I dislike diamonds due to ridiculously overinflated prices and unethical mining practices, so I was more than happy to choose another sort of *bling* for my second engagement. My fiance and I picked this out over the internet, and were both wowed when we first saw it on the night of his formal proposal. It sits nice and low on my finger and doesn't catch on anything, which is important because I wear gloves at work a lot, but the 'diamonds' are set correctly for maximum sparkle! I love it, and not once has anyone dare to ask if they are real diamonds. I would tell them 'Of course they are!' Because they are - just manufactored by humans, not by the earth.