Staring - I''d love to

[jan can]

When I see a stranger''s ring that catches my attention, I''d love to stare. This seems so rude and I probably would be suspicious of anyone doing this to me. Darn it; I really would like to check out that fascinating ring. On the rare occasion, there is a chance I might comment that something is unique.

Anyone else feel like being a ring voyeur too?

 

[MrsBettyBoop]

If I love it, I always say something. It makes people feel good too.

 

[yssie]

I do stare - I can''t help it! I once told a young woman that her ring was beautiful, she told me she''d just broken up with her fiance and she was hoping to sell it soon

I might smile but I''ll never actually say anything anymore unless I have very good reason to.

 

[Cinna]

I ALWAYS stare! And I creep some people out on the trains but just trying to figure out the ring specs etc. But other times if they catch me and they are close enough to talk to, then I compliment them.

 

[jan can]

The one that really had me thinking about this today and wanting to check it was on the hand of a lady at Wal-Mart. I know you should never judge a book by it''s cover but the ring she had didn''t match a thing about her. Real or CZ? She was in another line so it would have really seemed strange to say something. If it was real, it was lovely.

 

[Sizzle]

Date: 3/21/2010 12:09:20 AM
Author: jan can
The one that really had me thinking about this today and wanting to check it was on the hand of a lady at Wal-Mart. I know you should never judge a book by it''s cover but the ring she had didn''t match a thing about her. Real or CZ? She was in another line so it would have really seemed strange to say something. If it was real, it was lovely.

I think it was lovely period, if that''s what you noticed about it. I''m sometime out in sweats, flip flops, a t-shirt and like 7 carats tw of diamonds. I guess some people think mine are fake too, but I don''t give a flying.. welll.. you know. I did have some woman say something like "if that''s real, I love it" and I thought it was funny. It''s either pretty or it''s not, the real part is irrelevant.

 

[kenny]

I compliment women and men on their diamonds if they have good light performance regardless of size.

They always appreciate it.

 

[Dreamer_D]

I rarely see a diamond that I want to comment on

 

[Natylad]

Dreamer is very difficult to please...

I admit that i''m staring at other people''s rings too and sometimes in the past i got caught and felt bad about it, coz if somebody is a total stranger and is sitting in a distance from you (even a small distance) you can''t just start talking to them and compliment them in front of everybody else who happens to be around! It feels awkward!
Nevertheless, one day i was in the Rolex store looking for a watch for my fiance and the lady who was sitting next to me was wearing THE MOST beautiful ER EVER...So i realized that everybody else was also looking at her ring (and not only nosy Naty

), so i finally said to her: "Alright, since everybody''s staring at your ring, would you please accept a compliment and allow us to take a better look at it? And could you give us the specs of it? And could you tell me where you got your stone from? And who made your setting? And may i say that i''m in love with it"?

She was so happy to hear all that and she said that people sometimes imply that they think her ring is fake

I told her: If i was wearing such a ring on my finger, i wouldn''t give a dime what other people thought of it...he,he,he...that was an amazing ring...!!!

 

[iota15]

I''m a new poster but I''ve been lurking on pricescope for over a year!!!

Every time I see a fantastic diamond, I always want to ask them if they''re a Pricescoper or whether they used PS in their search. I even thought about what secret signals we could use to indicate to each other that we''re both PS''ers - like rubbing our necks after a compliment, or scratching our noses. haha. I know, I''m being stupid but I would love to talk diamonds and PS with them! I freak my friends out sometimes with how much I know about a newly engaged acquaintances diamond or just diamonds in general (Thanks, PS, i think).

 

[susimoo]

If I feel the situation is appropriate I always compliment the person on their ring. It is normally always received well. It can also lead to some great conversations.

Being in the Uk, where people like diamonds but don't perhaps appreciate the finer details that are discussed regularly here, it is quite often a short conversation! However, it normally provides me with a name of a new jeweller I can go and check out!!

 

[Maisie]

My son had a visit with an Educational Psychologist. She had an enormous diamond ring. Must have been 3cts. I couldn't take my eyes off it. Its a good job my husband was with me at the appt because I didn't remember a thing she said afterwards!

I asked one of her colleagues about the ring later and her bf took her to New York into T & Co, proposed and said choose any ring

 

[sweetpea&babycorn]

i always try to make discreet stares at women''s rings. i''m particularly guilty of it when im in meetings, or standing in line at target or the supermarket. and since being a part of PS, i usually don''t have a problem telling a woman that i love her ring, esp if it''s not in a super public area.

i LOVE getting compliments on my ring and telling people whatever they want to know. i''ve had several women ask if they could either take my diamond or show it to their bfs. whenever people compliment me, i just have to gush about my fiance, and in a way i feel like i''m "showing him off" because he got me such a beautiful ring. i''m not trying to brag about my ring or anything, but without PS, i wouldn''t have been able to find such a beautiful stone, and get the approval of so many diamond fans at once