FieldTripsToTheHood
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blakfyahking;1806672 said:
I agree with this.
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Fellas, whats a reasonable amount to spend on an engagement ring
I agree with this.
blakfyahking
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SMH @ FTTH being sensible with his posts
I was bored bruh and you didn't even legitimately entertain my troll posts
but nah 60K isn't that much, but not a bad paycheck at all
and I agree, I just took a part time GS job, way more advantages besides pay...............but mofos stay acting like they too good to join the military
then later on will complain about govt jobs and their benefits SMH
I was bored bruh and you didn't even legitimately entertain my troll posts
but nah 60K isn't that much, but not a bad paycheck at all
and I agree, I just took a part time GS job, way more advantages besides pay...............but mofos stay acting like they too good to join the military
then later on will complain about govt jobs and their benefits SMH
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politicalthug202
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niggas getting married 2010. nigga fuck a ring what yo prenup game lookling like.
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sandiegohiphophustle
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If her pussy comes with a price tag that ain't the chick you wanna marry anyways.
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I'd spend 2k max, but more likely around 1k. Think 2k converts to about 3 in U.S. It's not important though, it's more just a gesture of your love and how much you'd want to make them happy. At the end of the day at christmas I've dropped a few hundred and an engagement ring is more impo.
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laydee;1833255 said:Isnt it standard procedure that you spend 10% of your annual income on a ring?
No. Women should say yes to any ring if they want to be with their other half, just so happens that most men are willing to spend quite a lot on a ring to please their s/o, IMO. If he drops 2%, 5%, 10% or 20% it shouldn't be the real matter at hand when he asks.
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laydee;1833255 said:Isnt it standard procedure that you spend 10% of your annual income on a ring?
no...it was some shit started by DeBeers to make people that weren't rich feel like they could afford diamonds
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marcyville
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sboogie;1803870 said:oh...
that gym membership money aint no joke...
trifling whores!
man. (,-_-)
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Where did the two months of salary idea come from?
The origin of the two months' salary begins with DeBeers, the largest diamond producer and marketer in the world. In 1947, in an effort to increase diamond sales in the United States following a depressed wartime market, DeBeers launched a marketing campaign with a New York advertising firm. A copywriter penned the famous slogan "A diamond is forever". As far as advertising slogans go, it's pretty damn good. A diamond, like your marriage, is supposed to last forever. (ed. - We're thankful wedding preparation doesn't last nearly as long.)
DeBeers wanted to bring diamonds to the masses, rather than have them be for a select few. Accordingly, the price of diamonds was set at approximately two months of salary, which is somewhat tied to inflation.
pure bullshit
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blackrain;1833383 said:pure bullshit
That is b/s but very clever marketing.
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RuffDraft;1833325 said:No. Women should say yes to any ring if they want to be with their other half, just so happens that most men are willing to spend quite a lot on a ring to please their s/o, IMO. If he drops 2%, 5%, 10% or 20% it shouldn't be the real matter at hand when he asks.
Yes and when he asks he should have in hand somthing big and pretty.
Otherwise, changing names and having babies wont seem worth it.
Maybe....i dunnoblackrain;1833365 said:no...it was some shit started by DeBeers to make people that weren't rich feel like they could afford diamonds
But its beside the point its tradition.
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RuffDraft;1833408 said:That is b/s but very clever marketing.
and it shows how much people will believe anything...common sense should tell people that marriage, the way it's done now, hasn't been around long enough to have a tradition of spending 2 month's salary on a damn diamond..what the fuck did they think people were doing to celebrate engagements 150-200 years ago? lol
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laydee;1833419 said:Yes and when he asks he should have in hand somthing big and pretty.
Otherwise, changing names and having babies wont seem worth it.
Maybe....i dunno
But its beside the point its tradition.
no it's not a tradition...it's a marketing scheme...tradition is the couple jumping the broom literally, throwing rice, the father giving his daughter away, saying vows, things that if they were missing from a wedding people would notice and are essential...a ring that costs 2 months salary is NOT needed to get married
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marcyville
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laydee;1833419 said:Yes and when he asks he should have in hand somthing big and pretty.
Otherwise, changing names and having babies wont seem worth it.
I'm sure that it would be big and pretty in most cases, but having babies should be worth it on it's own...
blackrain;1833422 said:and it shows how much people will believe anything...common sense should tell people that marriage, the way it's done now, hasn't been around long enough to have a tradition of spending 2 month's salary on a damn diamond..what the fuck did they think people were doing to celebrate engagements 150-200 years ago? lol
lol agreed, not to mention the cost of the wedding and the wedding ring to go with it. They've created an expectation though, it would seem. It's funny 'cos my friend is thinking about proposing, but he has moved to the city and is finding his way, he's been with her 7 years and yet he cannot afford to drop a few thousand. He's going to make do with 500, but I know that his girl will be happy with that. Shows that she's one worth keeping, IMO.
marcyville;1833488 said:
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RuffDraft;1833493 said:I'm sure that it would be big and pretty in most cases, but having babies should be worth it on it's own...
lol agreed, not to mention the cost of the wedding and the wedding ring to go with it. They've created an expectation though, it would seem. It's funny 'cos my friend is thinking about proposing, but he has moved to the city and is finding his way, he's been with her 7 years and yet he cannot afford to drop a few thousand. He's going to make do with 500, but I know that his girl will be happy with that. Shows that she's one worth keeping, IMO.
[video=youtube;5Ur2er-STls]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ur2er-STls[/video]
yeah that's a good sign...my girl is the same way, not big on jewelry in general and definitely doesn't see the need for an expensive ass engagement ring...i remember once just out of curiosity I asked her what she thought an engagement ring should cost, my uncle used to own a jewelry store for about 10 years and I worked there so I know jewelry pretty well, and she said nowhere over $1300 anything more than that should be spent on something that both people can enjoy...i breathed a sigh of relief when she said that shit lol
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blackrain;1833437 said:no it's not a tradition...it's a marketing scheme...tradition is the couple jumping the broom literally, throwing rice, the father giving his daughter away, saying vows, things that if they were missing from a wedding people would notice and are essential...a ring that costs 2 months salary is NOT needed to get married
Well obviously its now become tradition and we should stick to it.
RuffDraft;1833493 said:I'm sure that it would be big and pretty in most cases, but having babies should be worth it on it's own...
I doubt that mate
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laydee;1833593 said:Well obviously its now become tradition and we should stick to it.
I doubt that mate
you're still wrong because it's still not a tradition, it's just a social rule some people choose to abide by but it in no way is a tradition nor should it or will it ever be...ask the people you know that are married and ask if they spent 2 months' salary min. on the engagement ring...you're gonna have your fairytale idea of engagement killed
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blackrain;1833614 said:you're still wrong because it's still not a tradition, it's just a social rule some people choose to abide by but it in no way is a tradition nor should it or will it ever be...ask the people you know that are married and ask if they spent 2 months' salary min. on the engagement ring...you're gonna have your fairytale idea of engagement killed
Depends on your culture really some people dont even believe in engagement rings or wedding rings as a symbol of marriage.
Somepeople pay a dowry as well as getting her a ring.
But some of those i know that got married went down the DeBeers route and spent 10% of their annual income on a ring and others didnt even get her a ring.
Choice is yours at the end of the day (But diamonds say i love you)
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