Engagement Rings Have Gone Too Far!!!
It's OUT OF CONTROL! says the woman whose engagement ring is fake
Every influencer and plain Jane has a huge diamond engagement ring now! She says that when she was in "high society circles" women were always bitchy over the size and quality of the diamond. But now even average, poor women want a great big sparkly diamond! Quote: "us women, we have now created our own version of literally penis measuring contests." Come on, ladies, a diamond is just "a stupid stone in the ground!" You have to be strong and know your self worth so you don't base your identity on how big a diamond you got!
Chapter 1: Carat Comparison Got Me Too - Story time! When she got engaged Joe let her choose the ring and she didn't want a small diamond (hypocrisy some?) but also didn't want one that was "too big." Good, cuz he wasn't going to buy it for you! She carefully chose a 4 carat ring as not too flashy or too likely to be stolen. By comparison an "average" diamond ring is (according to Anna at least) 0.5 carats in Europe and 1.2 carats in the USA, while anything over 3 carats is considered big. She had "internalised", a word she repeats a lot as a buzzword, ideas that a successful and high-value woman should have a big diamond. I refer you to previous threads where Tattlers looked at her ring and concluded it's moissanite
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Chapter 2: The Diamond Ring Propaganda Machine - Anna still enjoys "the finer things in life" but she wants a balanced approach (cuz she can't afford them.) She says ask yourself how big a diamond do you need to feel loved? Anna wanted to have this oh so important conversation with us because she was concerned her own content makes women feel not good enough. No, you're just pivoting from one extreme to the other based on what you think will make you money!
She says that while social media and tabloids focus on celebrities' huge engagement rings (citing Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez, and Demi Lovato as examples) there are other famous women (such as Michelle Obama, Amy Adams, and Julia Stiles) who have smaller engagement rings. Well that's because we're looking at two very different types of celebrity here: those known for their glamour, excess, and social media vs two "serious" Hollywood actresses and a former First Lady who spent her career as a successful lawyer. Apples, oranges, etc.
Most inspiring to Anna is Priscilla Chan, who is married to a billionaire but her engagement ring has a ruby and no diamond. Quote: "She (Priscilla) actually has got balls! Big, big balls!" That's because she genuinely has nothing to prove to anyone. She doesn't need a huge diamond but nor does she need to be on YouTube saying she's totally reformed now and sooooo over all that nasty consumerism!
Chapter 3: Pros and Cons of Wearing a Big Diamond - Anna lists hers
Pros: A big diamond shows that your husband is rich, and might make you feel better about yourself. It can also make you more money if you ever need to sell it
Cons: Can be uncomfortable to wear, attracts thieves, makes wearing gloves difficult, any imperfections in the stone will be more obvious, people think you're rich and will charge you higher prices for everything
And that's it, we just end abruptly there
Disappointing to see comments about "I'm loving this new Anna who's grown so much and is no longer so materialistic!" She's the same as she always was, but since her "luxury lifestyle" content wasn't making her enough money to fake it, she kept switching focus until she found something else