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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I dont; get it, really I don't. How does an expensive ring show anything? My husband bought me a 750$ engagement ring 21 years ago. We have been married for 19 years, we are equal partners, he is my  best bud, and would DIE for me. That means so much more than a 10K ring ever could.

And is there an income cut off? If a man making only 50K a year can only spend 500 on a ring, does that mean he values the woman less than the man who can afford a 10K ring?

Or that the woman who gets the 500 ring is worth less?

I truly don't get it.[/quote]

Obviously everyone has different opinions on this, but my perspective - as someone that's 50 , had kids and a long marriage  (divorced now)- is many women still hold very old fashioned views about marriage.  It's ok, as many men do as well, as seen from the threads about how many sexual partners a woman *should * have, or if she can have a male GYN.  
Now that I'm older, my partnership is focused on helping each other through life as best friends, as PP said.  It's small stuff that will get you through deaths , family trauma,  illness. I remember my ex yelling at our daughter because she wanted to share his pint of ice cream . He said, I bought this. Later, when I experienced the sudden death of a close friend,  he was horribly unsupportive. 
My point being, a rock isn't a sign of anything other than money. Daily life , done well, so when tragedy strikes you are already in support mode, is what real love is all about. [/quote]

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