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It's a huge age span. Wikipedia cites 2 sources which say those born 1977 to 1994 or 1995 are millennials.
The older millennials that I identify with (1978 to 1982) are no where near similar to the younger millennials in my mind. We graduated, got engaged, got married and started jobs before the 2007 financial crisis (27 at start of crisis). Most of my friends wear 0.5 - 1.5 large solitaires with some accent diamonds or a halo.
The younger women I work with who are roughly the same back-ground as me have mostly smaller diamonds maybe 0.25 - 0.50 in simple settings but are equally likely to have a coloured stone solitaire with a couple of diamond accents or to wear an eternity ring. I think they still want something big and sparkly but their outlook and future prospects don't appear as bright as we thought ours was so they spend less money on rings and elope. Gone are the days of friends and co-workers talking about their £25k weddings, now it's a pretty £1k ring and an afternoon at the registry office with 20 guests.
The older millennials that I identify with (1978 to 1982) are no where near similar to the younger millennials in my mind. We graduated, got engaged, got married and started jobs before the 2007 financial crisis (27 at start of crisis). Most of my friends wear 0.5 - 1.5 large solitaires with some accent diamonds or a halo.
The younger women I work with who are roughly the same back-ground as me have mostly smaller diamonds maybe 0.25 - 0.50 in simple settings but are equally likely to have a coloured stone solitaire with a couple of diamond accents or to wear an eternity ring. I think they still want something big and sparkly but their outlook and future prospects don't appear as bright as we thought ours was so they spend less money on rings and elope. Gone are the days of friends and co-workers talking about their £25k weddings, now it's a pretty £1k ring and an afternoon at the registry office with 20 guests.