PRETTIER WOMEN GET MORE EXPENSIVE ENGAGEMENT RINGS
A BIZARRE STUDY BASED UPON MALE ATTRACTION, SUCCESS, AND DIAMOND RINGS!
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WHAT
W H A T ? ? ?
What a crazy study…
A new study from Western Oregon University, from Springer’s journal Evolutionary Psychological Science, found that men were willing to spend MORE money on an engagement ring if the woman was prettier.
Men being pigs?
Seems like it, but this price hike stems from something deeper…
SUCCESS!
Men correlate ‘success‘ with the good life; having a great paying job, a beautiful wife, a loving family, the whole white picket fence…
So beauty and success are tied in together as one, that is, in this hypothetical ‘dream’ situation. None of it was real.
But it’s interesting to think about
I’ve been selling engagement rings for over 30 years, and I’ve never noticed anything of the sort. Granted, I usually deal with the man who is buying ‘the ring’ to surprise her, but still, if you’re pretty you’d get a much bigger and better diamond???
It’s hard to imagine
Even though I’ve heard that beautiful people do get promotions quicker. They make more money than their average looking co-workers… They move up the ladder easier. It’s a principle called “the pleasure of dealing with good-looking people.”
I get it…
The center of attraction… The life of the party… But what about the men? Do they feel they have to spend more in order to keep such an attractive female? Buy her love?
NO! It’s not only the men…
This same study also found that this spending spree wasn’t one-sided… They found that prettier women expected a much more expensive diamond ring as well (that blows the whole theory out the window).
Prettier people presume it!
“Desirable women expect greater resource investments from their mates.”
Well I’ll be…
(Isn’t that a Gold Digger?)
Even though you often see beautiful women dating ugly men all the time (in it for the money?)
Good thing this study was a hypothetical one… Because given the circumstances of rings, prices and pictures of pretty women, I’d suspect you’d want to impress too.
Especially if it was make believe! Right?
Treat her like a real princess… Live happily ever after…
Would looks make you spend more?
CARAT, CLARITY, COLOR, CUT, POL, SYM, FLUOR | PRICE | VIEW |
1.01, SI2, G, EX, EX, EX, NONE | $5,030 | VIEW |
1.51, SI1, E, EX, EX, EX, NONE | $15,090 | VIEW |
An extra ten grand perhaps?
Or is this just fantasy?
Let me know in the comments below…
Cheers! :)
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