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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think 2 is very generous.  My DH got me a 1 and it is 20 years later and I think we will now update it to a 2 (maybe not a diamond but another gem).  Why?

1 (or even smaller but 1 for him was important so he did it) looks great on young women.  But I am old -- wrinkled, grey hair, flabby, you name it.  [b]Well, 1 looks puny and weird on me.  So I now often don't wear it at all, because it looks out of place -- almost like a play ring -- when in professional settings.  A 2 (or maybe a 3) would look more right -- even if it was not a diamond but was an emerald, ruby, or sapphire. [/b] I don't know how to explain it but I noticed it on other women too -- dainty looks better on younger women and something with substance looks better on older women.

With that said, I think a 2 will last forever and won't need the older woman update.  On the other hand, I do not think a 2 (versus a 1 or 1.5) is necessary.  But if you are spending the same amount of money either way, and they visibly look the same quality to the naked eye, 2 is best. [/quote]

I agree with this. I have seen a few older women who wear their original wedding bands on their left hand and then some big sparkler- usually not a diamond, a kickass sapphire or something- that was their upgrade they wear on their right hand. I dig the look. I tend to think the left hand is like "this is when I got married" and the right is "and THIS is when I made partner!" but it could also be "and 20 years later, I wear this instead of the token diamond." If you're going with a diamond, I would definitely go with the 2 ct as I agree the smaller doesn't age as well.  [/quote]

I've noticed the right hand emerald is popular in some circles and it looks great on stylish older women--it is sophisticated but brings a lot of vibrancy because of that color. Remember how good the emerald looked on michelle yeoh in crazy rich asians?[/quote]

SOOO good! I've seen more of the right hand sapphire, I think mostly because it is a harder and more durable stone, but I love the emeralds too![/quote]

That's true, though the affluent older ladies who wear these rings aren't really abusing their rings much. [/quote]

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