I, too, understand what she's eluding to. I believe that when it comes to the love of two people who want to share their lives with one another, an engagement ring is not necessary or warranted. The "issue", if you will, is she appears to be claiming that she's not materialistic, especially when it comes to something as "silly" as an engagement ring. Yet she walks around with a $5 million dollar piece of jewellery and her hand. If she thinks it's so "silly" and "material" why is she even wearing it in the first place? Why not just stick to the simple band and/or the tattoo? When you claim something is silly and material but you do it anyway, you're being hypocritical; and the definition of the word denotes this fact. It's like me saying, publicly no less, that flaunting one's wealth with expensive cars, handbags and jewellery is preposterous and pontificating yet I sit there with a large diamond on, clutching the latest, and most expensive, handbag with the keys to my Rolls-Royce Phantom dangling from my other hand. Hypocritical indeed, on all accounts!
As for your remarks about her wedding, I see no point. She did have a small wedding but a very lavish one. And it was hardly out of the public's eye. When you invite a slew of high-profile celebrities and it has media coverage, that is not "very much out of the public eye". Please note, however, that my remark about her hypocrisy was not about her wedding, how far it was from the public's eye or even her lifestyle in general. If it were I could go on, in great length, about just how materialistic she truly is. It was merely about a $5 million dollar, 18ct flawless bauble that sits upon a supposed not materialistic person's hand.
As an exceedingly materialistic person myself I don't blame her for relishing in the good life. I do myself, and quite frequently. However I'm not sitting there claiming that material things are silly and unneeded whilst thoroughly enjoying and flaunting them.
I'm not here to fight with you on this matter. We obviously have very differing opinions about her, and I most certainly respect that.