tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23398645.post7721922615729629536..comments2023-07-14T07:09:41.489-05:00Comments on Law School Rules: A Diamond is Forever, but My Salary is Exponentially FleetingAgamemnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09292464884151183266noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23398645.post-19517057805769607652008-09-12T05:43:00.000-05:002008-09-12T05:43:00.000-05:00Hey, just stumbled across this post.What I read a ...Hey, just stumbled across this post.<BR/><BR/>What I read a few years back (I think in The Economist) was that DeBeers marketed this differently in different countries, based on people's perceived willingness to part with their money.<BR/><BR/>So in the UK, it was 1 month, in the US it was 2 months, and in Japan it was 3 months... pretty sleazy, but hey, you gotta respect their demand-creating marketing all the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23398645.post-1603388814554056972007-07-13T16:42:00.000-05:002007-07-13T16:42:00.000-05:00Two months salary is a figure that diamond jewelry...Two months salary is a figure that diamond jewelry marketers invented to make people spend even more money on something that they don't need. Pretty effective, huh? Personally, I chose my own inexpensive ring after my boyfriend and I decided to get married and offered to pay for half, which he accepted. I mean, what does a man receive for becoming engaged? Squat. What can I say? I am a modern woman. And I happen to be married to a wonderful and loving modern man. <BR/><BR/>And would you really want to spend the rest of your life under the same roof with a woman who cares more about the size of the stone in her ring than she cares about being your wife? If you buy a beautiful but inexpensive engagement ring you get the added benefit of weeding those types out. You can always "upgrade" the stone on an anniversary.<BR/><BR/>So what would I say about how much a man should spend on the ring? Whatever works for him. if you have a superficial and petty girlfriend, then you better spend a lot and don't forget the air-tight prenup.<BR/> <BR/>;-)waiting-to-exhalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041001061333136969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23398645.post-90763735489285930362007-05-07T16:43:00.000-05:002007-05-07T16:43:00.000-05:00What are you worried about? You're a law student....What are you worried about? You're a law student. Isn't your monthly salary $0? Propose now and you can get a ring from the bubblegum machine at the local supermarket!some guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15712387589268140578noreply@blogger.com