justjulia
Ideal_Rock
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Alright, alright ladies... now, may I be a devil's advocate for a tiny second? (Don't bite me, just listen a sec..)
Coming from a woman nearer 50 than 40, here's a list of possibilities I can think of that make the mandatory larger rock an impossibility:
1) There might be adult children who are being supported in college;
2) There might be alimony payments going on;
3) They might be house-poor;
4) They might be on the cusp of retirement;
5) They might be supporting elderly, ill parents;
6) They might be from a culture that prefers smaller, high quality diamonds (Japan comes to mind);
7) They may have a diamond they like already in mind (heirloom?);
They honestly don't know what to do but if backed in a corner will behave out of character.
Just my .02. Didn't want to offend. Just offering perspective.
jj
Coming from a woman nearer 50 than 40, here's a list of possibilities I can think of that make the mandatory larger rock an impossibility:
1) There might be adult children who are being supported in college;
2) There might be alimony payments going on;
3) They might be house-poor;
4) They might be on the cusp of retirement;
5) They might be supporting elderly, ill parents;
6) They might be from a culture that prefers smaller, high quality diamonds (Japan comes to mind);
7) They may have a diamond they like already in mind (heirloom?);
They honestly don't know what to do but if backed in a corner will behave out of character.
Just my .02. Didn't want to offend. Just offering perspective.
jj