FORGET ROMANCE. The sacred tradition of marriage is being BOUGHT and SOLD. As we enter the “engagement season,” a SHOCKING new report reveals a disturbing trend: women are now DESPERATE enough to pay for their OWN engagement rings. What happened to a man’s vow, his promise, his sacrifice? It’s been ERASED by a generation treating love like a CORPORATE MERGER.
A staggering 71% of women now say they’d chip in for the ring, with nearly one in five offering to foot the ENTIRE BILL. This isn’t progress—it’s a PATHETIC sign of our times. Certified sexologist Natassia Miller confirms the bleak reality: modern couples are so “pragmatic” and financially strained that the ultimate symbol of commitment has become just another SHARED EXPENSE.
But the truth is FAR MORE SINISTER. With inflation CRUSHING wallets and the gender wage gap a persistent scar, women aren’t choosing to pay—they’re being FORCED into it. The average ring costs a soul-crushing $5,200, a sum many men now REFUSE to shoulder alone. Has chivalry died, or was it MURDERED by economic despair?
Even more alarming is the psychology behind this shift. Experts admit women, despite their “independence,” are still brainwashed by rom-coms and social media to see the ring as “proof of worthiness.” They are so terrified of being left unwed that they will literally PAY FOR THE PRIVILEGE of saying “someone committed to me.” This isn’t empowerment; it’s a DESPERATE PURCHASE of validation in a marketplace where love has no fixed price.
The dream is dead. The diamond is now a receipt.
Author: Kayitsi.com
