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Confirm Your Love With Diamond Rings

Synka | Jun 10, 2009 | 0 comments

The act of giving engagement rings is a custom that first appears in the tomes of history some 5,000 years ago, and can be linked to the ancient people of Egypt.

According to the available records and folklore, it was during that era that people made a connection between the nature of a circle, which has no beginning or ending point, and the nature of love. As a result, today we still think of these precursors to wedding rings as being a suitable symbol to express love, devotion and commitment.

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In later times, during the height of the Roman Empire, a young Roman man would offer a young lady a ring as his pledge to her and his declaration of his intent to wed her. When the young lady accepted such a ring, it was considered to be a legal and binding agreement and wearing such an engagement ring indicated that she was pledged in marriage and was not available to others who might want to court her.

During the earlier eras, these rings of promise and commitment were generally made from common ore that was easy to acquire, such as iron. Built on these long-held traditions, today’s rings used for proposing marriage are now items of fine jewelry and are usually forged from the precious metals of yellow gold, white gold, platinum or silver, and are often embellished with sparking diamonds.

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Diamond engagement rings are available in a huge assortment of styles, from plain, simple and classic to big, glitzy and trendy, and every style in between. With such an enormous selection available, it can be said that there is an engagement ring for every personality, taste and budget.

The most basic of rings for an engagement are simple bands of metal and could be sterling silver jewelry rings with no gemstones of any kind. Often these simple rings also do double duty as wedding rings and this is quite acceptable for the couple who is short of money or who merely prefer to keep things modest and unpretentious.

And, while simple and basic can be an elegant and completely acceptable choice, the fact is that most are somewhat more adorned and embellished. The most often seen combination is a gold jewelry ring that also is set with one diamond, known as a solitaire, or with a variety of cut diamonds.

If there is more than one diamond, then often there is one larger stone with smaller gems encircling it, or there is an arrangement of small diamonds of the same size set into a channel.

In recent years, platinum has also become a popular choice. However, a diamond ring set in platinum will be quite a bit more expensive than those made of silver jewelry or gold, and this often makes platinum a choice that few are able to afford.

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Even though a great deal of expense can go into buying diamond rings, it should always be remembered that the most important aspect of the ring is the symbol of the love and the commitment that is represents. In the long run, it is the shared loved that will make the marriage strong and happy, regardless of the type of fine jewelry the couple exchanges.