Buying diamond for engagement ring

[BIG ACH]

 

[GRACIE JIU-JITSU]

 
 We need a soundtrack now.

 

 

[Vince B]

Wonder what it is about those tall gals? Look at the honey with Rod Stewart. Big ring needed there to keep that gal around!

[noworries]

 

[MB_722]

looking at the celeb pics ...

Money talks, Bullshit walks.

[Vince B]

Jesus, Keith, you need to go out and get laid! And quick. Funny, though. Thank goodness Goodrum is around this place as he sure provides a lot of laughs.

[Tito24]

jesus. i really question if all these guys know that they are with them because of the money and attention. you never hear one of these sluts say , im with the fat fuck for the money offcourse. instead they are with them because they are so special and witty, and suddenly they are looking behind their looks

[garebear]

It’s just marketing. The whole “A Diamond is Forever” and the idea of a diamond engagement ring is not an ancient tradition to be revered and followed. It is Sprite’s “Obey Your Thirst.” It is Nike’s “Just Do It.” It is Gary Dahl’s “Pet Rock.” Not only did De Beers understand it had to control supply (buying up and closing down any diamond mine discovered), they had to control demand. They had to make it sentimental. And Americans were the perfect suckers. They targeted the US specifically for our marketability. This campaign is less than 70 years old yet has become so ingrained in our culture that the diamond engagement ring has become the ultimate symbol of how much the relationship, the girl, and love itself is worth.

Diamonds aren’t rare. Fine, using marketing tactics can’t be blamed since that’s part of the game of capitalism. But another part of the game is competition. It’s all well and good if marketers can convince consumers to buy them instead of the competition based on a nice slogan, but the competition should be there to protect the consumer. All gems are valued based on their rarity (as are most things in life). But diamonds are abundant. De Beers has a huge vault where they keep most of the world’s supply of diamonds. If it ever got released into the market, the way it would be if they weren’t a monopoly, diamonds would be worth nothing. It’s literally a pretty rock.

Diamonds have no resale value. The reason a “diamond is forever” is because you’re basically stuck with it. You’ll never be able to resell it except to a pawn shop. Even a jeweler (the few who would be willing to buy it) would offer a fraction of what you paid.

Synthetic diamonds will flood the market. Synthetic or “cultured” diamonds are already being made and within the next few years, will be efficiently made for the mass market. These are real diamonds. They are made in a machine that replicates the environmental forces that make diamonds. The only difference is that they’re better. They have less flaws. And they cost a fraction of the going rate. Want a 2-carat pink diamond? That’ll be a few thousand dollars.

Moissanite looks just like a diamond. Jewelers had to upgrade their equipment to detect Moissanite from diamonds when it came into the market. It’s undetectable with the naked eye. And it’s actually more brilliant. A 1-carat ring is under $1000.

Good post.

Learned a ton. (Seriously)

[garebear]

Congrats, Coltrane!

[Tito24]

yes interesting post, i actually was under the assumption diamonds were rare.

[garebear]

Is the first pic of Rod Stewart?

[Meso_z]

jesus. i really question if all these guys know that they are with them because of the money and attention. you never hear one of these sluts say , im with the fat fuck for the money offcourse. instead they are with them because they are so special and witty, and suddenly they are looking behind their looks

its ubelievable what these whores can do for money.

[Tito24]

yes they are willing to completely degrade and humiliate themselves for having the good life. i dont know if all women are like that when they get the chance.

[Tito24]

its more original to give them one rose and its way cheaper than buying her a ring hahaha.
men giving their women a ring are doomed to fail. it shows they cant keep them if they are not buying these expensive cliches.

[wes]

All these old fux getting played like a piano for their cash!!

[Parker]

looking at the celeb pics ...

Money talks, Bullshit walks.

And I would love to be the eloquent bullshitter whose top priority would be to bang all those women, without giving up coin, behind their husbands backs. Remember, like Cassanova had said, "Just listen...", be that trusted confidante, with that wry smile, great body (which their men lack). Goal is to hit it, not keep it, because we know what keeps those women around. Your strengths are their weaknesses (many of these men have huge fragile egos, and are as ugly 2 day old molded frog shit, that's why they have money to compensate.). Money cannot buy a orgasm, but spending it is woman's most erotic pleasure.

[Lundgren]

yes they are willing to completely degrade and humiliate themselves for having the good life. i dont know if all women are like that when they get the chance.

No thats what they do for you, when their with those guys their finally getting full value.

[Parker]

No thats what they do for you, when their with those guys their finally getting full value.

Good pun, but for these men, especially the billionaires, the women represent material wealth and as such are merely, an assessory, a arm trinket. They may fuck them every once in awhile but are more concern with the business of making more money (greed), so that is where letting these women spend money at shops, boutiques, etc...completing a circle--she acquires material goods thru is wallet, he acquires her company and pussy on loan (or own), basically, "tricking" on another level. What's odd is nobody is really ever happy, always wanting more of what they have, and never happy...why do you think Naomi Campbell acts the way she does, and she is a millioniare with billionaire boyfriends? Because she is lonely.

If you think yourself seperate from whatever or who ever you are sqaubbling for attention, whether it be God, or wealth, then there is only you, if there is only you, then you are lonely. 

[WillGrant]

Move this shit to the womans board ffs 

[The Showstoppa]

Good pun, but for these men, especially the billionaires, the women represent material wealth and as such are merely, an assessory, a arm trinket. They may fuck them every once in awhile but are more concern with the business of making more money (greed), so that is where letting these women spend money at shops, boutiques, etc...completing a circle--she acquires material goods thru is wallet, he acquires her company and pussy on loan (or own), basically, "tricking" on another level. What's odd is nobody is really ever happy, always wanting more of what they have, and never happy...why do you think Naomi Campbell acts the way she does, and she is a millioniare with billionaire boyfriends? Because she is lonely.

If you think yourself seperate from whatever or who ever you are sqaubbling for attention, whether it be God, or wealth, then there is only you, if there is only you, then you are lonely. 

Good post.

[WillGrant]

maybe they have women with cocks there and its perfectly fine to suck on it without being labelled a homo?

[Parker]

Move this shit to the womans board ffs 

No, becuase the women there would say, "buy the biggest one you can, and her happiness and her friends envy, you will ensure."

when it is matters like these, men should discuss this without interference or inference from women. Have you ever notice that most women never tell you how to get the cooter, other than, "just be yourself.", there is a reason...

[coltrane]

Congrats, Coltrane!

Hey thanks!  The diamond ships tuesday, then i'll deliver that to the jeweler to set in the setting.  I am excited as she is a wonderful girl.

It's funny to read all the dicks on here posting about how its silly to buy a ring etc... and how women suck etc....   you'd think they'd be happy for someone.  Not everyone gets played or screwed over by women.  AND some, just some, are really nice and worth marrying.

Anyway, thanks for everyone who posted postive stuff on this thread. 

[MORTALCOIL]

[Butterbean]

jesus. i really question if all these guys know that they are with them because of the money and attention. you never hear one of these sluts say , im with the fat fuck for the money offcourse. instead they are with them because they are so special and witty, and suddenly they are looking behind their looks

Who are these two?


And congratulations to coltrane!