Promise ring

Does your guy like to wear rings? (I have a point I promise.) :wink:

Hmm....never experienced that myself, but popped up some cash for the engagement ring (custom-made to my specs, I might add) and the matching wedding rings.

Do you have to get a 'promise' first?
What promise are you signifying?

Not as of yet, but he said he has no problem with wearing rings.

It's a commitment promise.

What if it were a promise ring that was, umm, 'hidden' somewhere....

LOL...I doubt it.

Good. Yes, absolutely men wear rings that signify a sentiment or "promise". My guy does not like to wear jewelry, so upon our marriage, I did some shopping ahead and choose a few different pieces that were simple and represented what I thought he might like. I made my jeweler fully aware that he was NOT a jewelry person and not to pressure him in any way the day I scheduled the appointment for "both" of us to come in and "look".
My jeweler was so good about the experience (he had chocolate and champagne waiting for us.) I made that day as fun as possible, I booked a romantic room at a seaside resort, we had breakfast, we walked along a beach side boardwalk and we eventually made our way to the jewelry shop. Interestingly enough, he picked a piece that I had not considered (this is key). I thought it added to our "history" together. The only thing I did, was made a tiny inscription inside the band (he was unaware of this) "With this ring, I thee wed. Love, Jacquie" (I think thats why he wears it always) :wink:
Go for it and Best of Luck.

I gave my hubby-to-be (but at the time just boyfriend of several months) a silver claddawhatever (you know, the hands and the heart) ring for Valentine's Day when we were separated by an ocean. He liked it. :-D

I know you can get Irish commitment bands... I had a friend that proposed to her man because he was afraid of proposing to her while he was still at college. So she bit the bullet and did it herself.

He absoloutely loved it.

But are you thinking of actually proposing or just wanting to give a ring as a present...? cos i dont mean to be stereotypical but you could hurt a man's pride if you propose first...

But if you know him well enough then go for it.

I bought my man just a plain gold dress ring with three small diamonds in it that he wears on his forefinger as an anniversary present. we had been together for twelve months... and he has never taken it off since!

At the risk of appearing totally ignorant...whats a promise ring?

In my day, it was a prelude to an engagement of marriage.
"A declaration of your intent" in a way. It means a special union/commitment between two people in love that does not have the contractual intent that an engagement ring has. It does often carry the emotional intent though.

Nowdays the "sentiment" between two people can vary, a father to a daughter, with the "promise" to be the man in her life until she marries etc.

Personally I think it's a highly romantic gesture and encourage those who want to give one, to do so - man or woman. Hope that clears it up for you.

Nope, not proposing, i'm leaving that up to him some day. I just want to give him a ring, was thinking about a white gold band or something to show him how much I love him.

Oh thats easy then. There are so many guy rings out there... I think go have a look around, there are so many different ones. Talk to a Jeweller.

If you're thinking of a white gold band, i had a male friend that bought himself a really wide band. They look great, something that looks more masculine...

Great!! Thanks all!!!