are engagement rings REALLY supposed to be three months salary?!
NO! This is a DeBeers scam. Things they do not also have to be:
diamond
solitaire
expensive
I'm not evil again. Why does everyone think that?
Angel ,'Sleeper'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
bon bon - Dec 08, 2009 9:37:51 am PST #23676 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
megan walker - Dec 08, 2009 9:41:38 am PST #23677 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
The amazing thing is that they managed to make it go up from two to three months not that long ago.
Most other countries managed to get people married just fine without the marital industrial complex.
Strix - Dec 08, 2009 9:48:17 am PST #23678 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Oh, my gosh, good. I'm all "Really? REALLY?! Holy crap, that's a lot of money."
Beause I think that that $6oo emerald is a lot of money, yet is perfect for what I would see as what I would want to wear daily.
I have NO desire for a diamond, zero. I like green!!
I would not wear a white gown, either. Totally something colored and cocktaily.
Oh, Jesus, I'm having wedding fantasies; apparently, I have just entered puberty.
sumi - Dec 08, 2009 9:48:33 am PST #23679 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Strix - Dec 08, 2009 9:51:16 am PST #23680 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
BWAHAHAHA!
Ok, sumi's post right after mine just made me laugh and laugh and laugh.
Dana - Dec 08, 2009 9:51:46 am PST #23681 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
My ring is a sapphire. Works just fine.
Strix - Dec 08, 2009 9:54:58 am PST #23682 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I have a gf whose ring is a sapphire. It's very pretty.
MOst of my gf's, although they are not traditional, per se, have very traditional rings. It's funny.
I would also keep my last name, although it surprises me more when women change it, nowadays. I see a lot more of that than colored dresses or rings.
megan walker - Dec 08, 2009 9:55:04 am PST #23683 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I have NO desire for a diamond, zero. I like green!!
Just as an FYI, emeralds are the most fragile of the Big 4.
Jesse - Dec 08, 2009 9:56:32 am PST #23684 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My mother's tiny emerald has worked for more than 40 years!
megan walker - Dec 08, 2009 10:00:43 am PST #23685 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
My mother's tiny emerald has worked for more than 40 years!
Not that they'll break! It's just that almost all of them have flaws and they should be protected more than other stones. I still covet my mom's gorgeous emerald (despite its huge flaw).