A Race to the Altar: Nick vs. Jess

Finally.
Nick Lachey put a ring on it.
"It" being Vanessa Minnillo, girlyfriend of four years.

Already?
Eric Johnson put a ring on it.
"It" being Jessica Simpson, gurrrlfriend of four months.

Let's do a quick timeline, shall we?

 

December 2005:  Nick and Jess call it quits.  It may or may not have to do with the fact that Nick just couldn't take it anymore- "Is it chicken or is it fish?" Jess asks. "IT'S FISH YA IDIOT!!!" yells Nick, followed by a slew of expletives.  Divorce papers follow.
April 2006: Nick spits his game on an MTV VJ whom he dates for the next four years.  Who even remembers that they temporarily split up in 2009?  I guess you do now.  You're welcome. V then goes on to tell the entire world that she showers with Nick everyday, twice a day.  V, showering that often is really bad for your hair.
2007-2009: Jess dates Tony Romo & John Mayer.  ...that's all I have to say.
July 2010: Jess starts dating Eric Johnson...an NFL player?  Apparently.  Drafted 7th round, currently a free agent...so basically she is just dating Eric Johnson, normal citizen of the USA.
November 5, 2010: V is ecstatic that her beau finally put a rock on her finger.
November 11, 2010: Jess tells Ryan Seacrest that she is very happy for Nick.
November 11, 2010 at 11pm: Jess demands that Eric propose, as to keep up with her ex.
November 14, 2010: Oh my gosh! What a surprise! Jess is engaged just 9 days after Nick!! Total coincidence!!!!!!!!!!!

I've learned that you should give people the benefit of the doubt, but I really can't in this situation.  I mean, c'mon...nine days later Jess is engaged to a guy who she's only dated for four months???  Even if Eric had planned to propose to Jess around the same time, if I were him, I'd purposely wait it out for a month or two just to avoid the press/rumors that the engagement was a way to rival Nick's engagement.  Or at least keep it hush-hush for a while.  Who are Eric and Jess' PR people? Sheesh.

It gets worse.  He got her a ruby center stone ring.
If you ask me, no woman's engagement ring should consist of three different colors.
(Hers being white for diamond, gold for band and red for ruby.)

Good luck Nick and Jess on your second marriages.  May it not lead to subpar reality shows or records professing love 'til your deaths, because we all know how that played out last time around...