Symbols Of Love Ben Affleck presented fiancée Jennifer Lopez with a rare 6.1-carat pink diamond ring worth upwards of $1.1 million	Men leaving bachelorhood behind can thank the good Archduke Maximilian of Austria for setting the pricey trend of diamond engagement rings. The gems have been a symbol of love since at least 1477, when the Archduke bestowed a diamond ring on Mary of Burgundy. In our day and age, sultry Jennifer Lopez sang My Love Don't Cost A Thing, but she was speechless when fiancé Ben Affleck presented her with a rare 6.1-carat pink diamond ring worth upwards of $1.1 million. Modern lore says a man should spend two months' salary on an engagement ring. However, when you're Hollywood royalty like Michael Douglas, how can you compute the right figure? Rather than puzzle over the maths, the Oscar winner picked out a 10-carat diamond engagement ring some refer to as a "paperweight" for his then fiancée Catherine Zeta-Jones. But diamonds aren't just for engagements, as any happily married man can tell you. That little blue box from Tiffany is appreciated on any occasion… just ask Elizabeth Taylor. » NEXT PAGE (1/2)
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