Diamond engagement rings have been the staple of marriage proposals in America since the 1930’s. Currently, about 80% of American women are offered a diamond ring to signify engagement. In America, the public was bombarded by the idea that every man had to buy the biggest and most expensive diamond ring he could afford for fiance because the size of the diamond somehow was supposed to be understood was symbolizing how much he valued the woman. However, in this modern age of blood diamonds ...
Read more …Diamond engagement rings have been the staple of marriage proposals in America since the 1930’s. Currently, about 80% of American women are offered a diamond ring to signify engagement. In America, the public was bombarded by the idea that every man had to buy the biggest and most expensive diamond ring he could afford for fiance because the size of the diamond somehow was supposed to be understood was symbolizing how much he valued the woman. However, in this modern age of blood diamonds and harsher economic realities and the realization that the ad agency that De Beers hired has been doing a great job for decades, is the diamond engagement ring still a good choice to express one’s love and commitment to a woman?
