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Anonymous wrote:So in circles of true wealth, diamonds are tacky. I don't wear any at all. When i need to go to an event I usually wear emeralds.

I am a Mayflower descendent. DAR. My ancestor signed the Declaration of Independence. We are a longterm wealthy family and have managed to maintain the wealth. Diamonds are handed down through generations. I assure you we wear them. I would never wear an emerald. Though there are some sapphires in the mix. That said, we aren't particularly showy. More pearls than diamonds. But for you to say in "circles of true wealth" makes me think you are those who came after us and were the climbers.

LOL! You have sad taste. I have rubies, sapphires, emeralds, tourmalines and practically every color of the rainbow in my jewelry box. Much of it handed down through my family from the times of the Mughal empire.

Oh dear, so many ladies here who have stolen gems from my ancestors!!! South Asian here, we wear them all, we wear them proudly. Your fake pedigree and thievery from the original owners of all of these gemstones is pathetic.

What are you talking about? No one knows or cares about your "ancestors"

You really don't know where all the British royal gems came from?

But anyway, I don't care where your ancestors came from either, Mayflower lady!!

I'm not the Mayflower lady, but in the US (where this board is based) the Mayflower lady commands a heck of a lot more respect than wherever you came from, tbh. Which is why she mentioned it.

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Anonymous wrote:So in circles of true wealth, diamonds are tacky. I don't wear any at all. When i need to go to an event I usually wear emeralds.

I am a Mayflower descendent. DAR. My ancestor signed the Declaration of Independence. We are a longterm wealthy family and have managed to maintain the wealth. Diamonds are handed down through generations. I assure you we wear them. I would never wear an emerald. Though there are some sapphires in the mix. That said, we aren't particularly showy. More pearls than diamonds. But for you to say in "circles of true wealth" makes me think you are those who came after us and were the climbers.

LOL! You have sad taste. I have rubies, sapphires, emeralds, tourmalines and practically every color of the rainbow in my jewelry box. Much of it handed down through my family from the times of the Mughal empire.

Oh dear, so many ladies here who have stolen gems from my ancestors!!! South Asian here, we wear them all, we wear them proudly. Your fake pedigree and thievery from the original owners of all of these gemstones is pathetic.

What are you talking about? No one knows or cares about your "ancestors"

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Anonymous wrote:So in circles of true wealth, diamonds are tacky. I don't wear any at all. When i need to go to an event I usually wear emeralds.

I am a Mayflower descendent. DAR. My ancestor signed the Declaration of Independence. We are a longterm wealthy family and have managed to maintain the wealth. Diamonds are handed down through generations. I assure you we wear them. I would never wear an emerald. Though there are some sapphires in the mix. That said, we aren't particularly showy. More pearls than diamonds. But for you to say in "circles of true wealth" makes me think you are those who came after us and were the climbers.

LOL! You have sad taste. I have rubies, sapphires, emeralds, tourmalines and practically every color of the rainbow in my jewelry box. Much of it handed down through my family from the times of the Mughal empire.

Oh dear, so many ladies here who have stolen gems from my ancestors!!! South Asian here, we wear them all, we wear them proudly. Your fake pedigree and thievery from the original owners of all of these gemstones is pathetic.

What are you talking about? No one knows or cares about your "ancestors"

You really don't know where all the British royal gems came from?

But anyway, I don't care where your ancestors came from either, Mayflower lady!!

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Anonymous wrote:Wear what you like.

Large diamonds are definitely not a flex anymore, given how inexpensively you can get a large lab. But that was the case even before lab diamonds became ubiquitous thanks to everyone wearing large moissanite engagement rings and passing them off as diamonds. Not sure I'd call large diamonds "out of style," but we are probably getting there.

I've been wearing my wedding ring (white gold with tiny bezel-set diamonds) without my engagement ring lately, because I like the simpler look. But insisting a lab grown diamond is "tacky" is ignorant classism, and, bottom line, stupid. So I'd stop rambling about that. And again -- just wear whatever you like.

LOL at you calling a $3000 ring "inexpensive". There's your flex, sweetie pie.

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Anonymous wrote:So in circles of true wealth, diamonds are tacky. I don't wear any at all. When i need to go to an event I usually wear emeralds.

I am a Mayflower descendent. DAR. My ancestor signed the Declaration of Independence. We are a longterm wealthy family and have managed to maintain the wealth. Diamonds are handed down through generations. I assure you we wear them. I would never wear an emerald. Though there are some sapphires in the mix. That said, we aren't particularly showy. More pearls than diamonds. But for you to say in "circles of true wealth" makes me think you are those who came after us and were the climbers.

