Journal D_Fresh's Journal: Unbelievable diamond discussion
Having bought a relatively expensive emerald-cut solitaire ring for my beloved bride (who cherishes it and gets compliments on it regularly) I felt a bit snookered and foolish at first, but the more I think about it the more I believe that
The point is, I resent being made to feel like a conformist tool for doing all of this - generally I do *not* just do what's expected of me, but in this case I loved her enough to recognize that this ritual would make her very, very happy, which it did (and the memory of it still does, quite often). That's not to blame it on her - I think every woman deserves to dream about, if not receive, beautiful jewelry. The symbolism is strong and meaningful, and the fact that DeBeers or any other cartel allegedly inflates prices artificially via strongarm tactics doesn't necessarily lessen the emotional impact of a diamond. The engagement ring, to my wife, represented the culmination of a wedding fantasy that she's had ever since she was a little girl, when she and her sister would page through bridal magazines and prance around the house in their mother's wedding veil. How far back do you need to trace this "conspiracy" to romanticize weddings and their symbols before you acknowledge that, on some level, people want this kind of fantasy because it taps into a deep-seated need for companionship and intimacy?
I have no love for DeBeers and their old-school almost-criminal behavior, and I hope that the cartel eventually crashes down and diamond prices are subjected to market pressures just like most other consumer goods. But don't take your cynical attitude and rain on our little parade here - regardless of where it came from, that diamond ring means a lot to both of us. Take your moralizing elsewhere, but keep it out of my marriage!
Yep, should have had a pair in there somewhere, but whatever. To cheer us (well, probably just me) up, here's a list of the specs for my G4 purchase that's now at step 2 of 4 in the Apple order status chain, "Being Assembled":
POWER MAC G4
- Dual 867MHz w/1MB L3
- 512MB PC2100 SDRAM - 1 DIMM
- 60GB Ultra ATA
- SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
- NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti,128MB
- Ultra SCSI PCI Card & Adptr
- 56K Internal Modem
- Apple Pro Keyboard
- Mac OS (10.2, baby!)
- Country Kit (whatever that is)
Okay, that's enough for today. Time to go entertain my sister-in-law some more. Yes, she's cute and 21 - no, I have no ulterior motives.
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