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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Expensive engagement rings have been linked to higher divorce rates.[/b]

Spending two months' salary (or some other ridiculous sum) on an engagement ring is not only the norm, it's expected. But unless your monthly earnings are less than $1,000, that might not be the best decision, at least according to a study out of Emory University last September.

The study, from Andrew M. Francis and Hugo M. Mialon, surveyed 3,000 heterosexual couples and found that "marriage duration is inversely associated with spending on the engagement ring and wedding ceremony." Specifically, those who had spent $2,000-$4,000 were 30% more likely to get divorced.[/quote]

Makes sense...someone that worries so much about the "fake value" of a diamond (sorry hun, diamonds are not actually rare it's just a clever monopoly controlled by the diamond industry to keep prices inflated) is worrying too much about superficial material things and not the things that create a lasting relationship.[/quote]

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