Will you forgo a wedding ring?
June 27th, 2007
CF_ asked:
By now we should all be well aware that wedding rings - (diamonds and gold) are NOT environmentally friendly and worse still they are socially corrupt (see “BLOOD DIAMOND” the movie if you are still in doubt about how evil the processes of obtaining diamonds are on people)
By now we should all be well aware that wedding rings - (diamonds and gold) are NOT environmentally friendly and worse still they are socially corrupt (see “BLOOD DIAMOND” the movie if you are still in doubt about how evil the processes of obtaining diamonds are on people)
so… to all those planning a wedding - are you willing to forgo this show of wealth to make the planet better???
- just so you know.. I am happily married and have NO ring..
plus I have better things to spend my money on..
ANYTHING mined from the ground is going to be bad for the environment - its a no- brainer..
only USED rings are environmentally friendly
a RING is NOT a show of LOVE…if it is.. then you are missing something in your life that is a REAL show of love…
no way, i have a gorgeous engagement ring and will be getting a gorgeous wedding band. Neither of which are made with blood diamonds.
Love the man more, could be happily married without them, but I love my rings.
Proof, please, that gold rings are somehow bad for the environment?
And I don’t think a piece of jewelry that costs less than $100 (as my wedding ring did) is a “show of wealth”. Rather, I think it’s a symbol of love.
EDIT: “Anything mined from the ground is going to be bad for the environment”??? LOL. You’re just plain loony, girlfriend. Better start protesting against statues (made from granite, you know) Oh, and headstones, too (same thing). And carrots? They’re dug out of the ground as well!
i think a wedding band is a symbol of love if me and my husband didn’t have our rings we would feel funny because it shows that your taken and deeply in love i couldn’t see my self with out my wedding band
love my rings as well…..betcha you would love yours if you had some!
actually, you dont even have to do that because they have eco-friendly diamonds. i’m sorry i dont know where they are sold, but here’s a link
No, I concur with rtfm - There are plenty of diamonds which are not conflict diamonds - such as Canadian ‘polarbear’ diamonds, check for certification.
Otherwise, it’s the symbolism and tradition which were important for us.
As for being eco-friendly, do you realize how much electricity you are using being on this site, and on the computer all the time? Do you pay for your carbon credits?
We each have our own causes and personal beliefs….
Its the diamonds sweetie - not the gold. Furthermore, there are simulated and lab grown diamonds that are just as expensive and not BLOODY…
I admire you being hardcore, but the reality is that if we took a stand for every bit of injustice that transpired to produce a product then we would be naked, hungry, and have empty gas tanks. You have found a cause that strikes a cord in you and that’s okay to display it, but not to push it on others.
I could easily ask you not shop at Wal-Mart (they don’t pay disabled employees)/ stop using ANYTHING that requires gasoline (the war is senseless - by the way…what is an insurgent, have you seen one…do you know what the Iraqui military uniform looks like…no because we’re killin kids and moms…) Don’t buy ANYTHING that was made in Taiwan, China, Japan, or Thailand (sweat shops were prostituted 8-10 year olds are sold as pedophile workers/love slaves)…don’t buy produce or other goods shipped from Africa (the Sudanese are killing their own people in the droves)…need I say more.
**The bottom line is that your passion has prupose and is warranted, but not everyone in the world is going to embrace it the way you have…
**Also, the ring is a symbol of the fact that yo uhave entered into a lifetime commitment and covenant with another individual - it doesn’t mean that you support blood diamonds…buy a fake ring (Icing, Claires) as long as you know what it stands for it won’t matter, and it will probably make you and your spouse feel fuzzy wuzzies at the public display of your commitment to each other.
No, I have a ring and so does my husband. Not every ring is made of gold or has diamonds!
No The wedding rings are a symbol of your commitment to each other. There are so many things that are bad for you.I have wore my wedding rings for 22 years and I am healthy and still on this earth.
i love my rings and no one can try to tell me that they have better things to do with their money than by rings that show ure love for each other and that u are with the man u love and with that money u speak of that u have better things to by are those things eco friendly too!!!! I BET NOT!
I’ll maybe forgo my wedding ring when you forgo your computer. They are REALLY bad for the environment to produce and use.
Only some diamonds are blood diamonds. A very large percentage of diamonds are from Canada, especially here in the states.
Are you off your soapbox yet?
nope i would not
I have a platinum ring and have no idea what the implications are, however I don’t scare easily when someone simply says, “Don’t do that that’s bad.” I like to know why and how things are bad.
And “Blood Diamond” is a movie made in Hollywood. Things based on true stories are not 100% true, they are just based on something that truly happened. In order for a movie to be good it has to have the WOW factor, it needs to be exaggerated.
When people say things in the way you have, people tend to turn the other cheek. You come off accusatory and offer no substantial proof to anything that you claim. It sounds like you are “better than” whoever you are trying to belittle in what you wrote.
If you want to try to educate people and make them more aware of your cause, you can’t put people on the defense or belittle them - they shut you out that way. Try to research what you are saying a bit more so that you can supply even more reasons on why people should do things like you do.
I’m not saying that you are wrong. All I am saying is that you attract more flies with honey than vinegar. Be compassionate, not rude and holier than thou, when you are trying to convince people about something.
I will not forgo my beautiful 3 stone princess cut $10,000 dollar diamond ring. I have been with my boo for 8 years and we love each other. We don’t have the rings to show off and the ring is not what tells people we love each other. But he got me my ring because he can afford it and wanted to give me something timeless and beautiful. A diamond is forever and so is his love. Goodluck trying to change the world, and I will enjoy my diamond.
I see many thumbs down coming my way.
A wedding ring is a sign of your commitment to your spouse. A sign to you and everyone else on the planet.
I am thinking that me and my future husband wearing a ring isn’t going to condemn the planet any faster than you using light bulbs and gas in your cars every day. So, no, I am not going to forgo our wedding bands. We help the planet in many other ways, this one isn’t going to kill her.
I like it that your enviornmentally friendly. But why would an “old ring” be any different then a new ring? It’s still using metals, and stones from the earth. People have been mining the earth for goodness knows how long.. and that “old ring” could have been bought with blood.. you never really know.
I wear a ring, and yes it’s made from metals and yes it has a diamond which I know is NOT a blood diamond. It was mined from a place in arkansas.
Good luck.
Well, your opinion of those of us that have diamond engagement rings is already perfectly clear. So I expect a thumbs down when I tell you this:
No, I have a platinum diamond engagement ring and I will have a platinum band with diamonds on it to match the smaller diamonds on my engagement ring.
I am environmentally conscious and I do other things to support our environment.
And, both my fiance and I own our own homes, so we have other things to spend our money on, too.