In years gone by, the first piece of high quality fine jewelry that any woman could look forward to owning was her engagement ring, followed by her wedding ring.  And although these are items that most women can still look forward to receiving, there is an increasing trend for many women to buy their own jewelry.

There are a number of reasons for this:

Firstly women in western cultures are increasingly earning more, which means that for the first time ever, they are actually in a position to buy their own trinkets.

Secondly, whereas previously women the world over needed to get married in order to secure their financial future, these days there is no such pressure – at least in western cultures.  And because women no longer need to get married, more and more of them are choosing not to.

Thirdly, a lot of new gemstones, such as tanzanite, have been discovered in the last century.  And developments in minimg techniques have also brought precious gemstones within financial reach of the masses.  All this has meant that there is now a bigger than ever array of styles and choice of jewelry available.  Is there any surprise that women prefer to choose their own pieces rather than leave all the fun to their men-folk!

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