moissanite
Do not get a "fake" gem without explicitly running it past the woman first! Some are perfectly fine with lab creations; others have swallowed the mined diamond marketing.
Nobody can tell. Just don't get one that looks like it's supposed to be worth 100k.
You can always upgrade the ring down the road.
Nobody can tell.
A jeweler can tell. Maybe not all of them, but definitely the one my ex went to. Let's just say that experience didn't endear her to me. Current wife loves how big and beautiful hers is.
(Also with the real thing priced 20-50x higher for perfect/flawless/etc. anyone with a general sense of my income could determine that I didn't spend 25k on the rock)
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