Should I feel bad that I can't afford a ring for my fiancee?
I've tried but I can't.
18-21, M
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Mamapolo2016 · F
No, you shouldn't. Spending money you don't have on a ring would prove to me you're not financially stable or sensible enough to marry.
Here's why engagement rings are a BIG THING now.
"We'll have to go some 75 years back. Around the 1940s, de Beers (enormous company that at one point owned 85% of the diamond market, from mining to retail stores) launched a brilliant ad campaign that equated a diamond with love. This gave birth to the modern diamond engagement ring phenomenon. (Source: https://www.creditdonkey.com/history-engagement-ring.html)"
We've been had - again - by marketing.
It makes no sense to buy a ring when it may mean rent money will be tight and you'll worry about groceries. De Beers doesn't need your money. You and your love do.
Here's why engagement rings are a BIG THING now.
"We'll have to go some 75 years back. Around the 1940s, de Beers (enormous company that at one point owned 85% of the diamond market, from mining to retail stores) launched a brilliant ad campaign that equated a diamond with love. This gave birth to the modern diamond engagement ring phenomenon. (Source: https://www.creditdonkey.com/history-engagement-ring.html)"
We've been had - again - by marketing.
It makes no sense to buy a ring when it may mean rent money will be tight and you'll worry about groceries. De Beers doesn't need your money. You and your love do.
