And not only that, but like what even is an engagement ring? It represents nothing. Wedding rings represent the marriage. Engagement rings just represent how gullible and impressionable you both are. Isn’t your fiance also engaged? Where’s his ring? It’s just freaking dumb.

TL;DR. Diamond solitaires are over-hyped garbage. Be smart and don’t buy one.

But aren’t y’all sooooo embarrassed when others see it and immediately know you didn’t love her enough to blow 10+ grand on a traditional diamond?

Diamond solitaire engagement rings are so passé.

Ring Pops, obviously.

$4k does not get you a 3-carat ring. It gets you a very modest (by usual standards) ring. Engagement rings are idiotic. But so is your knowledge of diamond jewelry pricing.

Truth. I judge people hard by their rings. The bigger it is, the dumber I know you are.

Meh. Rings should be rings, not puzzles.

Lolz, did you blow too much on your own ring and the marriage fell through?

Or maybe you just don’t need a many-thousands of dollars ring. Or double rings. Let’s not forget you both have the opportunity to equally exchange wedding rings.

Congratulations to you both for not being freaking idiots.

An engagement ring has nothing to do with marriage, and many if not most people cannot reasonably afford the ones they get. It’s like if there were an engagement tradition where a couple burned a small pile of cash together, others would follow, as long as it was adequately socialized as being necessary, cool, and…

The atmosphere should only be icy if the fuckers there support sexual harassment and don’t think there should be consequences for it. So, well, I guess that answers that question.

She’s acting like a teenage girl?

I wonder if she’s embarrassed by his political views. I bet she is. Maybe this will be their undoing.

I shouldn’t say vaginas make women stupid or that black people are an inferior race! Society is so unfair! Political correctness run amok!

I don’t believe these people even know what they mean when they say “politically correct.” I think they just use it as verbal filler, like “um,” or as an alternative to the catch-all “thanks, Obama.”

ugh, these people. they’re so vile

This isn’t fair critique of his ability to be Commander in Chief. Who among us hasn’t gazed at a breast or two? Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

For being such a public figure and having been on TV for so long, Lauren is a really un-engaging speaker.