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fruit on the bottom posted:I know what she‘s getting on their anniversary. A break up?
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Dec 7, 2017 00:06
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fruit on the bottom posted:My [23M] girlfriend [29F], 2 yr relationship, said "is it a diamond, because you know I'll get it checked?" quote:Honestly, her comments make me want to end the relationship immediately. Do it. End the relationship.
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Dec 7, 2017 00:07
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Lab-created diamonds are a thing. Moissanite is a diamond simulant (looks like a diamond but isn't), but lab-created diamonds are real diamonds created in labs. I personally prefer moissanite because it's sparklier, but lab-created diamonds are cheaper than mined diamonds and not evil.
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Ring value range that she wants is 15-20k holy poo poo
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Dec 7, 2017 00:10
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Dude makes 80k and she wants a 15-20k diamond. Dumping her is a moral imperative.
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Dec 7, 2017 00:11
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fruit on the bottom posted:
Thanks, marketers!
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Dec 7, 2017 00:13
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My [23M] girlfriend [29F], 2 yr relationship, said "is it a diamond, because you know I'll get it checked?"quote:Being an engineer I've identified the problem.
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Dec 7, 2017 00:14
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for my wedding ring i want a lifetime supply of hot pockets
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datajugend posted:for my wedding ring i want a lifetime supply of hot pockets Isnt that just one hot pocket?
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datajugend posted:for my wedding ring i want a lifetime supply of hot pockets Couldn't you at least opt for god tier microwave snacks like Bagel Bites?
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Kuros posted:Couldn't you at least opt for god tier microwave snacks like Bagel Bites? Dinner ready isnt pizza
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datajugend posted:for my wedding ring i want a lifetime supply of hot pockets What about a single giant hot pocket? Like a hot pocket the size of a sleeping bag?
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datajugend posted:for my wedding ring i want a lifetime supply of hot pockets Wanna get hitched?
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Admiral Ray posted:What about a single giant hot pocket? Like a hot pocket the size of a sleeping bag?
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if you really loved me, you would buy me a diamond that someone lost an arm for.
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Love is about sacrifice. Sometimes an Angolan’s.
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Dec 7, 2017 00:21
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What a shallow loving moron. It won't stop at a pointlessly expensive engagement ring. I wonder what she'd say if he demanded a wedding band that cost twenty five freaking thousand dollars.
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Dec 7, 2017 00:25
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Barudak posted:Isnt that just one hot pocket? the finger is massive
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Dec 7, 2017 00:26
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Barudak posted:Dude makes 80k and she wants a 15-20k diamond. Dumping her is a moral imperative. Isn't three months salary the bullshit rule of thumb of how much to spend on a ring?
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Dec 7, 2017 00:28
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Imagine being so materialistic that you'd want to buy a $25k engagement ring instead of wisely investing your money in bitcoin, what a piece of poo poo.
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blarzgh posted:My [23M] girlfriend [29F], 2 yr relationship, said "is it a diamond, because you know I'll get it checked?" I'm an engineer and my wife would have loving dumped the poo poo out of me if I blew $20,000 on a ring, good lord.
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Dec 7, 2017 00:30
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Doc Hawkins posted:Isn't three months salary the bullshit rule of thumb of how much to spend on a ring?
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The three months salary rule is really useful. Dump anyone who invokes it, they're bad.
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Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:Is this pre- or post-tax? What deductions are valid? Include capital gains? Does it change with the new tax bill??? As with tithing, it's gross, not net. ...Huh. Three months salary is 2.5 times more than a traditional 10% tithe. Mammon-worship is a hell of a drug.
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Doc Hawkins posted:Isn't three months salary the bullshit rule of thumb of how much to spend on a ring? For three months salary i can fly to Thailand and buy a more grateful wife.
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Doc Hawkins posted:As with tithing, it's gross Pre-emptive "You can say that again".
