How popular is it to have a cubic zirconia engagement ring instead of a real diamond? (if at all...)?

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cubic zirconia vs. diamond engagement/wedding rings

Answer 1

It's probably really unpopular. My first engagment ring was a cz because he/we couldn't afford a real one at the time. About a year after we were married, be bought me a real one (although I didn't care, I don't wear it anyway). The ring is not important. Your marriage and faithfulness is what's important.

Answer 2

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How popular is it to have a cubic zirconia engagement ring instead of a real diamond? (if at all...)?
cubic zirconia vs. diamond engagement/wedding rings

Answer 3

Five wonderful years and counting in a happy marriage and I just picked out a cubic zirconium set. I own a cleaning business and don't want to risk losing a diamond off my original set. So with going with cubic zirconium I went huge 5.29 carats. I wanted big and blingy. My Husband is an electrician and I own my businesses. Friends and Family are making comments that business must be booming. Love my 14 kg plated yellow gold cubic zirconium set. The engagement ring is a solitaire in a basket setting and the wedding ring is a plain band. The relationship is not based on the rings. It's based around the vows. The rings are about your personal style.

Answer 4

Why buy a fake diamond when there are so many other options to an engagement ring. Have you looked at something along the lines of a Sapphire, emerald, ruby. There are some gorgeous rings out there that are set like an engagement ring, but with other gemstones as the center stone. They will run you a fraction of the price and are to die for. They will run you a little more money than a natural stone, but you can get lab created stones for cheaper. They are made up of the same material as the real thing, only created for this specific purpose

Answer 5

Well, my engagement ring and wedding band is CZ. I wanted it that way. Not only does it look the same to the untrained unknowing eye, but it is cheaper, and I could get a bigger stone. My Fiance was looking at diamonds, but I just didnt want one. We got engaged in High School and I am a very forgetful person. I knew the chances of me losing this ring was pretty high. And sure enough one day I left it in the bathroom. Thank God I went to a small school where everyone knew I was engaged and knew it was my ring. Its pretty shallow if the people on here are saying that just bc a ring isnt a diamond means the relationship doesnt mean as much. Honestly that is such BS!! if you really loved someone why makes them spend a sh!t load of money on some dumb ring. The only real purpose of a ring is to show other people you are taken. I love my ring, but I love my fiance more then some piece of jewlery and he knows it. So my love is real, who cares if the ring isnt???

Answer 6

CZ is not at all popular for an engagement ring, or wedding band. Fake stones and cheap jewelry are better left for other things, like earrings or necklaces. Most women would prefer a small diamond than a large CZ.
If you are on a tight budget, and can't afford an overpriced retail ring, then look at the classifieds for people selling their old rings, eBay and other auction sites, and even pawn and second hand stores. I know it sounds tacky, but no one will know where you got the ring. There are many beautiful rings that people are selling for one reason or another, so don't knock it until you've at least looked at what's available.

Answer 7

Don't worry about what is popular, get what you want and is affordable within a set budget.

Don't let what other people say, and or, think about CZ. If the budget is CZ, get CZ, don't feel badly that it is not a diamond, also, many CZs look like diamonds. At another time, you may want to get a diamond, but, for now, go with the CZ.

Answer 8

I honestly think the ring doesn't matter, its the relationship.

I didn't get a wedding ring until one year after the marriage.

But, maybe instead of a zircon look into clear saphire or topaz, they have a nicer light reflectiong (aka sparkles) and look more like diamonds.

Remember if you don't get a diamond then you can probably get a bigger stone, no one needs to know its not real,

Answer 9

Is it popular at all? I think not...a diamond is still the best choice for an engagement ring. I would rather have a small diamond ring than a big cubic zirconia engagement ring. Hell, I would prefer not receiving an engagement ring at all if my boyfriend cannot afford it, rather than get a fake diamond ring.

Answer 10

It is all in how you value items. If you really don't care about what you have as in items, but you are happy with your relationship, your engagement ring can be anything you want. It is all up to the people involved.