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Originally Posted by spectre
So, he's going to spend so much attention and energy on an inanimate object because people spend so much attention and energy on an inanimate object?
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Well, if you thought people were spending an inordinate amount of energy on something stupid, wouldn't you think it was reasonable to spend an equal amount of energy to quell said stupidity?
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Originally Posted by Charlatan
I wonder... is all the attention and energy really about the ring or is the ring just a physical symbol of something else? Something you can't point to proudly and say look!
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I don't know...
It's hard to point to your ring and say "Look! He loves me so much he got me this ring!" At least, it's had to do that for any length of time. Presumably, the conversation will turn to their actual relationship and not the ring...
Then again, it's easy to point to your ring and say "Look! See how big the diamond is? ...and it's pure gold." He got it from so and so and it cost this much and it's really unique and can't be found anywhere else and it's cut just so and... works really well as a symbol of wealth and status.
Now, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with showing off your money, I'm just saying lets not euphemize it.
Personally, I've never understood symbols. As far as I can tell, I don't have any (beyond utilitary ones). For example, I would never die over a piece of cloth and I think anyone who would is badly misguided...