How to appreciate a jewel


Women's Guide to Getting Their Dream Diamond Engagement Ring

How can women get their dream diamondeven more determined not to make a mistake so
engagement ring when it is the boyfriendthey spend the next weeks and months
making the purchase and wanting it to be agathering ever fact and opinion they can find
surprise? To find the answer you need toon diamond buying. It is almost like trying
understand your man's thought process. Afterto get a drink from a fire hydrant. There is
all, he is shopping for a diamond, the symboljust  too  much  to  drink  in.
of  his  love  for  you.
It is at this stage of the shopping process
The man shopping for an engagement diamondmen sometimes forget the reason they started
has  three  primary  shopping  priorities:on this adventure in the first place. They
can lose sight of the fact that their primary
1)  They  want  to  make  a  good  investmentgoal  is  to  make  their  girlfriend  happy.
2)  They  want  to  make  you  happyIf you are a woman, by now you are probably
getting the picture. However, you are asking
3) They fear disappointing you or worse yet,yourself, what should I do to help ensure the
rejectiondiamond of my dreams and the proposal moment
as  romantic  as  I  hope?
On all three points, men act out of fear of
making a mistake. Their pride and desire toHere are some suggestions that can help make
surprise their girlfriend typically prohibityour  dreams  come  true:
them from asking the woman's advice. As men
so often do, they try to apply logic to what1) Do some shopping yourself so you can tell
is  a  very  emotional  decision.your boyfriend what shape of diamond you like
best on your finger. Do not leave it up to
Most men attack diamond shopping the same ashim  to  guess  wrong.
any other problem they face. They research
the subject, gather all the facts (often in a2) If you sense this is going to be mostly a
spreadsheet), and then make a logicalsurprise gift, drop some subtle hints about
decision. They assume you will have the samewhat kind of mounting (solitaire, side
priorities they have so they focus on whatstones, etc.) you want for your diamond. If
will be a good investment. They seek a highyou do not know, hint you want something very
quality diamond fearing that anything lesssimple so he does not make an expensive
will as somehow imply some lower level ofmistake.
love.
3) If you have a strong preference for the
The man's first stop is often the jewelrytype of metal in the ring (yellow gold, white
store in the closest shopping mall. Theygold,  platinum),  find  a  way  to tell him.
walk in the door and realize they just
entered a world foreign to them. They look4) If you have the type of relationship that
at rings in the display cases and see moresupports it, get involved in the diamond
zeros in the price tag than they have seenbuying process. There are more couples
since they bought their car. Their heartshopping together for the engagement ring now
starts pounding as they realize they have tothan ever before and the result is often
spend thousands of dollars on a tiny littlehigher levels of happiness and lower levels
rock they know nothing about, then give itof  stress.
away to someone else or worse yet, face
rejection.Many couples now shop together so the
boyfriend knows what shape of diamond the
Now their legs are shaking so they decidegirlfriend likes, knows what style of
they need to do more research and do it in amounting she likes and then he takes that
friendlier environment. They head home, turnknowledge to buy the ring on his own
on the computer, and start searching onlinetimetable and make the presentation a
for clues on how to survive the diamondsurprise.
buying process. Their goal is to find a
pretty ring their girlfriend will like andThe bottom line is your man is trying, to the
have a few dollars left in their pocket.best of his ability, to do all the right
They feel more comfortable with thethings to make you happy. You just need to
discussions of the four C's (color, clarity,be patient and try to appreciate the effort
carat weight and cut) where they can match uphe is making on your behalf. If you would
those letter grades with their budget to findlike to see this diamond gift giving
some possible options. However, with arepeated, then by all means tell him how
little knowledge comes the sinking feelingproud you are of his research show him how
that there is a whole lot more for them tomuch you love that sparkling diamond on your
learn in order to protect themselves fromfinger.
making an expensive mistake. They become



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