Is It OK To Say "No Diamond Or Wedding Rings" ?
Q: As for metal allergies, you may well be hypersensitive to the metals with which gold is alloyed (pure 24 K gold being really too soft for thin sections as in jewelry, it is melted together with other metals, usually copper in the case of yellow gold, or nickle for white gold) Remember, 22 K gold is 8.4% *other* metals. A possible solution (if you wish jewelry) is to try platinum jewelry, if you can find _actual_ PT 1000 (which to platinum, is what 24K is to gold: 100% pure--not alloyed), though like pure gold, pure platinum is less durable than the non-alloyed variety, but likely tough enough unless you leave it on your hand while doing automotive mechanic or masonry work, for example.
A: You cannot be allergic to diamond because it is made of pure carbon, which is a natural element of our body. I suppose that you are allergic to the metal of the support (i.e. the ring itself). Allergy to pure gold (not the western variety) is rare and usually not immediate. I think you should see an allergist and find a way to have a ring for several hours. IMO, the ritual of the rings is important and a moving moment in a wedding, even for people who don't like jewels, like you... and me. My wife is allergic to fake metal. She gets rashes around her neck, wrist or fingers when she wears custom jewlry, even when plated with real gold. She's find when the gold is 18k or higher. As far as getting a diamond ring or not, that's your call. What are you worth? Are you traditional, Does he love you enough? are all questions that'll ring in your mind for years to come. You are the only one that'll have top live with it, no one else. Your call. Not all of us can stretch to a good diamond ring, but it doesn't mark us out as unloving - to some, the knowledge of the limits of the finances