surprise surprise ladies! the next time u wish for a diamond ring consider this..

Rarity is one of the most prized qualities of gemstones. However, it isn’t clear to people just how rare a given gem is. All of them are rare, but some are much more so than others.Due to some excellent advertising, diamonds are believed to be the rarest of gemstones. The law of supply and demand comes in here. Diamonds, in general, are not at all rare. The De Beers cartel would prefer you didn’t know this, but annual world production of gem-quality diamond exceeds sixty million carats. Strongly colored diamonds, called fancies, can be genuinely scarce.

http://www.curiousnotions.com/gemstones/index.asp

so i guess anyone receiving an engagement ring from me isnt gonna be a diamond one. -wink-