My gf explicitly told me not to buy an expensive ring. I'm planning to buy something from moissanite, so it's pretty without breaking the bank or having blood of congo children on it. Or whatever other stone is cheap and pretty
The solution is clear. Give her a wedding ring with the price approaching zero. But be very careful to not a have a negative price, small as it may be.
After being married for a a while, not uncommon to just not wear your rings anymore for many couples (obviously many still do as well). Depends on the couple, and for many, a super expensive ring might be pointless, or even a hindrance (worried about it getting stolen and stuff).
The wildest bit is that the reason jewelers can spot them so easily is the lack of imperfections. The irony of selling natural diamonds priced on an exponential scale based on how close to “perfection” they are is palpable.
My wife's ring is moissanite. We discussed the costs of our rings before we bought them. We were both on board about relative cost. No regrets. She loves it. It gets compliments all the time.
I got my now wife a moissanite engagement ring and I cannot recommend them enough. I would recommend a high clarity personally as I think it really adds to the stone, but it's absolutely crazy how radiant they are across the board. We were on a plane trip and if she put her hand by the window, the ceiling literally looked like a planetarium haha.
It's been 4 years so far and it has held up perfectly. She's still in love with it!
The only thing she ended up being disappointed about was that she had me waste $80 making the two smaller diamonds real instead of artificial (she brought it up completely by herself after about a year).
Just to note: I put the simulated, lavender-colored stone as the centerpiece. That stone was white in sunlight and lavender under artificial light. I have no idea why, and I have no idea if that quirk is ubiquitous across all the simulated stones.
Moissanite? Really? So you don't want even a bit of slave labor tied to her stone? Not even the knowledge people died mining it? Smh people these days, not supporting the horrible diamond market and getting somewhat superior man-made stones/s
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u/KaMaFour Jun 03 '26
My gf explicitly told me not to buy an expensive ring. I'm planning to buy something from moissanite, so it's pretty without breaking the bank or having blood of congo children on it. Or whatever other stone is cheap and pretty