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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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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My ring was about 11k. The diamond isn't huge at all, but it isn't small either -- it has a 1.5 carat center stone. It isn't "intended to be noticed/assessed by others" at all. I like rocks, I always have, my grandfather was a geologist and my first science fair project in early elementary school was about geodes. Diamonds are beautiful to look at, as are rubies, sapphires, amethysts, opals, whatever. Your post? Well -- there is that judgment with smugness OP is asking about... [/quote]

You got an 11K ring because you like rocks and geodes?  And it had to be a diamond?  You know they actually sell quartz engagement rings, right?  I'm not smug.  I just don't believe your reasoning.[/quote]

You are smug. Or know nothing about minerals. Probably both. [/quote]

There are quartz engagement rings.  Yes, they are more fragile/less hard on the Mohs scale, but they certainly exist, are beautiful rock specimens, sparkle just fine, and are $1,000s cheaper.  Those are facts.  Just Google quartz engagement rings.  Since you like rocks...should be fun to learn about.  Maybe you have room for a cocktail ring.[/quote]

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