Question: Girls, don't skewer me yet..... but?? I am in the market for an engagement ring. I have been looking for something nice, but for something I feel is impressive is SO expensive. There are natural occuring diamonds, and there are what they call "lab-created" diamonds. They are supposed to have the same sparkle, the same "fire" and the same hardness. Do you think it's wrong to save thousands of dollars we could be putting towards a wedding just to have a "natural" diamond? Thoughts?

Answer: What does your fiancé think? - would be my main question here. Unless my fiancé was made of money, I would be extremely disappointed if he spent any significant amount of it on an item of purely symbolic value such as an engagement ring. I was much more impressed with the fact that my husband owned a home and managed his money well. But some women would rather see their husband-to-be in debt, and have a huge rock on their finger; so, it all depends.
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