The End of the Engagement Ring?

[BeerParticipant 11832]

Anonymous wrote:

Feminism tore off that band of gold and threw it in every man’s face! Now they get what they deserve, they reap what they sew, they get absolutely nothing.

Yup…I’ll never be buying an engagement ring for anyone because feminism has shown me time and time again how marriage these days is an awful, awful deal for me.

[BadgerParticipant 2277]

The old joke was something like:

Marriage is a three-ring circus. An engagement ring, a wedding ring, and suffering.

[experiencedParticipant]

Men have literally ten times the testosterone than that of women.
Testosterone is the primary sex drive hormone.
Women leverage this.

"It seems like there's times a body gets struck down so low, there ain't a power on earth that can ever bring him up again. Seems like something inside dies so he don't even want to get up again. But he does."

[Anonymous 6]

While they drink their wine alone they can all kiss their cats ass ring!

[Biggvs_DickvsParticipant 3726]

Anonymous wrote:

Most of the time it was women that had to pay men.

More likely her family in the form of a dowry. But your point is well taken sir.

"Data, I would be delighted to offer any advice I can on understanding women. When I have some, I'll let you know." --Captain Picard,

[Mr_OptionsParticipant 298]

Engagement rings are beginnings that wimminz have control over the situation. Since the little princess and her self entitlement starts the process of claiming all your material and mental health down the pike. In the end the courts will grant her half of your s~~~ and entitlement payments for her pain and suffering aka alimony.

In the end don’t play the game brothers and go your own way.

A man without a woman is like a fish without a hook.

[bigboy83Participant 11312]

Diamonds are actually worthless, especially the moment you walk out the door with them.

It’s like Kelly Bundy. C~~~s like shiny things.

Shit Tested, Cunt Approved.

[RusskyParticipant 13503]

Selling diamonds is the same kind of scam as trading mirrors for gold and furs to the natives.

proud carrier of the 'why?' chromosome

[Anonymous 3]

Biggvs_Dickvs wrote:

phoenix wrote:

Most of the time it was women that had to pay men.

More likely her family in the form of a dowry. But your point is well taken sir.

Yes, but they were also getting married at 14-16 years of age as virgins.

It’s different now that they hit their 30s and then look for marriage. They have their own wealth, they can pay their own dowries now.

Although in all honesty, no amount of money would ever get me to take a modern Western woman, especially one above 30.

[sidecarParticipant 35862]

Russky wrote:

Selling diamonds is the same kind of scam as trading mirrors for gold and furs to the natives.

And then enslaving the natives and forcing them to work in the pit mines for her until she gets bored and divorces them and takes at least half their stuff.

Blood diamonds are only the beginning.

[QuellParticipant 2538]

General Electric perfected the process of synthetic diamonds back in the 1940s and was subsequently strongarmed by DeBeers not to release synethic diamonds to the general public but only for use in industrial applications. They agreed to work together. In 1994 GE and DeBeers were indited due to price fixing allegations. They were found guilty and paid a $10 million dollar fine in 2004.

http://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/18/business/us-indicts-ge-and-de-beers-in-diamond-pricing.html

A little backstory on the diamond market:

• Over 70% of American women own at least one
diamond
• Diamond market is estimated to be $30B / year
• Diamonds have no practical use to the normal
person
• Jewelry diamonds would be worth $2-30 if used
industrially
• The price of diamonds do not actually reflect
their true scarcity (or lack of)
• Price of diamonds have remained surprisingly
stable
De Beers
• Historically owned 85% share of the diamond
market
• Owns both mines and main distribution system,
• Mine and trading companies owned by subsidiaries
with generic names
• Known for influencing supply and demand to
control prices
• Majority of diamonds from mines sold to De
Beers
– External buying offices compete with purchasers
buying from outside
• Company sells them 10 times a year at “sights”
• De Beers has sole power to determine how many
diamonds to sell and at what price
• Vast amounts of research done
• 125 – 250 “sightholders” invited to CSO to
purchase diamonds

http://are.berkeley.edu/~sberto/DeBeersDiamondIndustry.pdf

[Anonymous 11]

I’ll never forget that third date back in 1994 where the c~~~ actually announced she would consider nothing less than a $10,000 rock for her right to eventually divorce rape you. Talk about needing a c~~~ slapped across her face. Needless to say I balked.

I recently saw her in a grocery store. A late 40’s land whale she is these days. Some moron probably paid up as she was pretty damn hot back then.

[RedpillPrimateParticipant 1026]

Anonymous wrote:

I’ll never forget that third date back in 1994 where the c~~~ actually announced she would consider nothing less than a $10,000 rock for her right to eventually divorce rape you.

This topic got me watching quite a few videos on this subject.

This c~~~ right here is teaching manginas how to “buy a wedding ring”

“You should use no more than 2-3 months of your salary for a wedding ring” -Rachel Cruz

Nope, f~~~ that. I’d rather use 2-3 months of my salary to buy a motorcycle.

[Anonymous 42]

Anonymous wrote:

Although in all honesty, no amount of money would ever get me to take a modern Western woman, especially one above 30.

Phoenix, I’d marry a filthy rich wrinkly chick, even tap her a couple times, divorce her for millions for the good of the team! I’ll take one for the team!

RedpillPrimate wrote:

This c~~~ right here is teaching manginas how to “buy a wedding ring”

Put a ring in “it” and “it’ owns you! You become “property” a gynocentric slave!

^^^I left this little gem in the comments section!^^^

[HitmanParticipant]

i see the jewelry stores in some local malls..
the couples looking and i want to interrupt them,
but i don’t..
i find it sad to see men buying these expensive trinkets.
crazy waste.
they have to learn the hard way i guess.

[RedpillPrimateParticipant 1026]

Anonymous wrote:

Put a ring in “it” and “it’ owns you! You become “property” a gynocentric slave!
^^^I left this little gem in the comments section!^^^

Haha, awesome.

[RusskyParticipant 13503]

Every time I hear “Every kiss begins with Kay” commercial, I’m singing: “Buy a ring and you’re a slave”

proud carrier of the 'why?' chromosome

[DarkRyuParticipant 2354]

I’ve never thought that engagement rings were fair. Even when I was 5 years old, I remember thinking what an unfair s~~~ deal it was that a man had to buy a ring for a woman and pay for a wedding. F~~~ that s~~~!

[Max_PowerParticipant 61]

Engagement ring business is a scam that feeds of another scam that is marriage. I can’t justify paying so much money for something useless to make a useless c~~~ happy.
MGTOW definitely has had an effect on the engagement ring scam and is continually fuelling its demise.
I also think that bad economy is a contributor. Not every blue piller can afford to sign up for marriage scam even if they want to.

[the roadParticipant 3125]

2 – 3 months of my wage… for a worthless rock that holds no value…

F~~~ NO

When I was still blue pill, I swore even then that I wouldn’t marry a woman unless she also agreed that diamond rings are f~~~ing worthless. Any woman that would be so selfish as to want me to go into debt just for her to have a diamond ring is not someone I want in my life.

#MANOUT

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