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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For practical purposes, I agree with the earlier recommendation to go to pricescope for advice. She seems really unrealistic and is placing a lot of demands on the ring IMO. If the goal is to have a big rock, there are ways to do it within a budget.

My original engagement ring was almost a carat, it was an estate (lovingly used :) ) ring and was a good quality diamond solitaire for a great price. Vintage/estate/antique is a great way to go to save money. Ivy and Rose usually has some good sized rings less than 10K.

I bought myself a 2ct upgrade recently,[b] I bought a lab diamond through rare carat. Gives the look I was going for but at a fraction of the cost of an ideal cut mined diamond. [/b]It's chemically identical to mined diamond with the same visual performance so that's good for me!

There's also the vendors with great upgrade policies like whiteflash.

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NP here. I want to go the lab diamond route but larger carat sizes are hard to find and I don't see a huge difference in price if I go through the big lab diamond sellers. They seem to be controlling the market like the old companies. The prices for lab grown diamonds are higher than most people would expect. Right now I can get pre owned diamond stud earrings  for a similar price to lab created.  It's frustrating.

Op there are more important things to save for.  Saving to buy a home should be your top priority - not a big ring, not a big wedding. Saving money period should be your top priority. Your girlfriend will he be wearing this every day so I agree she should be involved in the choice and contribute to the cost if she wants something bigger. I have a 1.5 carat ring and that was considered huge back in the 90s and now we have a poster here saying that is puny. It isn't.  We glorify excess so much now because of the crap on tv that expectations about what wedding rings, dresses and events are completely out of reason. No one should go into debt to get married.  You need to learn how to have these uncomfortable discussions with this woman. You are going to have quite a few of these in the future if you stay married.''[/quote]

[b]Besides the fact that a lab diamond is extremely tacky... Does it go with your fake LV bag[/b]?

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Says who?  Even De Beers is in the lab diamond game.  Price is only one reason to get a lab diamond.  The humanitarian and environmental impacts of diamond mining are the main ones.  Your daughters will one day view mined diamonds as we view fur now.  
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