Diamonds Haven’t Always Been Forever
Philosophizing
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on May 24, 2007
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About Ariel Meadow Stallings
Author of Offbeat Bride: Creative Alternatives for Independent Brides, Ariel acts as the publisher of all the Offbeat Empire websites. She lives, loves, and dorks out hard in Seattle, WA.
Laura said
That's not fair. You CAN get conflict-free diamonds. For example, mine is a Canadian mined diamond..which means it came from Canada, no dismembered children involved. I understand the avoidance of diamonds because of where they can come from, but there ARE other places diamonds come from.
Holly said
My fiance and I were against diamonds for the ring partially for political reasons but also because we're just not into the hype. I resent being pressured by all the ads and the magazines and the wedding industrial complex. He ended up finding me a lovely antique sapphire ring, and it was really cool to research and learn that sappires were a traditional engagement ring choice long before diamonds became the thing to have as a result of heavy De Beers advertising in the 1930s.