I was meaning to gather some opinions about it for ages. I've never been a fan of diamonds or stones in general, but recently I started to appreciate them more and more. My mother is really into jewlery and even used to work as a gemologist for a while. She'd rather buy a diamond ring than a car. She is also the one who always told me, it's better to wear nothing rather than a fake diamond. Sometimes I see really cute "bling", especially the more expensive imitaton stuff like swarovski, some things there don't look tacky at all and I'm tempted to buy. But I have my mother's mantra stuck in my head. On the other hand, diamonds, not to mention, expensive, also have a pretty horrible reputation. Like fur, some people consider it ignorant and unethical, even borderline criminal to buy real diamonds. What's your opinion? 
even looking at a crystal ring.
It's an interesting question and a very sad issue. So many beautiful things are brought to us at the expense of people, animals and the planet. I'm glad lots of people are having second thoughts about that kind of improper consumption. If we stop buying things that cause damage and harm, our commercial world can change a great deal!
