Is giving women expensive jewelry any different than giving them money?

Question

Ive noticed that the more expensive jewelry is, the more it is valued by women. If it looks like a diamond and isn't, why should a girl be upset over it? This makes it more comparable to wearing 100 dollar bills around their neck. Diamonds don't have any color, what makes them so great anyway?

Why do women expect men to blow all their money on a stupid rock? Do women like the value of the rock more than the visual appearance of it? Why are diamonds supposed to be so beautiful? To me they look like glass.

I could go on and on.....just tell me what you think.

Answer 1

I just know the gals out there are gonna hate me for this but I am one who is against all this diamond and gold jewelry stuff. It is ridiculous that you expect your man to pay ridiculous money on something just so you could show it off. You don't know the hardship he has to go through to get it for you! Guys stand your ground....I am one gal and I know there are many more out there that think the same that it's just ridiculous!! Love is not in the diamond or the gold or the silver but in the treatment and the heart of your man!

Answer 2

This is a really great question for me because I both love jewelry and hate spending a fortune on it.

I picked out my own wedding ring and it is exactly what I have always wanted. It's not traditionally a wedding ring, but it's perfect for me. It's a lab created sapphire (the sapphire is the traditional stone for a fifth anniversary and I got a new ring for my fifth anniversary) and it's set in real white gold with some tiny diamonds on the side. It was on sale for $99 when I got it. You can view it here.

http://www.zales.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2086858&cp=2071132.2109136&pg=2&cp=2071132&fbn=Stone+Type%7CSapphire&f=PAD%2FStone+Type%2FSapphire&fbc=1&categoryId=2109136&kpc=1&parentPage=search&searchId=21044156471

So, I can definitely appreciate something beautiful, well-made, and symbolic that also makes you look pretty. I also like jewelry as a gift because there's thought involved in selecting the piece and it doesn't take up a lot of space. (As opposed to, say, a new TV.)

At the same time, I am shocked at the obscene amount of money people will spend on it. I mean, wow, my WEDDING RING was $99 and I don't own anything that costs more than that. My experience has been that you can get low-grade diamonds (that look the same as the real ones) and cubic zirconia and lab-created stones and semi-precious stones, set in 10k or 14k gold, or sterling silver, that are just as well-made as fine jewelry that costs thousands. Me, I'd rather have a cubic zirconia (or a cheap diamond!) in white gold for $100 and a new car than an identical diamond in platinum for $10000 and have no car.

Answer 3

Giving a woman jewelry as a gift is a way of saying, "I'm giving something beautiful to a beautiful person."

Some women may value jewels because of their cash worth, but most don't. Obviously, any woman prefers genuine rocks to glass or plastic, and gold, silver, and platinum are more highly valued than cloth, leather, or plastic. Yet I still believe that jewelry is seen as a sign of love.

As for diamonds, they do come in different colors, although it is not easy to distinguish the colors at first glance. If you'd ever seen real diamonds, you would know that they reflect light like no other substance.

Some women can be bought with jewels, just as some can be bought with cash. Some of us are lucky enough to have relationships where other things matter more.

Answer 4

Well, yeah, it's different, in the same way it's different to just give your parents $20 than to actually take the time to think about them and get them an actual _gift_.

Getting a person something - not just money - means that you thought about the person. It means that you half-a.ss know what they like and don't like. I would never give my closest friends money for their birthdays. I would get them a book or music or a movie they'd been talking about, or something I _knew_ they would like. It's not always one specific thing. It's often something within a category. Most of my friends, for example, are book fiends and have personal libraries and would appreciate almost any kind of book. My grandmother adores and collects cardinals; the family often gives her cardinal-themed gifts.

Not all women like diamonds, you know. I would tell you that you just wasted money on the most pointless thing on earth.

Anyway, I agree with you that diamonds are idiotic. You should look up a bit of history on the diamond. I personally would never want to wear on my finger a thing representing such violence, racism, and poverty as the diamond.

Answer 5

I understand your point. Here is the deal just because a woman wants a diamond on her finger that is real by any means does not mean she is not a practical woman. You would know this about your partner if you are at the stage you are purchasing or considering purchasing her a ring.

The diamond represents in my opinion and alot of woman I knows opinion of you value her,she is worth to invest in just as the emotions you invest in the relationship you feel she is worth spending money on to purchase her the best. BUT and I mean but that is ONLY if you cant AFFORD it DO NOT PLACE yourself in DEBT to purchase a diamond. If you do this or if she expects you to do this RUN AWAY she is not for you for if she loves you she will be willing to invest in you knowing you will invest in her when you are able too responsibly. Hence starting on the relationship on good ground emotionally as well as financially.

That is my 2 cents

Answer 6

it is delicious eyecandy for women.it's like having a hot girlfriend/wife or a hot prostitute.there's a difference.an expensive diamond ring might show how valuable/beautiful a woman is to the man or it could show what a high maintenance superficial brat she is.women like to be pampered and spoiled.if she loves you, then she won't mind about money.it's really the thought that counts.for example:spending thousands of dollars for a diamond ring means that the man spent hours upon hours of time hard at work to save enough money to buy her that ring that she might've hinted at while you were window shopping a while ago.it's the TIME spent (making the money/working long tiring hours) and SINCERITY(he actually wasn't oblivious or absent minded about certain important dates in their relationship,etc) behind the gift that makes a woman feel special:) so it's not just a colorless piece of stupid glass afterall.it depends if you think the woman that you're with is worth it.it's like men spending a lot of money buying electronics or car accessories or whatever it is that interests them or receiving those things as gifts might seem stupid to women but for men, it's far from what they think.

Answer 7

Well the main reason why women like diamonds is because they are suppose to be rare. And when you buy a rare piece of jewelry for a special woman it makes her feel like she is important and rare to you. Not all women are jewerly fanatics, and we want an object instead of money because the guy put alot of thought into the gift. I hope I helped you out.. But thats the way i see it.

Answer 8

Women like gifts more than money because it shows that you put thought into it and that you took the time to but it instead just going up to the ATM and getting money out. Also, just because you don't think that diamonds are beautiful, doesn't mean we don't. You have plenty of interests that we don't understand either.

Answer 9

First, girls love diamonds because they last forever, its more symbollic than anything.
Second, I do not know why but jewelry is so much better than getting a card with cash in it, I cant explain why, but it just means more.
Third, if you do buy a girl pretty jewelry and she doesnt like it because its not expensive enough then she is way to materialistic.

Answer 10

I don't like expensive jewelery as I would be scared of breaking it and it probably wouldn't get worn very much, whatever a man brought me I would be happy with because the thought was there, not all women are out for what they can get.