There is a difference between book smart and street smart. I can see through your BS.
Also, have fun paying student loans when Universal Healthcare forces medical professionals salaries down
Engagement Ring Advice Needed
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There is a difference between book smart and street smart. I can see through your BS.
Also, have fun paying student loans when Universal Healthcare forces medical professionals salaries down
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There is a difference between book smart and street smart. I can see through your BS.
Also, have fun paying student loans when Universal Healthcare forces medical professionals salaries down?
I guess I will just have to start selling blood and semen (not mixed together).
She likes sarcasm, and I'm full of it. Also she gets my odd humor, so that's a plus.
But mainly to pay my way in life
Not sure the jimlad was needed. I am sure you will make a great man toy
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I cannot recommend Ames Silversmithing highly enough. I did a custom ring and matching band for my wife and they couldn't have been easier to work with. It was a great experience. I had a great deal on a blue nile diamond, but ended up buying the diamond through them to take advantage of the 18 month zero financing. Probably saved me a bundle, but it should have as the diamond wasn't as good as the blue nile one. If you have the cash on hand, get the blue nile one.
Support your local (non-chain) jeweler. It might be a bit more expensive, although that's not always the case, but you'll have a much better experience. I got the engagement ring and my band through a local place in Waterloo and they were super helpful when I was picking stuff up and have bent over backwards with their service since then.
On the other hand, my wife found a wedding band for her ring that she liked at a local Riddle's jewelry branch while she was out shopping, even though I really wanted her to just go through the same jeweler I got the engagment ring at. Long story short, the craftmanship turned out to be pretty poor and dealing with their management and customer service was a nightmare when we tried to get things fixed. GO LOCAL.
On the other hand, my wife found a wedding band for her ring that she liked at a local Riddle's jewelry branch while she was out shopping, even though I really wanted her to just go through the same jeweler I got the engagment ring at. Long story short, the craftmanship turned out to be pretty poor and dealing with their management and customer service was a nightmare when we tried to get things fixed. GO LOCAL.
Does it really matter? Assuming you think the marriage will last that money is all going to/coming from the same place in a year or so anyway.
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Reminds me of my roommate who was dumb enough to tell a girl on a second date that he would never buy someone a diamond ring because of how artificially inflated the price of diamonds are. What he said is 100% true, but we all had a good laugh at his expense over the way that went down with his date.
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So what is a good carat weight? I'm not looking for a huge ring, and she's not the type of girl that cares about a huge ring (more quality over quality). I want something really clear for example:
One of my friends recently got engaged, and the dude bought her this:
Looks really yellow to me, but it also might be the light.
One of my friends recently got engaged, and the dude bought her this:
Looks really yellow to me, but it also might be the light.
So what is a good carat weight? I'm not looking for a huge ring, and she's not the type of girl that cares about a huge ring (more quality over quality). I want something really clear for example:
One of my friends recently got engaged, and the dude bought her this:
Looks really yellow to me, but it also might be the light.
I got just around 1 carat, but with really good quality. Depends on what you can afford. Rings look really ****** with poor quality, so go with clarity over size no matter what.
I believe I got the cushion cut. I liked that the most.
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I figured this was going to be a funny post :sad:
Anyways, I agree, I'm looking for clarity over quantity. The girl pictured looks like she got quantity over quality.
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Update, stopped into Iowa Diamond and bought a ring and half carat diamond. Hope she likes it, though I have a feeling she will. The diamond was pretty much flawless, but dear god gold has gone through the roof.