Old_Joe Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 [img]http://www.oldtimecandy.com/images/candypix-pages/ring-pops_small.jpg[/img] cause she's so sweet : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavenseeker Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 i dont think thats a good idea. funny though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photosynthesis Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 [quote name='Church Punk' post='1035681' date='Aug 1 2006, 05:17 PM'] Get Canadian Diamonds! dont support any African Conflicts!!!!! [/quote] Yeah, my boyfriend refuses to buy a mined diamond from Africa because he doesn't want to be supporting De Beers or any of those diamond cartels that support unjust wars or unfair treatment of laborers. Plus, he doesn't want to go into debt in order to get married. We've been dating/courting for 4 months now and believe God is calling us to marriage. We'll probably be getting engaged within the next few months, and the wedding will be around Fall 2007. Yeah, I'm sure a lot of people will be saying stuff like "you barely know each other" but my family likes him and we have the blessing of our pastor. I told him I'd be OK with a sapphire solitaire engagement ring or cultured diamonds and the both of us have done a lot of research about different types of lab-created "diamonds." There's nothing wrong with wanting to buy an inexpensive engagement ring (after all, it's about the sacrament, not the ring) but a lot of websites say that certain rings contain "created diamonds" when really, they are moissonite which is another diamondlike stone they create in a lab. Cultured diamonds and conflict-free diamonds are not cheap. It's actually less expensive to buy a mined diamond. The idea of a diamond engagement ring is actually a novelty--completely the result of a really good ad campaign. Before De Beers started promoting diamonds about 50 years ago, the sapphire was the more traditional stone used for engagement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted August 4, 2006 Author Share Posted August 4, 2006 (edited) [quote name='photosynthesis' post='1037025' date='Aug 3 2006, 02:56 PM'] Yeah, my boyfriend refuses to buy a mined diamond from Africa because he doesn't want to be supporting De Beers or any of those diamond cartels that support unjust wars or unfair treatment of laborers. Plus, he doesn't want to go into debt in order to get married. We've been dating/courting for 4 months now and believe God is calling us to marriage. We'll probably be getting engaged within the next few months, and the wedding will be around Fall 2007. Yeah, I'm sure a lot of people will be saying stuff like "you barely know each other" but my family likes him and we have the blessing of our pastor. I told him I'd be OK with a sapphire solitaire engagement ring or cultured diamonds and the both of us have done a lot of research about different types of lab-created "diamonds." There's nothing wrong with wanting to buy an inexpensive engagement ring (after all, it's about the sacrament, not the ring) but a lot of websites say that certain rings contain "created diamonds" when really, they are moissonite which is another diamondlike stone they create in a lab. Cultured diamonds and conflict-free diamonds are not cheap. It's actually less expensive to buy a mined diamond. The idea of a diamond engagement ring is actually a novelty--completely the result of a really good ad campaign. Before De Beers started promoting diamonds about 50 years ago, the sapphire was the more traditional stone used for engagement. [/quote] Interesting. Well, it all comes back to what Jen wants. Edited August 4, 2006 by Raphael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prose Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 When will you know what you are getting? And will you post a pic??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtins Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 You guys are getting married??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted August 4, 2006 Author Share Posted August 4, 2006 (edited) [quote name='curtins' post='1037183' date='Aug 3 2006, 07:48 PM'] You guys are getting married??? [/quote] No, we were thinking of living together and having petry-dish kids. : Of course we're getting married! [quote name='prose' post='1037170' date='Aug 3 2006, 07:16 PM'] When will you know what you are getting? And will you post a pic??? [/quote] Ummm...I'll PM you a pick when I get one. I don't want Jen coming on here and seeing it before I give it to her. : Edited August 4, 2006 by Raphael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted August 8, 2006 Author Share Posted August 8, 2006 Got one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birgitta Noel Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Good job! (Wonders if it's the one I suggested getting....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tink Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 [color="#009900"][b][font="Franklin Gothic Medium"]YOU FINALLY PROPOSED? YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED? WHERE IN THE WORLD HAVE I BEEN!? *goes back into hiding* [/font] [/b] [/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kateri05 Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 oooh oooh oooh!!! micah can i see?!?! i'm super girly and pry materialistic, but i love jewelry! could you PM it to me or something? and congrats! oh and i 2nd whoever said NEVER telling about how much it cost. its like, part of the honor, or something. my husband and i looked at rings together so he would know what i liked and then went back weeks later and bought my fav and refused to tell me how much he paid. all i have is the appraisal value (its certified... not sure why thats useful but yea ), and he wont tell me if thats what he paid or not. its part of the romance of it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted August 8, 2006 Author Share Posted August 8, 2006 [quote name='Tink' post='1039721' date='Aug 8 2006, 12:51 PM'] [color="#009900"][b][font="Franklin Gothic Medium"]YOU FINALLY PROPOSED? YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED? WHERE IN THE WORLD HAVE I BEEN!? *goes back into hiding* [/font] [/b] [/color] [/quote] No, I haven't proposed yet. That'll come soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franciscanheart Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 i want to see too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted August 8, 2006 Author Share Posted August 8, 2006 (edited) Here's a link to the ring: [url="http://shop.borsheims.com/Borsheims/DesignYourRing.aspx?dSKU=2300P0081&mSKU=2FSSP1315&rSize=&fName=michelle"]Engagement Ring[/url] What, do you think I'm CRAZY?! I don't have that kind of money. I'm not supposed to tell how or when I plan to propose...Jen wants to tell people about that. I suppose I can show a picture of what the ring kinda looks like (it's being resized, so I don't have it, but there is an image of a similar ring on the website of the company where I bought it). No one talks about it here, though, or I'll come whap you. Edited August 8, 2006 by Raphael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Don't give in Raph!!!!!!! JEN is supposed to be the one to show off her ring!!!!! I mean, don't get me wrong, I want to see it, too... but there's something special in flashing off your ring to show everyone and knowing that they haven't already seen it. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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