Reply To: What’s the point in “real” jewelry?

As for the OP
I’m reasonably sure this will split among male/female lines
Few women want or treasure a “fake” diamond (unless they are worried about conflict diamonds, hence Hollywood actresses pushing stones like Moissanite which are supposedly even more pretty than real diamonds)
When I tried to convince my (very low maintenance) wife to get Moissanite instead of real, it didn’t fly.
So the answer to the question is
“because it makes your wife happy!”