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The only thing in life you should calculate based on gross are points on the back end
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TheScott2K posted:I'm an engineer and my wife would have loving dumped the poo poo out of me if I blew $20,000 on a ring, good lord. Like I'm never going to be super judgy of the things people want to spend their money on cuz I think everybody should be able to do whatever they want, but if he's made it to the engagement process of this relationship without ever figuring out that is potential wife is some kind of gold digging passive-aggressive harpy, and furthermore he still incapable of having a conversation with her about his expectations for what a wedding ring should cost that, he has to turn to Reddit without ever informing her that he has a problem, asking if he should dump her, I'm going to call that him "being an engineer."
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Marrying a poor: I highly recommend it. Our lovely little house is a castle to her.
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blarzgh posted:Like I'm never going to be super judgy of the things people want to spend their money on cuz I think everybody should be able to do whatever they want, but if he's made it to the engagement process of this relationship without ever figuring out that is potential wife is some kind of gold digging passive-aggressive harpy, and furthermore he still incapable of having a conversation with her about his expectations for what a wedding ring should cost that, he has to turn to Reddit without ever informing her that he has a problem, asking if he should dump her, I'm going to call that him "being an engineer." I love that his reaction is 'so do I dump her?' He should just buy a synthetic/lab created diamond (how do they do that anyway, use technology to super-compress coal?) and if she freaks out, hold onto the receipt and just dump her then. I think we were chatting about it in the 'really cheap people' thread about how De Beers suckered everyone in with their insane marketing campaign when they realized 'well, gently caress. We gotta move this assload of diamonds! Nobody's buying them!' That 3-month salary concept is bullshit though, but also impressively successful marketing. Admiral Ray posted:What about a single giant hot pocket? Like a hot pocket the size of a sleeping bag? Could I come snuggle with you in the giant hot pocket?
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TheScott2K posted:Marrying a poor: I highly recommend it. Our lovely little house is a castle to her. Realizing everything is only worth as much as you love it makes you the wealthiest person in the world.
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blarzgh posted:Realizing everything is only worth as much as you love it makes you the wealthiest person in the world*. *Statement not based on facts or evidence
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except on the 1st of the month.
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LadyPictureShow posted:I love that his reaction is 'so do I dump her?' He should just buy a synthetic/lab created diamond (how do they do that anyway, use technology to super-compress coal?) and if she freaks out, hold onto the receipt and just dump her then. there are a couple of processes, but yes the oldest and most basic one basically uses huge presses to do exactly that (I think most for commercial sale are actually grown using chemical vapor deposition though) however he definitely shouldn't just go out and buy her a lab created diamond, since (if it's actually a diamond) it's still going to be pretty similar in price to buying a natural one- there's generally a discount, but it's maybe on the order of 10-30%, not an order of magnitude or more LGD fucked around with this message at 01:46 on Dec 7, 2017 |
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Barudak posted:*Statement not based on facts or evidence Boop beep
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blarzgh posted:Boop beep Excuse me sir but it is a matter of public record that I zip when I move, bop when I stop, and whir when I stand still.
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Lab diamonds can often cost more depending on grades. But > $20k for a stone is crazy. Either that’s a monster diamond or he’s shopping at rip-off retail joints. You can get a huge real diamond set on a nice band for < $5k.
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cowofwar posted:Lab diamonds can often cost more depending on grades. I don't think he or she have actually been shopping anywhere, from what he's written I'm pretty sure it's just about making him spend the amount of money she arbitrarily decided was sufficient for her engagement ring, and I'd be surprised if she had a firm idea of what that translates into rock-wise
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cowofwar posted:Lab diamonds can often cost more depending on grades. Huh, I had no idea lab diamonds could be just as pricey. I know they have that 4 Cs rating system, color, cut, clarity, and whatever #4 is. I'm wondering if she's dead-set on a Tiffany & Co. ring or something, because those bastards are ridiculously pricey (I guess because you're paying for the 'brand'). I wear six rings with mostly tiny diamond chips, one has a decently sized one, but they were almost all inherited, so I admittedly know poo poo about the price point of diamonds. I wonder how many dudes are suckered into paying extra because it's not just any old ring it's an engagement ring.
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