(February 3, 2014 at 8:27 am)Psykhronic Wrote: I think diamonds are amazing minerals and I am pissed that the jewelry world smacked on some arbitrary value to them.
I do not ever plan to get married, but I am realizing that there may be a reason to do so one day (either for tax or insurance or whatever purposes). I'd like a plain black or silver band. If my future SO decides there should be a gem of some sort, opal will do - it matches EVERYTHING!
Opals are amazing and easily my favorite stone because they are so beautiful, but they are not generally a good bet for a lifelong ring. They are "soft" on the gemological scale of hardness and are prone to breakage. They are much better for a pendant, where they won't be subjected to hard knocks. Just something to think about.
