DivaDiamond007
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This has been coming up more and more lately with me it seems - but do you ever get comments about your jewlery from people that don''t like jewelry?
For example, a few days ago I was watching tv with my MIL and a woman on the show was "crying poor" but had her hair all dyed, etc. MIL commented on it and then I commented that the woman on the show also had fakey nails. MIL gave me the stink-eye and said something along the lines of "well at least she probably isn''t always upgrading her jewelry"
I did "upgrade" my wedding rings earlier this year, and I acknowledged that to MIL, but also pointed out to her that we paid cash for the diamond, setting and new wedding band. The conversation ended there - no hard feelings on either end.
How do you/would you deal with this? Other people in DH''s family have made not so nice comments to my face about my love for jewelry and I don''t know how to respond. I don''t really care what they think about it; the people making the comments aren''t into jewelry/diamonds so I don''t expect them to understand; but on the other hand I don''t run around saying that their hobbies that I''m not interested in are a waste of money.
For example, a few days ago I was watching tv with my MIL and a woman on the show was "crying poor" but had her hair all dyed, etc. MIL commented on it and then I commented that the woman on the show also had fakey nails. MIL gave me the stink-eye and said something along the lines of "well at least she probably isn''t always upgrading her jewelry"

How do you/would you deal with this? Other people in DH''s family have made not so nice comments to my face about my love for jewelry and I don''t know how to respond. I don''t really care what they think about it; the people making the comments aren''t into jewelry/diamonds so I don''t expect them to understand; but on the other hand I don''t run around saying that their hobbies that I''m not interested in are a waste of money.