I enjoyed reading this article. Thanks for sharing.

This article rocked my socks! Love it!

I appreciate her points and that she wrote that, but i just found her extremely annoying. you could tell she was on the defense and a little angry... Not sure if she was trying to convince others or herself.

I saw that article when someone posted it on WB, which of course caused all kinds of comments, LOL.
I haven't seen the ring, but I'm sure it's beautiful. Seems like there wasn't as much controversy when Jessica Simpson got a ruby engagement ring?? Or maybe I just wasn't paying attention. Either way, I loved this article.

I love my rainbows.

I read another article that stated that the ruby has meaning in Asian culture. And, 25K is NOT cheap by any stretch of the imagination. There were some experts who said is was probably a very rare ruby too.

I am not sure you can believe everything hat you hear on the radio. I ave not tipped plenty of time...bad service..gratuity included...not the cultural norm depending on the country, so not tipping does not necessarily make someone cheap.

The thing with all these comments on the ring that are annoying is that none of these so called experts has actually examined the stone with a loop, so they really can't say anything out of ay sort of certainty. I had a jeweler look at my BTD kashmir, and before he pulled out a loop he asked me where the stone was from geographically. Things can be not what they seem...cheap, expensive, as long as she loves it.

I didn't pick up on this at all. Here's that thing about not having a tone or body language to go with the "voice," and how interpretations are left open. I thought she sounded very laid-back and secure in her choices, and she made me laugh out loud a few times with her sarcastic way of making light about something that others take seriously. I had the same reaction as Milady -- "This article rocked my socks!" Partly for the message and partly for her riotous delivery.

I absolutely LOVED the article!! Thank you for sharing. The last part got me teary eyed. Being a woman is sometimes annoying. lol...

"I don’t have a single regret about my “cheapo” engagement ring. When I think about the money we saved, I can’t help but smile. My cheap engagement ring is so much more than a ring: it’s impromptu trips to the art museum and train rides to see our friends back home. It’s going out for lunch on a Saturday afternoon. It’s buying the video game we’d been wanting and staying up all night to play it together. It’s getting ice cream with all the fixings for a night of watching "Top Gear" in our underwear. Every penny we saved has become a memory.

My ring could fall down the drain tomorrow, never to be seen again, but I will never lose the little moments we’ve spent together and for that I am so unspeakably grateful."

What a special way to think about receiving a diamond alternative. The way she worded the reason behind the CZ, it makes me want to shout from the mountaintops that my stone is a moissy. Can't wait to get my ring now more then ever!