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For those who’ve experienced it, getting engaged may be one of the best days in a person’s life.
One woman however was left unhappy with her fiancé when she found out that the ring he bought her didn’t actually have a “real” diamond.
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When a 30-year-old man decided to propose to his girlfriend, he dug into his savings and bought her a $20,000 (RM82,517) ring.
Though his fiancée was ecstatic about the proposal, she wasn’t happy about the ring…
Taking to “AITA” Reddit thread, the unnamed man explained that he had bought his fiancée a lab grown diamond instead of a natural stone and though his girlfriend of 5 years initially seemed happy, she soon became suspicious by how much he had spent.
“I told her that I had spent about $20,000 (RM82,517) on it that I had been squirrelling away for the last 10 years,” he said.
“She was initially floored that I had spent so much but later became suspicious that I had managed to get such a large stone (3.6 carats) for the price, and asked to see the diamond certificate I got with the ring,” he shared.
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“I, of course, showed it to her (I thought she was worried I had been duped into buying a fake) and when she saw it was lab-grown she got upset that I hadn’t bought her a ‘real’ diamond,” the man went on to explain.
“This reaction stunned me for a couple of reasons.”
“Firstly, I had always been open in my distaste for the natural diamond industry, and secondly because I had employed the assistance of her friends and mother and everyone agreed that she wouldn’t care if the diamond was lab-grown.”
The 30-year-old shared that he tried to explain to his fiancée about his reason for deciding on a lab-grown diamond but she was not having it.
“It is better for the environment, I know the exact origin of the stone, so I know it isn’t a conflict stone, and ultimately it is better value for the money and I wanted to get her the most beautiful ring possible,” he said.
The man also shared that his partner would have had “no clue” if he did not tell her about the diamond’s origin as lab-grown diamonds are “indistinguishable from natural ones unless you look at their certificate.”
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After finding out about the ring, the woman asked her fiancé to exchange the ring for a natural stone “of equivalent value”. He noted that “The idea of potentially getting a blood diamond really does sicken me.”
“So I said no, and said if she wanted to give the ring back and end our relationship, that is fine, but I would not exchange it,” he said.
“She called me an ******* and went to stay the night with her parents,” he continued. “Since then I have received multiple texts from her friends telling me to just acquiesce and exchange the ring (and, ultimately, I will if it means saving the relationship) but I just feel like this is something worth being firm on.”
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Many netizens sided with the man with one user commenting “I can’t understand why you’d want to be with someone who is willing to actually end a relationship over a non-conflict diamond that was given to her out of love and a hope for a future together.”
Another user commented saying “You spent $20,000 on a ring and she isn’t happy? I think you have bigger fish to fry. What’s going to be enough for her?”
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This is definitely a tough situation to be in…
Do you think the man should exchange the ring? What would you do if you were in this situation? Let us know!
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