"The British financiers who had organized the South African mines quickly realized that their investment was endangered; diamonds had little intrinsic value—and their price depended almost entirely on their scarcity. The major investors in the diamond mines realized that they had no alternative but to merge their interests into a single entity that would be powerful enough to control production and perpetuate the illusion of scarcity of diamonds..." Frankly, as an educated woman...I wonder: HOW is it that 40+ years after this exposé was published in one of the most credible journalism outlets in the world, millions of consumers still pay more than a few hundred bucks for a diamond (ANY diamond)? SMH. - Mrs. Cubic Zirconia  

How long is too long to wait for him to propose marriage? 12 months? 3 years? Ten? It doesn’t have to happen right away, but...surely there's a time period that is simply too long to wait for a proposal when the woman in question has expressed that she wants to be married to her guy, right? Asking women to sound off about waiting for engagement.

How many chainsaws do you need? My father in law has 4 chainsaws (that I know of).  The idea that a guy would want to try and safely wield a loud and dangerous piece of power equipment with each of his two hands AND each of his two feet while simultaneously cutting down four trees at the same time…seemed crazy to me. But truth is…

If you’ve been in business long enough and have enough happy, satisfied customers…you’re bound to also have customers that think you’re a jackass. Not all businesses would read a bad review over the PA (Public Address) speaker system, but today we’re gonna do just that. Here's one of my favorite customer complaints…and my reply is

In any given intimate relationship, you should prepare yourself to learn one or more things that are strange, odd or just plain weird about this person with whom you're sharing your time and space and maybe life, too. Neurotic about recycling? Midnight lunch? Showering only in the dark? Naming and talking to your cars? Or God forbid...putting ketchup on eggs? Here are 7 weird wife habits I didn't know were odd until my husband told me.