Anyone else here get really cheesed off with the constant comment especially with diamonds being 'en vogue' of recent "Its not real, is it?"

Since its becoming more acceptable for guys to wear stones and everyone and their dog are sporting CZ's and whatever else rubbish.
I get this often with my round brilliant cut diamond stud.

It gets on my nerves TBH.

Hi Pip,
I can't imagine myself ever asking someone if "it's real".  I think that would just be so rude of me.  If someone asked me that, I'd just reply with the truth.  I can see where it'd get under one's skin by hearing that a lot. 

  good one DJ!

My mother on a cruise got better(worse) than that she got a long lecture about her ring and that if it had been real diamonds it would have been worth a lot of money LOL.  My mother said that she just nodded and thanked the "kind"  lady and she told me that  sometimes it is better for people to think your jewellery is fake.....
Joia

I've heard of people being reminded that they could have used the money better (donations, etc) but there will always be someone who has to be a downer in situations.  I could care less if people judge me on how I spend my money, but I know, even with other materialistic items, people can judge.  I do donate to 2 organizations monthly so I have no regrets

Very Pretty Indeed!      PIP..... ditto on what other's have said.   Although it is rude for someone to ask,  I just have never taken offense to it.  Some people don't know diamonds the way that we do and it is often those whom have to ask if they are real! 

Well, technically lab diamonds are diamonds, but they aren't as cool to me because the earth didn't make them.

Lab diamonds are exactly the same chemically as an earth-mined diamond. But, they are also D, VVS1, so if you don't make any money you're not fooling anyone! I actually bought a lab-made diamond ring (it's pretty, I'd post pics, but I don't think it's interesting to anyone since it's not real in our books)        and obviously it could be real, but the stone is like a 1.5 carat radiant with a halo and really really fancy scrolling under the crown, and a real ring like that would cost me over $10k, and I'm just a young college student, so everyone knew it was fake anyway. I've never seen any real diamonds, but I have to say I might have gotten a cz or something, because I never see any colored light come out of it!

That is a beautiful ring, Awestruck!  I haven't seen anything like it!

Stici, it reminds me of you, and you love for pink and white!

I'm not picky about clothes at all, but I do like my purses to be "real".  I can't stand the fakes...lol.  I do love nice real diamonds, but I'd still wear a pretty fake sometimes too!

Awestruck~

I saw that ring, too.  I love the contrast between the white and the pinks.  Those definitely don't have any brown in them, do they?

~RedRaider

i think there may be a regional divide, in asking questions about a stone. because here in texas i have never known anyone to get upset or offended if asked about their ring.    but i have observed new englanders and new yorker/new jersey area people really get their panties in a wad over this issue.

hell, down here, if you ask about a ring, you'll get a ten minute story or "Oh hunney, it's a fake!"

i've discovered that if i really like someone's ring, in friendly texas, all i have to do is say "oh, your ring is lovely, tell me about it!"  i vibe them out first, though.

one time i was in walmart and there were three middle aged women in a stuck line in the electronics department.  we were all wearing very dated YG jools from the 80s and 90's but noticeable/larger diamonds. turned into a delightful 20 minutes or so in the jool admiration society.  " Oh, hunney this is from my first boyfriend, this is from the ex husband may he rot in peace....its a 2 carat h vs1 from ...."

i teach high school chemisty in the 'hood and my students think i am wearing fakes. i told them once my diamonds were real.  probably not a good idea.

i hate hate hate CZs because after 6 months, in my opinion, they look bad.  edited to add: i also get annoyed on ebay when people list cz's as "lab created diamonds".

I love a good story too, no offense is taken in asking in this small town. (5 hours from Jersey/NY)