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Promise Ring?

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chimmytime

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Can someone explain the point of a promise ring? I know the basic idea of it, and i've had friends who've given them to their girl friends. Though i don't really see way.
 
It's a ring... to remind someone of a promise. It works the same way as an engagement ring or a wedding ring: it reminds you of your covenant. There really isn't much to it, bub. Some people promise not to have sex before marriage. Some people promise not to date anybody else, etc.

nik
 
It promises that this will be the last time you waste money on token jewelry like this and that you will now fix the error of your ways and save money toward a REAL engagement ring that the person will actually be wearing years from now instead of languishing in some forgotten mementos box somewhere.
 
It promises that your gf is materialistic and ensures that if you get her one you'll have to waste your money on token objects for the rest of your life.
 
Younger people give promise rings as a symbol of their love and commitment when they are too young to propose marriage.

Ryan
 
It means "I'm never going to marry you, but I want to string you along for awhile and it's the only way to shut up your constant nagging about getting married."

 
Originally posted by: dirtboy
It promises that your gf is materialistic and ensures that if you get her one you'll have to waste your money on token objects for the rest of your life.
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Bling Bling Bling Bling Bling!!!

er.. wait .. I mean

ding ding ding ding
We have a WINNER
 
Originally posted by: smp
<a class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge target=blank href="http://www.disobey.ca/ring">You wanna buy one? I'm trying to unload this one.</A>
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How much you want for it? Road trip to Toronto!!!

 
I think there are two types of promise rings, meaning two different things, given by different people.

I wear a promise ring given me by my dad, as do many of my friends. It's a visible sign of a commitment of virginity until marriage. It's not at all ostentatious, or very expensive, just a gold band.

See?

[Edit] I do *wear* the ring, all the time. I only took it off so I could take the pic.
 
To me it always seemed that a guy gave it to his girlfriend saying "I promise to marry you" but doesn't have the balls to give her an engagement ring, so in actual fact he isn't making a promise at all is he? Course that's just what I've noticed.
 
Originally posted by: Jzero
It means "I'm never going to marry you, but I want to string you along for awhile and it's the only way to shut up your constant nagging about getting married."
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I was going to post something similarly sarcastic...but I like yours better. Great minds think alike. 😀
 
Originally posted by: MichaelD
Originally posted by: Jzero
It means "I'm never going to marry you, but I want to string you along for awhile and it's the only way to shut up your constant nagging about getting married."
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I was going to post something similarly sarcastic...but I like yours better. Great minds think alike. 😀
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Ewww........you guys splattered cynicism all over my shoes. Gross. 😛
 
This whole post is because my gf is heading off to UCLA in the winter, and just wanted to keep her in check. Maybe i can find one in a cracker jacks box.
 
Originally posted by: chimmytime
This whole post is because my gf is heading off to UCLA in the winter, and just wanted to keep her in check. Maybe i can find one in a cracker jacks box.
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Good luck with that. Unfortunately college + distance dooms many a relationship. I was pretty sure I would marry my high school sweetheart until we ended up 1400 miles apart at different schools.......things just kinda fell apart. On the upside, I met and married the most wonderful woman in the world shortly thereafter and I still chat with my old g/f once in a while. All is well.

Also: I wouldn't really advise the "keep in check" mindset. If it's meant to be, it will all work out. The perception that you're trying to keep a leash on her will really piss her off eventually, believe me.

 
Originally posted by: Jzero
It means "I'm never going to marry you, but I want to string you along for awhile and it's the only way to shut up your constant nagging about getting married."
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Bwahahaha!

If you're promising to marry someone, buy a damn engagement ring. What's the point in promising someone that you'll ask them to marry you.

My girlfriend just told me a story last night about a promise ring one of her old boyfriends got her...
 
Originally posted by: chimmytime
This whole post is because my gf is heading off to UCLA in the winter, and just wanted to keep her in check. Maybe i can find one in a cracker jacks box.
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If your relationship's trust isn't enough to "keep her in check," then a ring never will.

nik
 
It promises that your gf is materialistic and ensures that if you get her one you'll have to waste your money on token objects for the rest of your life.
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Almost everybody in this country is materialistic in one form or another.......get over it. heh.
 
Originally posted by: badluck
It promises that your gf is materialistic and ensures that if you get her one you'll have to waste your money on token objects for the rest of your life.
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Almost everybody in this country is materialistic in one form or another.......get over it. heh.
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I'm not at all!

 
Originally posted by: Fausto1
Originally posted by: chimmytime
This whole post is because my gf is heading off to UCLA in the winter, and just wanted to keep her in check. Maybe i can find one in a cracker jacks box.
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Good luck with that. Unfortunately college + distance dooms many a relationship. I was pretty sure I would marry my high school sweetheart until we ended up 1400 miles apart at different schools.......things just kinda fell apart. On the upside, I met and married the most wonderful woman in the world shortly thereafter and I still chat with my old g/f once in a while. All is well.

Also: I wouldn't really advise the "keep in check" mindset. If it's meant to be, it will all work out. The perception that you're trying to keep a leash on her will really piss her off eventually, believe me.
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Well its not 1400 miles, more like 70 miles. And the "keep in check" is really just a joke, i trust her. Maybe i can get her a necklace to remind her of me.
 
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