| The average diamond engagement ring costs as | | | | things to keep in mind. To begin, you should know |
| much as several notebook computers, or possibly | | | | the shape of the diamond you want. Looking |
| a small car, yet many men know next to nothing | | | | down on the stone from the top, the "square" |
| about how to make sure they don't get ripped | | | | diamonds are "princess cut" and the round ones |
| off when it comes time to tie the knot. Luckily, | | | | are "round" or "brilliant". A teardrop shape is |
| although there is much to know about diamonds | | | | known as a "pear" cut, "emerald" cut is octagonal, |
| there are only a few things you need to | | | | usually oblong, while "Marquise" is an oval with |
| remember, and I'm about to tell you what they | | | | pointed ends. "Oval" and "Heart" cuts are precisely |
| are. | | | | what they sound like. There are other cuts as |
| While the finer points can be a bit tedious and the | | | | well, but these are the most common. |
| scales slightly odd there are really only a few | | | | |