So my boyfriend's brother came in for Thanksgiving and spent the weekend with us. It was a blast and I'm glad I got to meet him. They are definitely brothers LOL. Anyway, one day while we were sitting around relaxing he asked me a question that I thought very interesting. Really one I had never thought of and one that, of course, made me think even more after we were done with the conversation.
He asked me if diamonds represent love to me. My answer was no and he pointed out that is how they are marketed. I agreed and the conversation was dropped. We went on to other things of course.
Don't get me wrong, I, like many women, love diamonds, but no, they don't represent love to me. Now if I was given a diamond and told this is to show you just how much I love you, then yes, it would represent love, but as a whole, absolutely not. Call me crazy, but it's true.
What represents love to me would be the stone that he spent the time searching for, and once he found it, thought, this is the one that will show her just how much I love her. Diamonds may not be the stone he feels will show just how much he loves me, and that's fine with me. To me, a diamond is just another pretty stone. They are very expensive, like most jewelry, and in my opinion, the jewelers idea of what shows love, not my significant others.
If a diamond isn't the right one for him, then it isn't the right one for me. I want the one that he spent his time, and hard earned money to get for me to signify his love for me. The trust we have, the bond, the friendship, the understanding. Besides, there is no rule stating that an engagement ring HAS to be a diamond. Hell, one of my friends here at work didn't get married with a diamond. Her and her husband actually only had matching wedding bands. Then again, they just up and decided to go get married one day and that's what worked for them. I always thought that was a pretty cool idea too. On their 15th anniversary, he did get her a diamond, and she absolutely loves it. Yes I know, that has nothing to do with anything, I just thought I would throw that in. LOL So yeah, it's just something to think about ya know?
Based on something else his brother said, I did a little research. Makes me stand behind my decision even more. Babe, if you ever decide to get me a diamond, make sure you ask to see it's conflict free certificate.
It's sad what this world is coming to, but check out this web site for more information.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/diamond6.htm
Thanks for reading my ramblings and now it's back to work. Oh, and I cooked the entire Thanksgiving meal by myself and it was pretty damn good if I do say so myself. LOL Happy Monday!
