Quality > size for the most part, unless (as someone else said) you're looking at a large fractional difference as in 0.5 carat vs. 0.25 carat. Look at the relative difference in diameter (assuming round cut) to compare the visual impact as well. You'll see that going from 1 c to 0.75 c gives a relatively small difference in diameter.
Besides...when a woman sees that you compromised quality for size, she probably won't be all that happy unless she has friends who are competitive about diamond size.
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