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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Judging engagement ring size is very petty on the sliding scale of female pettiness.

When someone has a small stone, I assume they married young or had other priorities.

The larger rings used to be more indicative of something about the finances of the couple, but the advent of lab-grown diamonds makes it impossible to know.  [b]So now I just think those larger rings suggest a need to show off.[/b] But don't actually convey anything financial about the owner.

My local CVS has some decent-looking large diamond engagement ring knockoffs (odd that they sell them there...isn't it?).[/quote]

Hmm. There is that smugness OP's mom referenced. I just think those larger rings suggest the wearer thinks gems are pretty and that they enjoy sparkling jewelry. [/quote]

PP.  There are lots of pretty sparkles that cost less than $10-20K. Which is the price point of the real rings in that category.    I figured somebody would call me out for my comments but I'm pretty sure this size of ring, like driving a luxury car, is intended to be noticed/assessed by others.  The people  I know like this, the bride tells the groom what to buy.  These are not spontaneously presented rings.
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With labs, you can get a pretty large good quality diamond for 2-3k. And, while I have a smaller diamond, I see why someone who loves the look of a big sparkling stone would want to get something bigger, especially now that it’s fairly affordable. There are lots of lovely stones people can purchase, but I’ve not found anything that sparkles and has the durability of a diamond[/quote]

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