Man Spends $20K On A Dimond Ring, But His Fiancée Is Not Happy Because It Is Lab-Grown

Are lab diamonds real diamonds? Do the ethical benefits outweigh the potential they're not real?

Damjan

• Published in Interesting
• January 23, 2022

"Diamonds are forever," is a phrase you've probably heard before. A proposal with a beautiful big diamond ring is both male and female fantasy, and here is why:

Men always buy the biggest rock they can afford because they believe that will show their love. And they secretly hope that the receiver won't care about the size.

On the other hand, women don't care much about the size or the worth of the ring but want it to be chosen to suit their personality and style. In other words, it's the effort, not the money, that counts.

And this misunderstanding led us to today's story. A Reddit member with the handle throwaway1578650 paid $20,000 for a diamond ring, but his fiancée was not satisfied.

When she discovered it was a lab-grown diamond, she refused to accept it and demanded a "genuine" diamond, but the man refused. It was against his principles because he didn't want to buy a "blood diamond."

The couple got into a dispute as a result, and the Redditor is asking if he should concede. His story got a lot of replies, and we hope they will help him reach a decision.

It is a tough one. Let's take a look at his story:

Are lab diamonds real diamonds? Science says yes, OP’s fiancé disagrees.

OP shared his problem:

He bought her a huge diamond ring, and she asked him about the price.

He was planning to spend the money on a kit car but decided his girlfriend deserved the ring

After her initial thrill, she started to wonder how did he get a stone so large for $20K

OP showed her the certificate, and that's when things started to get ugly

OP was suprised

OP had his reasons for going with the lab-grown

But the GF won't budge. She can tell the difference (??????)

GF kept pushing for the exchange.

Blood diamonds, also called conflict diamonds, are any diamonds mined in areas controlled by forces opposed to the legitimate government. The profits are most commonly used to fuel war.

The precise UN definition of blood diamonds was formulated during the 1990s when brutal civil wars were being waged in parts of western and central Africa by rebel groups based in diamond-rich areas of their countries.

OP wouldn't budge, so GF left to her parents' house

Her friends all advised him to exchange the ring

Long story short:

Most Redditors agree that this is just a preview of their future marriage.

Good question:

Redditors foresee more demands in the future

Plain and simple...

Red flag definitely

People question her motives...

That is true...

But some Redditors stood by GF

And made some good points

Check before spending such high amounts...

His story got many replies, and people were clearly divided. But, unfortunately, most of them were focused on the amount he had spent, not the rest of the story.

Most of us agree that it’s a lot of money, but the heart wants what the heart wants. It was his way of showing his love.

Damjan