Promise Rings
The topic of promise rings was brought up amongst my friends a couple of nights ago. As expected the females were all for the idea of a promise ring while the male members of the discussion had trouble understanding the point of it. Here’s a quick summary of how that debate went…
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Men: What’s the point of a promise ring
Women: The Promise Ring is a symbol of commitment.
M: But, isn’t a wedding ring supposed to be a symbol of commitment?
W: A Promise Ring is to symbolize the promise to wed one day.
M: Now, isn’t that the purpose of an engagement ring?
W: Well a Promise Ring is to symbolize the promise to be engaged to wed one day.
M: That’s dumb.
W: Your dumb!!
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…and so on and so forth. My question is: what’s next, a Pledge Ring to symbolize the pledge to promise to be engaged to wed one day? I mean, when will this bullshit end? Why the hell do men constantly have to reassure women that they’re together? Are women so fucking insecure nowadays?
Don’t get me wrong. If it is an issue of insecurity, maybe we should take a closer look as to why that is. Is it the marriage failure rate of today that have all of these women needing men to reassure that it’s the real deal? Possibly. Is it the fact that cheating on your partner has become more common than the cold and now women need something to symbolize belonging (or ownership)? Maybe.
The sad part is, jewelry companies are gobbling this shit up like turkey on thanksgiving and men are left with another hole in the wallet. Oh, and what’s this crap about a “3 months’ pay for an engagement ring” rule? But, that’s a rant for another day.
Posted by Frank N. Stein
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Damn. Can’t add much here. This was one of the few times I have laughed out loud while reading blogs. I read this to my wife and she was laughing too. You summed it up perfectly. Love the Pledge Ring scenario. Blog on!
lol. You find it funny cause you’re already married. Us single guys are the ones suffering today’s social atrocities!!
M: That’s dumb.
W: Your dumb!!
…pretty much sums up most ‘conversations’ in my house.