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I’ll admit I find rings uncomfortable, which may impact this opinion, but here we go.
Often the pressure is on the man to buy the engagement ring and propose in western cultures. This can both be a burden for the man and an unequal opportunity for the woman. I know that this used to be even more common than it is today, but it’s still a common standard.
Engagement rings are an investment, they aren’t cheap, and if you do get a cheap engagement ring, there’s stigma that comes along with it. Since most people already invest in wedding rings, I really don’t understand the point of engagement rings.
I already think we place too much importance on a wedding ring, like stigma around taking it off and such, but wedding rings have been around longer and in western cultures typically both parties have one (at least in modern times).
I simply believe having an engagement ring and a wedding ring is overdoing it, and it’s even worse if both are expensive. Spend that money on the life you plan to live with your partner, not for the symbolism of commitment in a piece of jewelry. I see no harm if both people really want to engage in the tradition of the man proposing with an engagement ring, but I don’t think it should be the standard.
Another solution is one ring that serves as both an engagement ring and a wedding ring.
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Often the pressure is on the man to buy the engagement ring and propose in western cultures. This can both be a burden for the man and an unequal opportunity for the woman. I know that this used to be even more common than it is today, but it’s still a common standard.
Engagement rings are an investment, they aren’t cheap, and if you do get a cheap engagement ring, there’s stigma that comes along with it. Since most people already invest in wedding rings, I really don’t understand the point of engagement rings.
I already think we place too much importance on a wedding ring, like stigma around taking it off and such, but wedding rings have been around longer and in western cultures typically both parties have one (at least in modern times).
I simply believe having an engagement ring and a wedding ring is overdoing it, and it’s even worse if both are expensive. Spend that money on the life you plan to live with your partner, not for the symbolism of commitment in a piece of jewelry. I see no harm if both people really want to engage in the tradition of the man proposing with an engagement ring, but I don’t think it should be the standard.
Another solution is one ring that serves as both an engagement ring and a wedding ring.
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