LOL! You have sad taste. I have rubies, sapphires, emeralds, tourmalines and practically every color of the rainbow in my jewelry box. Much of it handed down through my family from the times of the Mughal empire.

Oh dear, so many ladies here who have stolen gems from my ancestors!!! South Asian here, we wear them all, we wear them proudly. Your fake pedigree and thievery from the original owners of all of these gemstones is pathetic.

What are you talking about? No one knows or cares about your "ancestors"

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Anonymous wrote:First, lab diamonds ARE the real thing. Chemically, the structure is identical. They are not fakes. I'm sure PP is that weirdo who keeps calling non-mined stones "fake".

Second, I prioritize functionality, which means I need to fit the ring under a glove - and I like my gloves pretty close to my skin. So small stone it is.

I'm the PP. If it's "made by man" it isn't the real thing. Just like a book "written" by AI isn't a real book. And I've never posted about this.

That said, I do have "fake" 4ct total weight diamond stud earrings that I wear every day, because DH gave me a real set after I lost one of my 3ct total weight studs. I only wear the real things for important functions. (In days gone by, they would have been called "paste" diamonds." People assume they are the real thing. Though that probably has to do with the reality that people know who I am when I am running around, not the appearance of the earrings.

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Anonymous wrote:So in circles of true wealth, diamonds are tacky. I don't wear any at all. When i need to go to an event I usually wear emeralds.

I am a Mayflower descendent. DAR. My ancestor signed the Declaration of Independence. We are a longterm wealthy family and have managed to maintain the wealth. Diamonds are handed down through generations. I assure you we wear them. I would never wear an emerald. Though there are some sapphires in the mix. That said, we aren't particularly showy. More pearls than diamonds. But for you to say in "circles of true wealth" makes me think you are those who came after us and were the climbers.

LOL! You have sad taste. I have rubies, sapphires, emeralds, tourmalines and practically every color of the rainbow in my jewelry box. Much of it handed down through my family from the times of the Mughal empire.

Oh dear, so many ladies here who have stolen gems from my ancestors!!! South Asian here, we wear them all, we wear them proudly. Your fake pedigree and thievery from the original owners of all of these gemstones is pathetic.

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Anonymous wrote:So in circles of true wealth, diamonds are tacky. I don't wear any at all. When i need to go to an event I usually wear emeralds.

I am a Mayflower descendent. DAR. My ancestor signed the Declaration of Independence. We are a longterm wealthy family and have managed to maintain the wealth. Diamonds are handed down through generations. I assure you we wear them. I would never wear an emerald. Though there are some sapphires in the mix. That said, we aren't particularly showy. More pearls than diamonds. But for you to say in "circles of true wealth" makes me think you are those who came after us and were the climbers.

LOL! You have sad taste. I have rubies, sapphires, emeralds, tourmalines and practically every color of the rainbow in my jewelry box. Much of it handed down through my family from the times of the Mughal empire.

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Anonymous wrote:So in circles of true wealth, diamonds are tacky. I don't wear any at all. When i need to go to an event I usually wear emeralds.

I am a Mayflower descendent. DAR. My ancestor signed the Declaration of Independence. We are a longterm wealthy family and have managed to maintain the wealth. Diamonds are handed down through generations. I assure you we wear them. I would never wear an emerald. Though there are some sapphires in the mix. That said, we aren't particularly showy. More pearls than diamonds. But for you to say in "circles of true wealth" makes me think you are those who came after us and were the climbers.

Anonymous wrote:Plenty of "lab diamond" proponents here. You either sell them or own them. Either way, I'll stick to my real mined diamonds and know that I'm not a wannabe climber.

Anonymous wrote:Wear what you like.

Large diamonds are definitely not a flex anymore, given how inexpensively you can get a large lab. But that was the case even before lab diamonds became ubiquitous thanks to everyone wearing large moissanite engagement rings and passing them off as diamonds. Not sure I'd call large diamonds "out of style," but we are probably getting there.

I've been wearing my wedding ring (white gold with tiny bezel-set diamonds) without my engagement ring lately, because I like the simpler look. But insisting a lab grown diamond is "tacky" is ignorant classism, and, bottom line, stupid. So I'd stop rambling about that. And again -- just wear whatever you like.

Anonymous wrote:I think any lab grown diamond is ridiculous. If you can't afford the real thing, don't buy the fake.