Ring envy?

[sphenequeen]

I have been getting stud envy... just because I have studs on the mind again and have a serious hankering for honking studs in very fluid six prong settings.

And then there's the fact that I covet almost anything Coatimundi buys because her pieces are usually just phenomenal in both quality and design. In general, I love statement pieces and unique items and lovely vintage pieces. Those are usually the ones I love the most because they really can't be duplicated without a lot of effort, and sometimes not even then. Or if they can be duplicated they are too personalized to the person who first gets them on here for me to feel like I can get something similar to it.

Wow-thank you Gypsy! The feeling is mutual. Your pieces are stunning, and you have great design aesthetic. I thoroughly enjoy reading and discussing design with you.

The sheer volume of gorgeous jewelry posted on ps will spark envy in me from time to time, but for the most part, I'm satisfied with my diamond jewelry. Colored stones are another story-I covet many colored stone pieces. Burberrygirl's new cab rings are positively edible.
https://www.pricescope.com/blog/jewel-week-stackable-rings

...and I don't typically wear halos, but I covet them too sometimes-*ahem frankiextah, Gypsy, Charmy-oh the list goes on...

seriously! I have MAJOR ring envy with these stacks... Tucson???

 

[lottapalooza]

yep! my centre stone is just under a carat, and in my group of friends, it's a sizeable stone! but then I get on here, or another forum that I look at, and I see all the 1.5ct+ stones, and I feel pretty envious... only because i know that if I was buying my ring now, i could afford it, with the exchange rates the way they are... BOO! we bought my stone in 2008, in the UK... now the Aussie dollar is so strong, I could have a much bigger stone! But FH is totally in love with the stone I have and won't hear any mention of selling it... so I am looking at adding to it haha. The jeweller who did my engagement ring completely effed it up anyway, so I now need to have it reset... and the opportunities with what I could do with it are endless!

 

[jules.k]

I would be lying entirely if I said I never had ring envy. Although my envy isn't in the unfriendly jealousy type of way. It's more like I see these huge, beautiful, shiny rocks on this site, and all I want to do is touch them. I just want to hold them and watch the light hit them and then maybe stare at them on my hands for about ten hours a day. Sometimes I start feeling like I could be golem in lord of the rings when he just sits and strokes his "precious". My envy has nothing to do with feeling a need to show off size or worth to anyone else though. I just love things that sparkle, and unfortunately, as beautiful as all of your rings look in pictures, photographs do not scintillate!

But to be honest, this whole feeling goes away once I close my browser. In real life, I work in healthcare, and an enormous ring would be impractical. I work with a lot of underprivileged people, and I would just feel plain awkward wearing anything too big or flashy around people who are struggling to get by every day. Not to mention people who are really sick and over their heads with medical bills. That's when the perspective really sets in. My mindset while looking at pricescope is completely different from the mindset I have in the rest of my life.

But still, at this moment I am sitting here on this website, and I must confess, I am currently coveting many of your sparklies

 

[slg47]

I am really happy with what I have but sometimes I wonder about other diamond cuts...what if I had a pear? an OEC? a halo? an AVC? an Octavia? etc... mostly I really like looking at all of the beautiful jewelry posted on PS!

 

[Imdanny]

No, there are a lot of things I want I can't afford, an Audi S6, for instance. Not being able to afford some of the things we want in life is par for the course for most people.

I just keep thinking of the '70's when I grew up when most women had 1/3, poorly cut, diamond engagement rings in gold. In fact, it's common where I live (rural Hawaii) that woman have rings that are updated versions of those rings, but of no better quality.

It's enjoyable to see what's possible. I look at jewelry to zone out from thinking about things. I don't think too much about "envy" or anything else but aesthetics when looking at PS.

 

[Circe]

Ring envy specifically? Not till recently ....

See, I'll usually feel covetous/envious of a specific piece when it's a style that I want, too. So when I found myself admiring the stud thread a lot, I knew it was time to put a pair on my list: when I kept hunting down pear threads, I was pretty sure I was a goner. In my head, there is apparently a fine line between liking something a lot, and wanting one of my own.

I adore my ring, but I have to admit, recently I've been trolling the 2 ct.+ threads ... :: gulp::

 

[kenny]

Envy?
Even with all the character faults PSers delight in point out that I have, I don't think I envy.
Of course I appreciate stuff that I can't afford, but I do not recognize envy in myself.

I think envy is about feeling that YOU yourself would be more groovy if you owned X.
I don't think anything I own makes ME groovy, and I have some groovy stuff.
The thing itself IS groovy, but its grooviness is no reflection on me just because it's in my custody for the moment.

Sure buying an expensive thing means I had money, but so what!
There are plenty of wonderful poor people and butthead rich people.
To me wealth is meaningless when evaluating a person's (or my own) worth.

If you buy into the mentality that groovy things make YOU groovy how will you feel about yourself if your life takes a turn one day and all your ego-building possessions are gone?

I find naval gazing and looking behind the curtain interesting.

 

[motownmama]

I have to say, while I LOVE to look, I don't have envy. But, to be honest, that's probably b/c I've got so much jewelry - so if I see something I admire here I can prob find some sort of close approximation to play with for the day and be satisfied. For me the problem is much more of using PS as a procrastination, time-wasting tool. I wish I could be more disciplined in that respect!

 

[yssie]

Ring envy specifically? Not till recently ....

