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Ahh . . . sweet romance.

The flowers. The chocolate. The late night whispers of “I loveyou.”

For most people in love, the culmination of months oftogetherness and special friendship comes down to one singlemoment: The marriage proposal - - featuring a simple, butelegant, diamond engagement ring.

Of course, if you’re a celebrity, a simple ring may not haveenough wattage to suit your tastes. Thus, we see manycelebrities sporting five-carat to seven-carat diamond studdedengagement and wedding rings.

Well, if you can afford it, why not flaunt it, right?

Take for instance the recent marriages of andStar Jones. When got engaged to her former backup dancer, Kevin Federline, she promptly bought herself anawesome-looking five-carat diamond engagement ring. (Does anyonereally believe that Kevin bought this for her on his dancer’ssalary?)

As for Star Jones, it’s not known whether her stunningseven-carat princess cut diamond ring was bought or donated, butshe too happily skipped off to a wedding ceremony with all thetrimmings.

So, does all this extra diamond wattage mean that celebritieshave a better wedding ceremony than everyone else?

Absolutely, not.

There’s absolutely no proof that their multi-carat diamond ringsand fancy wedding accommodations gave them any more satisfactionat the alter than Joe and Jane Doe’s down right sparse nuptialsin a run-down back yard.

Buying the biggest and fanciest diamond engagement ring on theplanet doesn’t guarantee anything but a nice piece of icejewelry to show off to your family and friends. Other than that,celebrities have the same odds for a successful, happy union asthe rest of us.

And that’s the way it should be.