Dear Carolyn: I got engaged recently and got a moissanite ring, and I love it. The same ring that would have cost $20,000 as a diamond was about $2,000, with only the tiniest difference on the hardness scale and in light refraction — which makes absolutely no difference to me. People compliment me on it all the time, and I’ve always been honest that it’s not a diamond.
Carolyn Hax: Fiancé plans to lie to his family about engagement ring

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