My Wedding Industrial Complex

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Special guest this week, Liz’s fiance, Damon, joins the gang to discuss wedding budgeting, when to talk about money with your partner (early and often!), and what the internet thinks your wedding should cost.

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Teagan and Liz pull back the curtain on the so-called “tradition” of diamond engagement rings, and Liz solicits the help of the internet to find her lost ring.

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“Rings and Promises” by Margaret F. Brinig, George Mason University

“How an Ad Campaign Invented the Diamond Engagement Ring” by Uri Friedman, The Atlantic

“The History of the Diamond as an Engagement Ring,” The American Gem Society

“How Much Should You Spend on an Engagement Ring?” from The Knot

“What is a Promise Ring? The Real Meaning”

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Welcome to the show, friends! Listen as Liz, a soon-to-be-married woman, and her friend Teagan, a never-to-be-weddinged woman, chat about the insidious ways the Wedding Industrial Complex can get inside your head. First up, Proposals!

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Here’s some sources, some interesting reads, and some illuminating histories!

“Why Do Guys Kneel To Propose? The History of The Modern, Western Proposal”

“The Evolution of Popping the Question”

“8 Common Proposal Myths- Busted”