Has our love become too “calculated”? Like the 4 “C” used to grade diamonds (color, clarity, cut and carat) do we also grade our mates? Whatever happened to falling in love at first sight? Taking a risk, working hard, and making things work? Now we fill out long profiles on dating sites where we describe our height, eye color, occupation, income, educational degree, religion and everything else that would make us a graded report for an interested party. Like a GIA report mapping out the exact locations of our flaws we have managed to do the same for people.
A few years ago people still bought diamonds and jewelry based on the emotional attachment they felt for it. If they liked a design, they didn’t ask about the 4 “C’s” of the diamond, they figured out how much they liked it and if they could afford it. Now guys come shopping for engagement rings with excel spread sheets calculating the best combination of color, clarity, cut, and carat that they can afford. These men compare GIA reports instead of designs, prices instead of years of jeweler experience, free shipping instead of lit showrooms. Where is the “Love” in jewelry now?
Jewelry like finding a mate has become too calculated. Flawed stones, like people are also beautiful. Take the time to look at a jewelry piece and give different people a try. Maybe the inclusion on the stone makes the stone more unusual. Maybe perfection is unnatural. Is it too much to love something for the way it is and how it makes you feel? Reports might tell you how to price something, but don’t let them tell you have to value pieces. Good luck on your search for perfection in this beautifully imperfect world!
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ppl come with excel sheets n so much clculations these days not cause love was more earlier n less now ...ppl have become more practical now..earlier rich n affulent class were only the people buying jewellery now even lower middle class buy so thy gotta check everything before they buy design is less important thn the budget for these ppl...and the love is equal to the rich.
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