I WAS TOTALLY AGAINST IT AND DIDNT WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT WHEN IT FIRST STARTED GETTING POPULAR YEARS AGO. LEARNED MORE ABOUT THE PROCESS ONLY RECENTLY (WHICH YOU CAN GOOGLE IF YOU WANT) AND AM TOTALLY FOR THEM NOW. ITS A REAL NATURAL DIAMOND THAT USES THE SAME PROCESS AS IT WOULD IN THE EARTHS CRUST, BUT JUST IN A LAB AND DOESNT TAKE MILLIONS OF YEARS TO FORM. MY PERSONAL JEWELRY WILL BE LAB GROWN DIAMONDS FROM NOW ON.