| There was a time when buying a diamond for a | | | | Today it is the norm for women to have an |
| woman was almost as standard as buying a loaf | | | | influence in buying their diamond. Some women |
| of bread. When the need arose, a man would go | | | | even pick out and help pay for their ring. |
| to his local jewelry store and pick out a modest | | | | With this comes choice, and in 2007 there are |
| solitaire setting as a token of his love. It probably | | | | more choices than ever when it comes to |
| looked similar to what all her friends had and she | | | | selecting a diamond. The result is bigger stones, |
| was just happy to know that she was becoming | | | | nontraditional settings, and designer collections. |
| someoneâs wife. | | | | There is even an influx of right-hand rings, for |
| A lot has changed since our mothers and our | | | | women who want to wear a diamond with or |
| mothersâ mothers said their vows. | | | | without a man. |