(214天) 鑽戒選購指南 （其實不是）
求婚的第一步就是買一隻鑲著大大顆鑽石的戒指，因為鑽石代表著你永恆不變的愛。第一次求婚的你大概也是第一次買鑽戒，大部分的珠寶商會建議你花三個月的薪水，但我建議....先了解一下鑽石再決定。
鑽石的確是最硬的礦石，但它不是最有韌性的，拿個鐵鎚就可以把它敲碎（你那永恆不變的愛其實是很脆弱的）。
鑽石很稀有，但也不至於那麼稀有。在所有寶石中，鑽石大概是最常見的吧（你認識的人裡有幾個有鑽石，有幾個有藍寶石？）。
相對的，鑽石的的價值也不及其他寶石，其實除了幾個特別稀有的寶石以外，寶石也不是一個很好的投資（求婚鑽戒更不是，你可能賣你的求婚鑽戒嗎？不可能？那它就是一個不可能兌現的投資）。
大部份的鑽石礦都在非洲，但非洲的鑽石交易卻被用來買武器，打內戰，死了幾百萬人...看過「血鑽石」嗎？
那為什麼鑽石價錢還是那麼高，大家為什麼還是都想要？其實就是....我們的文化和廣告幫鑽石打造出的形象。就是因為這個形象，加上品牌效應，鑽石可以賣到它2倍到1000倍的價錢。
我知道不管講多少，妳們想要求婚時候有鑽戒。所以我的建議...不要花到三個月的薪水，看起來好看，足以她拿去跟朋友炫耀就好。看完被我洗腦的人，妳可以跟男朋友說考慮鑽戒以外的戒指。
順道一提：我知道大部分的人都分不出鑽石的真假或是等級，那你們猜我買的到底是什麼鑽戒呢？
(214 Days) Diamond ring buying guide (not really)
What is a proposal without a diamond ring? There will be nothing to symbolize your forever love. If it's your first proposal, it's probable your first time buying a diamond ring. Jeweler will tell you to spend at least 3 month of your salary on the ring, but my suggestion? Do some research first.
Diamond are hard, but not tough, you can smash it with a hammer pretty easily. (Just like your forever love)
Diamonds are rare, but not that rare. It's probably the most common gem around. (How many of our friends owns diamonds and how many owns sapphire?)
Diamonds are also not as valuable as many gems. They are also not a good investment apart from few rare and large ones. (Engagement rings are the worst investment, if you will never sell your rings, that means your investment will never make you any profit.)
Diamonds are good for funding wars, specifically the civil wars that has been going on in Africa, killing millions. (Have you seen Blood Diamond?....yep)
The reason diamonds are so desirable and expensive? ...culture. Our cultures believes that diamonds represents love, luxury...bla bla bla. With the addition of brand effect, diamond traders are able to mark up the price from 50 to 1000%.
I know regardless of what I said, girls will still want a diamond ring for the proposal. My advice...don't spend 3 month of salary on that thing. If she truly loves you, she will be happy as long as it doesn't look ugly. For those who has been brainwashed by me...you can tell your boyfriend to get you something other than diamond ring.
Side note: knowing most people can't tell the difference between real and fake diamond or the grade of the diamond, what kind of engagement ring did I buy?
