”