March 12,2012
Diamonds
Hehehehe, I posted a picture of myself topless, BUT there are what look like ‘diamonds’ on the elastic of my panties, so my blog title does go with the picture. Of course they are just rhinestones and not real diamonds. There once was a time when I would have loved to have had an entire dress made out of diamonds. Who’s kidding who, most girls would love to dress themselves in nothing but diamonds.
I am older and wiser now. Diamonds may last forever, but we as human beings don’t live forever and sometimes even our marriages last for less than what we had expected. This is how my story begins………….
As many of you know, I have been married 4 times. Don’t judge my character because of that. Sometimes it might take 10 husbands to find the right husband for you! Anyway, knowing that I have been married that amount of times and engaged just as many to different guys, you can imagine the assortment of engagement/wedding rings that I have had.
The largest diamond that I wore on my finger was that of a 5.2 carat radiant cut center stone with two carats of surrounding diamonds. Pretty damn big for such a tiny ring finger ( my ring finger is a size 3~ I kid you not ). My ex and I picked it out from a diamond broker ( I always thought that going to a diamond broker was the best and easier hit on the wallet way to go ). The cost of this diamond was around $18,000. Keep this amount in your head for a minute.
Going backwards over 10 years, after the divorce from my 3rd husband ( nightmare isn’t even close to what I had to deal with ), I decided to buy my own engagement ring and be engaged to ‘myself’. Now no one could take MY diamonds away from me. I purchased a 3.15 carat oval cut center stone and had it placed in a 2. something carat setting. This ring cost me $17,000 from a diamond broker.
Today, I only wear the ring that I purchased years ago. This is the diamond that I had wanted placed in my wrist on an episode of the E! Channel’s hit series Dr.90210. No, my Dr. would not put it in my wrist. Long story for another time. I did not want Gary ( my current and FINAL husband ) to buy me another diamond. We are deeply connected on a level where a diamond, though brilliant in color and beautiful, is just another ‘rock’. So I wear the diamond that I bought. Why spend unnecessary money? The ring that I bought is gorgeous.
I had lost the appraisal paperwork for my ring and for insurance purposes I had my ring re~appraised two years ago. HOLY CRAP! No, not in a good way. My $17,000 ring is worth $10,000 ( sure diamond brokers give you a great deal, yeah right )! Guess what the 5.2 carat is worth? Are you ready to piss your pants? How does $6,000 work for ya? CRAZY isn’t it? The original appraisal paperwork says it’s worth $42,000. Ummmm, okay.
When I read or hear stories about celebrities who wear a 10 carat diamond engagement ring that cost over half a million dollars or more, I want to puke! Either they are fully lying about the price to make themselves ‘shine’ over other celebrities or their fiance’s were totally taken advantage of. It sickens me even more when a diamond is a ‘conflict’ diamond and people die because of it. *You can research conflict diamonds on the web.
Yes, color,cut, clarity and size have something to do with the price, but GIVE ME A FUCKING BREAK! If an oval cut is ‘popular’ that year because a celebrity is wearing one, the price of oval cuts goes way up. What a CROCK OF BS! I prefer a diamond that HAS inclusions, this way I know it’s real. My own personal choice btw.
I’m not saying ‘don’t love diamonds’, I’m saying that especially with diamonds, size doesn’t really matter, love the diamond that you get and the meaning behind it. Don’t be fooled by jewelry store prices and diamond broker prices like I was. If you have the money to burn and it will make your lady overjoyed, then by all means go for it.
Just keeping it REAL and being SMART!
XOXOX,
Tabitha
http://www.tabithastevens.com