Okay so I am happy I got my diamond before PS.

[Gypsy]

If I had found PS before I got my diamond.... I STILL WOULDN''T HAVE ONE! Who can decide?!? There are so many freaking gorgeous choices it''s enough to make your head whirl. It took me 3 years on here to get a new SETTING, if I had to start the scratch I think my head would explode.

Seriously. I''d have to have two of everything!

I used to wonder what I would get if I had to start over with my post PS knowledge. And honestly, now I think I''d most likely be trapped in such an agony of indecision that I wouldn''t pick anything.

I know, I''m crazy... but does anyone ever feel that way? Like trying to chose a favorite among all the possible choices would be nearly impossible?

 

[MonkeyPie]

LOL yes, I feel exactly like that! While my diamond surely could have been better, I would still be debating - just one hour of browsing WF, JA, or any other PS vendor leaves me feeling all noodley and amazed.

 

[lyra]

I think choosing the diamond is the easy part here. I will never ever have the absolute perfect setting for myself, because I love everything I see around here, and second guess my decisions pretty much daily. I probably won''t change my diamond, I don''t see any need to upgrade really, even if it''s not ACA AGS OOO perfectly ideal etc. I''m too old to really care that much about something I need to use my glasses and a loupe to see!

 

[TravelingGal]

LOL Gypsy. You have good taste in jewelry and there are so many pretty things...it would be confounding indeed.

I found my diamond after PS. It was exactly what I wanted. If I hadn''t found PS, I probably would have ended up with a princess thinking that it was the only square shape out there!

I am, however, glad I found my setting before I got too deep into PS. It''s not that I totally love it (I like it fine and never get sick of it) but with so many gorgeous settings coming up all the time, I never would have been able to settle for something!

 

[Miscka]

You have pretty much summed up my problem right now! Too many good options, and I am indecisive in general. All the knowledge is a blessing and a curse IMO!

 

[starshine]

Right there with you! I've been thinking about an upgrade for over two years now... but I can't decide what I want!

Maybe I DO need to just go with one of each

Now, how to bring DH around to my way of thinking...

 

[Viola]

I have anxiety over this...I''m not engaged yet, but will be in the coming year or two, and I''m *not* looking forward to actually picking a ring...Since i''m the most indecisive person on this planet. Having access to this wealth of knowledge on PS just makes it worse...

 

[gemgirl]

While my diamond is not my issue, I do know that it''s going to take me (probably) a couple of years to decide what final design I want, and who to chose to do my yellow gold to platinum reset. I really have no idea at this point. I can totally sympathize Gypsy! Deciding on all of the design elements and details, and then choosing a vendor I can really converse with..... it''s a lot of decision making and the pressure of the "this will be it for the rest of my life" feeling is a bit too much sometimes.

 

[lucyandroger]

This is exactly what is holding up my engagement!!! My SO said I have to be in love with the same design for a month before we can buy it since I''ve changed my mind so many times! And I haven''t been able to do it!

I think I may end up needing to take a hiatus from PS in order to do it....there are WAY too many beautiful rings on here!

 

[Viola]

Date: 5/20/2009 9:42:23 AM
Author: lucyandroger
This is exactly what is holding up my engagement!!! My SO said I have to be in love with the same design for a month before we can buy it since I've changed my mind so many times! And I haven't been able to do it!

I think I may end up needing to take a hiatus from PS in order to do it....there are WAY too many beautiful rings on here!

Lol, my bf thinks I'm mad, I keep showing him new designs every couple of days saying "this is it honey, this is what I want as my forever ring"...2 days later I find a new "forever ring"...

 

[LadyBlue]

I got my ring after PS, the setting was a surprice for my DH, I really like it but probably I would had chosed something different. I did chose the stone, and I had a really hard time chosing the stone. PS helped me a lot, to see how the stones look like in the hand.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

I got my ring a couple of years into PS, but I think I only had a few hundred posts at the time, so I wasn''t as educated as I needed to be, and it dodn''t matter anyway, since my husband handled the entire process on his own. Thank goodness, because Gypsy, I''m with you - I''d still be trying to decide - Asscher or new OMC?

