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I agree whole-heartedly with the article. My husband and I got engaged about 14 years ago, and at the time, I went for quality over quantity. He was very considerate and actually took me to the diamond dealer and let me choose my stone and setting. I remember feeling very fortunate to be given this opportunity (some of my friends who had gotten engaged before me were lucky if they got to choose the cut of their diamonds, let alone the entire ring).
I knew that I wanted a round stone in a thin yellow-gold band with a few baguettes on either side, and I was lucky because I got exactly what I wanted.
Cut = brilliant round
Color = E
Clarity = IF
Carat size = 73 points (this was smaller than I originally anticipated getting, but as I mentioned above, I went for quality over quantity)
Fast forward ten years later; I wanted to change my setting for our 10th anniversary; specifically, I wanted to switch to a white-gold setting with round side stones instead of baguettes. Once I got to the dealer, however, I completely changed my mind AND my ring. I ended up trading in my practically flawless brilliant round diamond for a princess cut stone that was more than twice the size of my original stone, but nowhere near its vicinity in quality. And you know what? I absolutely love it! No one (other than my husband, me, and the professional diamond dealer) had any idea of the quality of my original diamond, and as I got older, I realized that size mattered more to me than anything else.
Shallow? Maybe. But I’m definitely happier with my ring now than I was before—and trust me, I was VERY happy with my ring when I first got it.