Give someone an engagement ring of cubic zirconia and you are not demonstrating your willingness to be extravagant for your love. Diamonds are valued because of their cost.

The Alice Cubic Zirconia Ring still grabs all the attention, especially now that it’s 25 percent off. Alice Cubic Zirconia Ring. $19, originally $48. Buy now Maro Ring Set. Image: BaubleBar.

The cubic zirconia glittered like any diamond. No one could tell the difference. We noticed the only give-away one evening at our local bowling alley’s ’80s night, when a friend and I compared ...