See, I'll usually feel covetous/envious of a specific piece when it's a style that I want, too. So when I found myself admiring the stud thread a lot, I knew it was time to put a pair on my list: when I kept hunting down pear threads, I was pretty sure I was a goner. In my head, there is apparently a fine line between liking something a lot, and wanting one of my own.

I adore my ring, but I have to admit, recently I've been trolling the 2 ct.+ threads ... :: gulp::

Circe - I have stud envy - of you and yours! The size, the settings, the fluor...

I want your earrings. And Gypsy's Aurora for my mum. And LTP's OEC five-stone. And Kroshka's antique solitaire. and Sharon's step-cut u-prong eternity. And..
And by want I don't mean liking a lot...



But no engagement ring envy, I just adore my ring, and no pendant envy - I loathe the feeling of anything on my neck.

 

[iugurl]

I have ring envy! I have a .57 solitaire. 1/2 to 3/4 is probably the average where I live. I had a friend IRL who had a HUGE (to me in real life, pre pricescope) It was like 1.5 ct princess with a carat in the setting and two wedding bands each a carat, so total 4.5!) I caught myself staring at it whenever I was around her. I told her all the time it was gorgeous. I did feel envious, but not in a -- I wish I had it, not you-- or a -you don't deserve it-. I just wanted to be able to have something so gorgeous also. Her and her husband had a horrible marriage so whenever I started to feel jealous, I just reminded myself that it doesn't matter! I have a wonderful husband (then fiance) who treats me SO much better than my friends husband and he should feel lucky because I definitely treat him better than she did her husband lol.

Now that I have joined Pricescope, these feelings have returned I know that while I may be able to upgrade *someday* to 1 or 1.5 ct, I will NEVER have a 2-4 ct ring like I see sometimes. But that is ok, I am glad everyone who has one can enjoy it . And keep posting pictures so I can admire them haha. Whenever I am feeling down, I have to do a reality check and realize all the wonderful things I have. Plus, as I said, mine is average where I live. So sometimes, I need to check out girls at the mall to reassure myself that my ring is not that small in comparison

 

[Cachette]

I have ring envy but not ring jealousy. I don't covet what others have but often wish I could afford a bigger stone. They are just so darn expensive. But I am very grateful and fortunate for what I have because I know that most people in this big world don't have a quarter of what I have, in jewelery and in my life.

Cachette

 

[BoulderGal]

Yep, I'll be honest, I get ring envy sometimes, particularly when looking at the colored stones! I'd love to have a round, gorgeously cut medium blue sapphire semi bezel ring! Honestly if I'd really done more research, a sapphire might have been my "replacement" ring (old one fell apart, stone fell out), but I fell in love with Asscher diamonds and got a three stone ring. Perhaps one day...

 

[Andelain]

.......... and no pendant envy - I loathe the feeling of anything on my neck.

What a relief! My pendant is safe!!!!!

 

[MyDiamondSparkles]

I have to honestly say that as much as I enjoy looking I don't have ring envy. Someone might choose a 3-4 carat diamond that is VVS1-2 and a J color, whereas somone esle might choose a 1 carat E IF. I think it is all personal opinion on what looks good on us and what is in our budgets and I am okay with that. If I hit the $BIG$ lottery tomorrow there is nothing I would change about my life and I really mean that as I am hapy with where I am.

Now I will admit that I've read a few posts about somoene finding a super great deal on EBay or in a pawn shop on a big honking, really nice looking diamond and think, now why can't I find something like that???? LOL!

 

[yssie]

.......... and no pendant envy - I loathe the feeling of anything on my neck.

What a relief! My pendant is safe!!!!!

oh, I'm sure I could find a good use for it. Would make an awfully pretty bracelet charm, say...

 

[betty6333]

I dont envy per se... but I do enjoy looking at all the pretty sparklies! I love to get ideas for what I like and what is not my fav.

When I first married I had a round... it was pretty... still is! but as I saw more sizes and styles my collection has grown. I now have princess, marquise, oval, and different styles with rounds... and I really like them all!

I also love reading the stories behind the rings, I love the ones that have special meaning to the owners, so even when I personally wouldn't buy a particular ring, I can appreciate that the owner loves it and it is beautiful to them!

one thing I do "envy" is the really tiny finger sizes people here have! I have HUGE hands and so when I see a 1.5 carat on a size 3 finger I think... WHY is my hand so stinkin large! none of my 1.5 carat stones look that big on me! LOL

recently I had the huge ring in my pic made to cure my dss... as it seems that every solitaire I have has "shrunk" after wearing it for a few months/ years! so far this new ring covers enough of my finger that I dont look at it and say.. it is too small. But I have gotten off subject... no I dont wish to own any of the rings I have seen on here, almost all of them would look small on my hand anyway, but I do love seeing them on other peoples hands...

 

[dinamit]

I have to say, while I LOVE to look, I don't have envy. But, to be honest, that's probably b/c I've got so much jewelry - so if I see something I admire here I can prob find some sort of close approximation to play with for the day and be satisfied. For me the problem is much more of using PS as a procrastination, time-wasting tool. I wish I could be more disciplined in that respect!

This is my problem also. In reality I don't have the time to spend on here, and I am not the most regular PSer. I often wonder about everyone else's circumstances, as I know PSers are generally busy people with work/family.

As with regard to 'envy', like Circe said, I will often spend a lot of time on a thread (eg studs) and recognise that I am really into finding something similar. There are rings I simply adore looking at, like the Scholdt 1.5+ semi-bezels, but despite not being able to afford them right now, I am not sure how appropriate they would be for my lifestyle.

dinamit