Best friends with a gem

doesn't make sense, does it?

Published on February 12, 2005 By Ravenblack In Misc

On the local news lately, "Most retailers say more and more girls are opting for diamonds as their best friend."

Then they interviewed a jeweller who comments: "For some which are just friends, we have some designs just for them which don't scare them off, can start off with something simple and sweet. (I really never knew you would buy a diamond "just to be friends". What a ridiculous comment! Diamonds are in themselves implying something more serious than "just friends".)

There's definetly different reasons for getting your lady that diamond. A perfect gift if she appreciates it and you want to show you appreciate her.

But: Diamonds are a girl's best friend? Opting for a gem to be her best friend?? She must be quite materialistic if she agrees fully with such shallow statements. It implies that if you buy her a diamond, she would be perfectly happy playing with it by herself. You can't do nothing with a diamond. With the amount one uses to buy one those fancy diamond rings, I can buy a computer with everything on it. I can buy a whole year of games. I can buy a good number of books.

A gem made of well arranged carbons made under great pressure. Diamonds are forever. Forever useless, that is. I'm sure you can agree that there are far better uses for carbon than being in a diamond.

Comments

Angloesque

on Feb 12, 2005

Aside from my engagement ring (I like clear gems, as diamonds happen to be--and then I don't have to worry about matching or clashing or other such fashion nonsense), I totally agree.

As for diamonds being a girl's best friend, that's utter crap. It's a marketing ploy, plain and simple.

-A.

Danny Bassette

on Feb 12, 2005

Wood, that's mostly carbon, and you can burn it, carve it, hit things with it, build with it, all fun and useful things to do

dynamaso

on Feb 13, 2005

Raven,

Diamonds are handy for cutting glass and for focussing laser beams but for friendship? Can a diamond hold you when you need a hug? Can a diamond offer sage advice when you seem to have run out? The short answer is 'Nope'.

I think the advent of the 'bling bling' culture is one of the curses of our modern times. All it is doing is encouraging crass consumerism, supported by statements like 'Diamonds are a girls best friend'... What a load of rubbish.

Cheers,

Maso

Ravenblack

on Feb 14, 2005

Thanks for the comments, everyone.

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