Sal Masekela posed an excellent question on Twitter today.
"If it's the "thought" that counts, then why do women turn their noses up at the lustrous cubic zirconium?"
I thought about this question, because what is the actual thought behind buying cubic zirconium jewelry? Was cost a factor? Is the person not able to purchase, but really wanted to buy their beloved something that resembles what they wanted to buy them? What stage of the relationship are we talking about here? Or are we talking about the cheap skate?
Now I know women who prefer CZ to real diamonds due to the fact that diamond workers are exploited and their social consciousness cannot handle contributing to that. Cool! In this case, CZ is perfect and to the man buying it for her, kudos.
The worst though, is the cheap basturd who is trying to pull a fast one and get a woman a CZ piece of jewelry and presenting it as a diamond. These are the men that really need to be dumped, that kind of thinking is dangerous. It would be like a woman who knows her partner is a diehard Chicago Cubs fan and buys him tickets to see the Chicago White Sox.
Same questions would apply, what were they thinking?
If they try and use the cheapskate route, one should think why not buy a gemstone such as a sapphire or emerald..(emeralds are above value in diamonds).
ReplyDeleteI can appreciate money being a factor, but there are cheaper alternatives to CZ that are unique and beautiful.
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