article: The Strange (and Formerly Sexist) Economics of Engagement Rings

[MatureDJ]

http://www.theatlantic.com/business...strange-economics-of-engagement-rings/255434/

 

[Greasy Pig]

I've argued with women for years about rings.

For instance, is a $20,000 diamond ring more valuable than one the man carved from the world's rarest wood which he had to climb Mt Everest to obtain?

In money terms, of course not. But if the ring is a symbol (and that's really all it is), doesn't the wooden ring symbolise a man's devotion more than a diamond he bought at the mall?
I mean, he had to risk his life to get it and then sit down and hand carve it.

Every woman I've asked this to has scoffed at the wooden ring and ALL said they'd prefer a diamond. Go figure.

 

[Zarky]

who gives a sh*t? Is somebody here planning on getting married? I hope not.

 

[Night-hawk]

I've argued with women for years about rings.

For instance, is a $20,000 diamond ring more valuable than one the man carved from the world's rarest wood which he had to climb Mt Everest to obtain?

In money terms, of course not. But if the ring is a symbol (and that's really all it is), doesn't the wooden ring symbolise a man's devotion more than a diamond he bought at the mall?
I mean, he had to risk his life to get it and then sit down and hand carve it.

Every woman I've asked this to has scoffed at the wooden ring and ALL said they'd prefer a diamond. Go figure.

Hmm, interesting way of looking at it. But then again, risk your life for a girl to get her a ring as a symbol of ??? what again?

HAH

who gives a sh*t? Is somebody here planning on getting married? I hope not.

lol

Seriously, the amount of money some guys spend on a stupid engagment rings I could travel for months and bang exotic babes.


I wonder if women will ever start buying engagement rings for men. That will be a fine day in the Manosphere.

 

[scrouds]

I'm going to start calling them insurance rings. Thanks! I will keep a place for this in my tool box.

 

[sstype]

If you're woman preconditions her love to you based on some worthless rock (and yes it is worthless were it not for De Beers effectively controlling and manipulating the entire world diamond supply)....then she is a wh0re pure and simple. No offense to the honest wh0res, since at least you know upfront what you're paying for as opposed to those women that hide behind the guise of "if you loved me...." They are the most dangerous to a man's financial and mental well-being.

A good woman worth wifing up would instead have you put the three-four months salary towards building a future together (i.e. a down payment on a home, setting up a college fund, going travelling together, etc.).