 

[joelly]

Date: 5/20/2009 12:38:19 AM
Author:Gypsy
If I had found PS before I got my diamond.... I STILL WOULDN''T HAVE ONE! Who can decide?!? There are so many freaking gorgeous choices it''s enough to make your head whirl. It took me 3 years on here to get a new SETTING, if I had to start the scratch I think my head would explode.

Seriously. I''d have to have two of everything!

I used to wonder what I would get if I had to start over with my post PS knowledge. And honestly, now I think I''d most likely be trapped in such an agony of indecision that I wouldn''t pick anything.

I know, I''m crazy... but does anyone ever feel that way? Like trying to chose a favorite among all the possible choices would be nearly impossible?

Definitely! I''ve found PS before my FI bought me a diamond ring. I gave me him too much information that he was feeling woozy. Plus, I can''t make up my mind on which shape I like best. Truthfully, I want to have one of each shape. Crazy, huh?

 

[tigian]

I agree! I''m so happy with the ring DH proposed with. If I had to choose my own ring, I think I would always wonder if I researched enough or had been too hasty in my decision. Other jewelry decisions I can handle.

 

[Bia]

I can''t even decide on which setting I want for my stone. I''m too indecisive. Before PS I would have probably liked anything simple. Now there are too many gorgeous types of ''simple'' settings.

decisions decisions.

 

[gemgirl]

Date: 5/20/2009 9:42:23 AM
Author: lucyandroger
This is exactly what is holding up my engagement!!! My SO said I have to be in love with the same design for a month before we can buy it since I''ve changed my mind so many times! And I haven''t been able to do it!

I think I may end up needing to take a hiatus from PS in order to do it....there are WAY too many beautiful rings on here!

To halo or not halo. That is the question......

If I could get past that initial decision, I''d be on my way. I love the look of halos, but will they look dated in years to come? >>

 

[snlee]

I feel the same way about my setting. I am so glad we bought my setting before PS. There are just so many gorgeous settings and it would be too hard to choose one!

 

[Gypsy]

It is so hard. On the one hand, I am very happy that my diamond is PS 'quality'-- I would have been bummed if we had bought it and then I found out it wasn't as nice a diamond as we thought we were getting. And I know that post PS I probably would have dropped in Clarity and Color and gone for a cushion.. but then there is the setting issue again. I probably wouldn't have halo'd, but then I adore my setting.

TOO MANY CHOICES.

Gemgirl, I don't think halos themselves will look dated at all. But there are certain styles of halos that might.

Bia, I know. Just thinking about the choices in plain solitaires is enough to make a person's head explode. Just Sholdt has like 4 I adore.

Joelly.. not crazy. There is an old thread titled "You know you are a PSer when..." you'd fit right in dear.

Lauren, I KNOW I thnk it would be cushion for me. But I do really love step cuts. So maybe an EC. And then there are ovals, which John doesn't care for... but that I heart.

Snlee-- I love your set. It was the first setting I saw that made me want just a gorgeous classic solitare.

 

[Liane]

Ha, so true.

I found PS the day after my fiance bought the ring (that I picked, with the diamond already set in it). Grand total of time we spent looking/educating ourselves about diamonds prior to making this purchase: about half an hour. I know, potential nightmare, right?

By sheer luck, it turned out better than I had any right to expect -- we paid a very fair price for a lovely OEC with beautiful flowery facets and I am dazzled every time I look at this stone -- and while there may be a reset in my future, I'll never part with this rock. But oh ho, I am very aware that it was just blind luck.

I just bought my first post-PS diamond this past Monday. It was not an ideal experience. I'll post about it at greater length some other time, but honestly I think being over-informed is a mixed blessing sometimes. And yeah, being aware of all the other tempting, lovely, expensive choices out there is a big part of that.

That said, I'll always be grateful to this board for its amazing expertise and the friendliness of the people on it.