Are you as appalled as I am?

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I have an opal on my wedding ring, and the ring isn't fancy either

Yikes, just be careful with it - opals can be very fragile.

I would have liked an opal engagement ring but I worked in a lab at the time and with all the crud I got my hands into I would have had to take it off a lot, a sure way for me to lose it. So I opted for a small sapphire (almost as strong as a diamond) with miniscule diamond chips on either side. As rings go it was pretty inexpensive, but I really like it to this day.