Do Engagement Rings Have to Be Diamond? Yes—Just Not the Overpriced Script They Sold You

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Opublikowano: 2026-10-23

Do engagement rings have to be diamond? If you’re asking whether a sapphire, a plain band, or a family heirloom can “count,” the internet will give you a thousand soft yeses. Here’s the less fashionable take: for most people, a diamond still is the right call—not because De Beers wrote a commandment, but because diamonds win on the boring, practical stuff that actually matters after the proposal photos are over. Hardness. Light return. Resale recognition. A look that still reads as “engagement