I've trained him well and I didn't even have anything to do with it.

[apocalypsos]

(Eating at the food court in the mall, talking about those stupid diamond commercials)
Bryan: Jewelry is what you give a girl when you give up.
Me: What do you mean?
Bryan: Like, "Fine, I admit it. I don't pay attention to your hobbies, your favorite TV shows, movies, or music, what kind of books you might like, how you dress, what you like to eat, what you do in your spare time, where you might like to go on vacation, what your house looks like on the inside, or anything about you in general other than that you're a woman. So here, have a diamond."
Me: *dies*

Comments

[serrico.livejournal.com]

Bryan is apparently a smarter boy than most. Applause!

[raisedbymoogles.livejournal.com]

Either that, or "I'm paying you for sexual favors, but just handing over a couple thou in cash seems too simple."

[etoilepb.livejournal.com]

After four boyfriends over the course of 10 years who admittedly admirably thought that way, though... it was damn nice finally to get a nie sparkly diamond. ;)

[fyrdrakken]

Different context. An engagement ring is totally different than just randomly selected diamond jewelry for Xmas/birthday/Valentines/anniversary/whatever.

[etoilepb.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but if he hadn't proposed this year (and technically it counts as my Christmas present too, hehe) then I really kind of wanted a pair of diamond stud earrings. ;)

[fyrdrakken]

Fair enough, though it doesn't disprove the main point, which is that gift-giving goes far better when selections are made based on the recipient's tastes and interests rather than based on what ad executives have trained us to believe an individual in that particular demographic should want.

[handyhunter.livejournal.com]

Heh.

[grlnamedlucifer.livejournal.com]

<3

[paradisacorbasi.livejournal.com]

I actually like the one commercial where the guy is hesitantly trying to sign to his deaf girlfriend.

He gives her a diamond bracelet, and is still trying to sign, in that timid afraid way he'd get it wrong.

And I know my sister's husband didn't give up.

[ficangel.livejournal.com]

I like that one, too, because it's making an effort to be original in the way that the "here, have a shiny and shut up" jewelry industry generally doesn't.

I have a pair of cubic zirconia earrings that I love, because I lose things far too easily to wear real diamonds. I'm still mourning the loss of my favorite ring, which was a piece of green glass from Target, but damned if I didn't adore it.

[tinylegacies.livejournal.com]

That's kind of beautiful.

[frito-kal.livejournal.com]

For reals, yo. Seriously, I dig getting jewelery, but make it something that indicates that you know who I am, instead of a cut up piece of sparkly carbon that (insert Frito's rant here on the diamond industry and why it pisses her off) isn't half as rare or valuable as commercials would say.

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

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[spyderqueen.livejournal.com]

Heh, my father (and his fellow economists) says that Diamonds are Gift Certificates that pretend they appreciate in value when they do the complete opposite... Or something like that. He hates artificially inflated prices at the hands of a cartel. He and I have great loud agreements over DeBeers.

[goddessleila.livejournal.com]

Smart, smart boy.

[laughingrat.livejournal.com]

Yeah! Way to go, kid! :-D

[conuly]

Bright boy. (For the record, anybody who is close enough to me to be giving me diamonds is going to get told, LOUDLY, all about why the diamond industry is bad. No diamonds for me, thanks!)

[wordweaverlynn.livejournal.com]

Smart guy.

[starfishofelves.livejournal.com]

Heh. Awesome. :D

[vass]

*applauds* Well said.

Although that only applies to mainstream jewelry. Handmade jewelry from an artist you really like is wonderful. And my friends gave me another ear helix piercing for my birthday this year - that counts as jewelry, but it's relevant to my interests (and anyway, I asked for it.)

[scribewraith.livejournal.com]

That is the best response ever!

[valerie]

Your brother is an awesome man.