Silver, Silver, Silver........White Gold?

Each new design reaches a point where I hesitate and think......Where is this going as far as metal?  Many beads or gem stones drag you kicking and screaming toward one metal or another....and yet others say....."what speaks to you today?"  So goes it with my men's line.  I can't seem to take the Yellow Gold road.  So, before me lays Silver, Jewelers Metal and White Gold.  Which to use?  Sometimes It depends on the gem or bead.  Many of my men's designs are metal only and therefor I by nature lean towards Silver.  Recently I was asked to create a piece from Stainless Steel.  Hummmm.....newer format for me...can it be manipulated as easily?  I love the darker look of white gold and yet....silver can be made to look more "manly" with oxidation.  Why am I so frustrated and intimidated?  who would have thought such a hump in the road could make me consider a detour.  Only kidding!  I never sacrifice workmanship....ever.  I have been known to scrap an entire design and start from scratch.  Perhaps I will just cave and use the silver!