are girls getting more greedy nowadays ?

[platinumrock]

Date: 1/5/2009 10:45:11 AM
Author: Sizzle

Date: 1/5/2009 9:16:02 AM
Author:Dancing Fire
do they expect a bigger diamond e-ring from their bf compare to 20-25 years ago?

I don''t think it''s greed per se, the world has just changed a bit more. It''s acceptable to wear diamonds in the day time, more families are two income families, people are waiting to have children.... I am not going to lie I had high expectations. That was only because I work and earn money and know what''s realiistic.

I agree, greed is a strong word. Today''s men and women are a different breed from women 20-25 years ago. Women these days are becoming more involved and proactive in the engagement process. They know what they want, and they are not afraid to vocalize it to their partner. This also applies to desire for better color, cut and clarity, not just size. But PS women??? A breed in their own league.

 

[that_someone_special]

I think so, yes. I feel that aside from diamonds, so many younger children already feel like they are OWED everything. It''s just money, right? I mean, growing up, I never had as many things as my younger brothers did.. am I a bit jealous? Eh, it would''ve been nice.. but I also used my imagination instead of rotting it with tv. If the power went out for a week in many homes, cellphones didnt work, and things with batteries didn''t work.. OMG can you imagine what kids would do?????? They''d be bored to tears. Now, if that were to happen in the 80''s we''d go play outside and that''d be cool.

But yeah, again, diamonds. So many people had such good posts on this!

 

[jewelerman]

yes ,yes, yes!!!...their expectations are huge!I remember a time(in a place far far away)20 years ago when 1/4-1/2 were very acceptable as a first e-ring...then you traded up over time...over the years...last store i worked at specialized in wedding jewelry and most young college age women wont accept a 1/2 and want 3/4 at the smallest...with diamonds on the band and in platinum...they dont think about price ,but monthly payments...many dont even have full time jobs and are looking at $4,000-$6000 rings with plans to upgrade in 5 years....i wish i was kidding...but

this is common with the couples i helped in the last few years.

 

[kittybean]

Date: 1/5/2009 11:26:05 PM
Author: swedish bean
I think so, yes. I feel that aside from diamonds, so many younger children already feel like they are OWED everything. It's just money, right? I mean, growing up, I never had as many things as my younger brothers did.. am I a bit jealous? Eh, it would've been nice.. but I also used my imagination instead of rotting it with tv. If the power went out for a week in many homes, cellphones didnt work, and things with batteries didn't work.. OMG can you imagine what kids would do?????? They'd be bored to tears. Now, if that were to happen in the 80's we'd go play outside and that'd be cool.

Nah, they'd figure it out pretty quickly. They'd go play outside, play a board game, read a book, or run over to their friend's house instead of IMing them. Kids are remarkably adaptable, and they hate being bored. They'll always find a way to entertain themselves. (I'm not saying they wouldn't complain a ton at first, but they'd get used to it soon enough.)

Remember that as every generation gets older, they think that "today's youth" are all going to heck in a handbasket, and they long for the simpler days of their own youth, when kids respected their elders, people knew the value of a dollar, and people practiced common decency.

A professor's wife wrote an article complaining that today's children couldn't spell, had poor grammar, were selfish, discourteous, lazy, and self-indulgent. Lacking respect for their elders or for common decency, the young were hedonistic, shallow, amusement-seeking creatures. The boys were feeble, flippant, and 'soft' intellectually, spiritually, and physically. Even worse were the girls, who were brash, loud, and promiscuous. This was published in 1911. "Every generation of adults tends to feel, when regarding the young people around them, that the barbarians are at the gates." (Anecdote and quote from the Washington Post review of Huck's Raft: a History of American Childhood)

So, while girls and boys alike may appear to be more "greedy" and otherwise lacking in character nowadays, that appearance is as old as the hills (just like our dear DF

).

 

[prettyarmor]

Date: 1/5/2009 10:12:05 PM
Author: Harriet

Date: 1/5/2009 2:43:13 PM
Author: prettyarmor
Since I''m new I hate to put myself out there with a double entendre like ''size matters''

It''s ok. Remember who started this thread? Crazy old DF.

Well but I would NEVER want to perpetuate the notion that girls are greedier nowadays for wanting bigger err...diamonds...nope not me...


BIG BIG BIG


sorry, that just comes out sometimes

 

[steph72276]

Date: 1/6/2009 1:14:04 AM
Author: jewelerman
yes ,yes, yes!!!...their expectations are huge!I remember a time(in a place far far away)20 years ago when 1/4-1/2 were very acceptable as a first e-ring...then you traded up over time...over the years...last store i worked at specialized in wedding jewelry and most young college age women wont accept a 1/2 and want 3/4 at the smallest...with diamonds on the band and in platinum...they dont think about price ,but monthly payments...many dont even have full time jobs and are looking at $4,000-$6000 rings with plans to upgrade in 5 years....i wish i was kidding...but

this is common with the couples i helped in the last few years.

That''s the problem in our country....monthly payments on credit instead of saving up and paying cash for things!

 

[sugary]

I do not feel that we are getting greedier, it is just that so many more things are availablle to us. And adverting''s job is to make those things appealing to us so that we have to have it and show everyone that we can have, but not necessarily afford, it. As children, my brothers and I never watched tv, because we did not have one. The reason we did not have one is because we never had time to watch. We had other things that occupied our time. My FI has a tv and guess what? I rarely watch (and he rarely does too now) because we do other things (so don''t ask me about any programs because I don''t know what''s on.... though in my business that is a good thing, because when I design a set I don''t want a picture in my head from a tv show. I want it all to be original).

If we didn''t see the "big diamonds" advertised would we want them? would we really know that they existed? Would we even know all the women who sport such beautiful blings? The internet has given businesses lots of free advertsing in forums just like these. Is it bad? Not necessarily. But just try to remember what is truly important, being able to have lots of stuff or being happy. If your stuff makes you happy then that''s great. But if you have all this stuff and you are not happy, you have to find out why.