Originally Posted by garce

My daughter just got engaged to be married. Not a problem - as I like the guy well enough - but here's what bugs me. My mom (who is divorced from my dad) gave my daughter's fiancee her wedding ring. It was a family heirloom type deal. He gets the stone to put in a new setting, yet the diamond still stays in the family.

So, turns out my Mom's diamond is worth $13,000. Now my daughter is wearing a $15K ring on her finger. Everywhere. This terrifies me. I have told her a number of times that I would get a duplicate made and that she should keep the original somewhere safe.

She goes to Guelph/Humber College and she's wearing a $15K ring (new setting) to class. Everyday. Yaaarrrgh!

In your esteemed opinion, what can I tell this smitten girl to convince her to wear a piece of glass or zircon in its stead? And why do I fell in my bones that she's either going to lose it, or get hurt defending it?