Originally in the they said it was one months’ salary. They then upped it two months. And they then upped it Three months
You can also see in the article that they hoard about 60% of the world’s diamonds. De Beers is a corrupt company sitting on top of a corrupt system built on blood and death.
When I still loved her, I got my ex an engagement that was about two days salary tbh. She had many faults, but that’s about the only thing she never gave me shit for.
you might not mind too much if you lived in a time when women didn’t have their own bank accounts or source of income not controlled by their husbands. it was actually a decent rule when it was the only thing of real value you truly owned and could sell if you needed to gtfo of an abusive relationship or give you a bit of breathing room if you were widowed suddenly (and your husband’s family decided not to take care of you once he was gone).
My ass was confused there’s a different category for wedding rings that has this generally insane pricing. There are a lot of other ways to show a partner they are special. Like a memorable trip for two somewhere nice can go well under that.
Jesus Christ. Two months’ income is so insane. I’d be pissed if my boyfriend bought me a ring that expensive.
Two months is what DeBeirs, the assholes who hold a monopoly on diamonds, arbitrarily told people to spend on a diamond.
Ultimately it should be what makes both parties happy.
Originally in the they said it was one months’ salary. They then upped it two months. And they then upped it Three months
You can also see in the article that they hoard about 60% of the world’s diamonds. De Beers is a corrupt company sitting on top of a corrupt system built on blood and death.
Some good news
https://nairametrics.com/2025/05/09/de-beers-exits-lab-grown-diamond-market-as-prices-crash-90-from-china-supply/
My partner and i bought our own rings. Someone else might have gotten it wrong.
When I still loved her, I got my ex an engagement that was about two days salary tbh. She had many faults, but that’s about the only thing she never gave me shit for.
you might not mind too much if you lived in a time when women didn’t have their own bank accounts or source of income not controlled by their husbands. it was actually a decent rule when it was the only thing of real value you truly owned and could sell if you needed to gtfo of an abusive relationship or give you a bit of breathing room if you were widowed suddenly (and your husband’s family decided not to take care of you once he was gone).
but yes, now a days is definitely overkill.
Like abused wives can easily escape and do their life without repercussions. It isn’t a rule to favor abused wives.
My ass was confused there’s a different category for wedding rings that has this generally insane pricing. There are a lot of other ways to show a partner they are special. Like a memorable trip for two somewhere nice can go well under that.
This 1,000,000x time more than some expensive piece of metal and rock