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Re:Diamonds Are Bullshit by pyre on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @06:47PM (#5404135) 

  | If the ring is more important to the
  | woman than I am, then she's not marrying
  | me, she's marrying the ring
From some women's perspectives the diamond ring is 'proof' of your love.
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Re:Diamonds Are Bullshit by delinka on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @07:09PM (#5404265)
"If X is more important to you than her happiness..."

It's kind of a two-way street - which of you is more willing to make a sacrifice for this relationship? Perhaps a compromise can be reached...

-d, husband for 18.5yrs and counting

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Re:Diamonds Are Bullshit by gnaritas on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @08:21PM (#5404665)
> From some women's perspectives the diamond ring is 'proof' of your love.

I wouldn't want a woman so ignorant.

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Re:Diamonds Are Bullshit by stephengillie on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @06:51PM (#5404158)
A commitment to spend one's life with the other person isn't proof of love?
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Re:Diamonds Are Bullshit by svachalek on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @07:09PM (#5404264)
You're committed to spend your entire life together but aren't willing to drop a few grand today? Uh-huh.

(Just playing devil's advocate. With the argument I got.)

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Re:Diamonds Are Bullshit by gertef on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @07:08PM (#5404261)
That's a claim, not a proof.
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Re:Diamonds Are Bullshit by talmand on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @07:10PM (#5404268)
Then she should do them both a favor and pronounce him not good enough for her, so they can both move on.
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