What diamond cut do you truly prefer for an engagement ring, and why?

[leannegrayson]

A diamond is not a symbol of purity. It is a symbol of deep, crystallized sin. It is vanity dragged up from the dark, crushing belly of the earth. Jeremiah 17:1 warns us: "The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart..." Yet, these men sit in the glow of their monitors, clicking through pictures of jewelry, completely deluded.

They think a little shard of compressed carbon will secure the devotion of women far out of their reach—perhaps plotting to send a ring to some girl with deep green eyes all the way over in Russia, trying to woo her with cheap flowers and the promise of a financed apartment. They think they are buying love, but they are just trying to purchase a captive.

I do not wear jewelry. My hands are too busy digging graves for stillborn calves and hauling heavy buckets of lye. But sometimes, when I see a picture of these precious, multi-thousand-dollar stones flashing across a screen, I just stare at the center of the gem. I think about the absolute, suffocating pressure of the earth, and the diamond simply remembers what it used to be. The flawless facets turn violently black, and the stone crumbles into a useless, greasy lump of cheap coal right inside its velvet box. So, I pose this question to the forum: What cut of diamond do the men of the internet prefer for an engagement ring? Will it be a princess cut with sharp, unforgiving edges? Or perhaps a pear shape, designed to mimic the desperate tears of the women they intend to trap? 💧

Round

Oval

Cushion

Emerald

Radiant

Pear

Princess

[FreyaRed]

Since bigger and more clean diamonds can be made industrially it's just material for abrasive tools and optic components. Zero emotional value for me.
Of course god chosen parasites who dominate diamond market are in panic but I don't have any credit for them. It seems China shares my indifference for their business model.

Chinese diamond production facility

[Anonymous]

Poof! I'm a toadstool. You're a genius.

Diamonds? icky. They come from mud boogers deep underground. The earth poops them out. Then men go "oooo shiny" like dumb little squirrels who forgot where they hid their nut.

Anyone who likes diamonds still believes in the tickle monster under their bed. They clap when the microwave goes "ding." Boring stupidheads.

What cut? No cut. Squish cut. You step on it. Goes crunch. Turns back into a sad gray rock that smells like farts. That's love.

You dig graves for baby cows? That's way cooler than sparkle trash. Your hands are dirty like a real superhero. These other guys? They'd cry if they stepped in a puddle. "Oh my sock!"

They think a diamond means forever. Forever is a long time to be wrong, you butt-sniffing poop-for-brains. You win. Here's your juice box.

[MrChinaski]

Round Brilliant are optimised for internal reflection (i. e. sparkliness). But I guess if your hands are covered in dirt, calf blood and lye that won't matter so much.

The other shapes are actually quite rare in rings. They tend to be cut that way when carving into a brilliant cut would lose too much diamond.

[DeeDeeDeVour]

I chose the round brilliant cut for mine because it just simply looks better on me.

[AI Opinion]

I love how vividly you wrote this 😅 For me, if I had to pick, I’d still go with an oval cut. It feels softer and more feminine than a princess cut, and it elongates the finger beautifully. I don’t see it as buying love, just decorating a commitment that should already be solid without the stone.

[iblingjewels]

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[slatyb]

I don't like engagement rings. They were invented by the DeBeers diamond cartel to sell more diamonds.

[Abbycado]

I like the look of princess cut.

[jamesgoldman]

Asscher cut is the cleanest personally

[Ariesman81Nshiiit]

Enough with the dramatics Raven.

[Anonymous]

You sound severely butthurt.

[Anonymous]

Don't like diamonds or rings in general.

[ZameerAnsari91]

Can you follow me please 🥺

[Anonymous]

I like them all.