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So after Ordinary Thing’s latest video, I was reminded again how much I don’t care about diamonds, and actually the whole ‘present a ring and blah blah’ thing really doesn’t sit well with me.

I get that if I were to be in love enough to want to commit the rest of my life, I would want to demonstrate that effectively, but crystals stuck to a metal ring just doesn’t do it for me.

Like, maybe ‘here’s a life changing trip for just the two of us around south east asia’ or ‘come live in Latin America with me for 2 months’ or something that feels significant… Diamonds just aren’t it. Symbolic yes, I get it.

Am I alone feeling this way?

  • fearout@kbin.social
    16·
    1 year ago

    As someone who works in jewelry design, moissanite is far superior to diamond anyway.

    • Very similar hardness (9.25+ vs 10), but lower value makes moissanite a bit less brittle, less prone to chipping and more durable overall
    • Higher refractive index (2.65–2.69 vs 2.42), which gives moissanite more brilliance and sparkle compared to diamonds
    • Lower Abbe number. It means that moissanite tends to disperse light into colors more than diamond, giving moissanite more fiery or rainbow colors
    • Usually lab-produced, so much more ethical in general, and much higher clarity on average
    • It’s waaay cheaper

    So for anyone going for a diamond ring, I suggest trying moissanite instead. The only thing that diamond has going for it in this comparison is just decades-long PR. It’s not even a fun gem chemistry-wise, it’s just carbon. Moissanite, on the other hand, is SiC :)

    • fearout@kbin.social
      6·
      1 year ago

      Here, I assembled a comparison image. They’re pretty similar in normal light, but moissanite shines like a motherfucker :)

    • MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca
      1·
      1 year ago

      Moissanite was an easy sell to the wife when I showed the size of diamond I could afford compared to the size of moissanite I could afford. The fact it’s brighter, more colourful, and nobody died to get it were all perks. It’s held up great over the years too, unlike some of the other gemstones with lower hardness.