diamonds

I was led to understand the psyche of women when I sat in a 3 way conversation among women about diamonds. Good thing I had a prior knowledge of diamond rings, else I won't be able to understand what's the whole fuss behind 0.5, 0.8 and 1 carat. Truth is, they DO look very different in size. Each of them expressed different opinions about what is the market rate; varying from 1 to 3 months of income. One even suggested an exorbitant 10months! (perhaps I can tell my company that I will work BOTH Asia pacific and European hours). Then again, a sample size of 3 women is too small. I should at least include the ah lian who got hitched at 18 years old in my survey and ask what she got from her ah beng husband. To made sure I understood what is expected of me in future, they regularly punctuated their sentences with "jy please always remember this". If there are any take home lessons. I guess it is important to at least find out what her peers are getting and benchmark against them; because they are the ones who will be compa(ring). In case you guys forget..

diamonds are whose best friends?