do Rings still convey a Meaning?

[Banana Bender]

Used to be you could tell a lady's status by her ring-finger.  A friendship or commitment ring, engagement ring, and of course the Wedding Band.
Less easy to judge a man as he at most would have a wedding ring.

Bit harder to tell now, especially here, since so many couples wait years to tie the knot.

I suppose that in many circumstances, its not going to matter, as you would come to know the other person and their circumstances.  I don't want to sound like a creeper, but its in the casual encounter that it would be handy to know.  I'm not naturally outgoing with strangers, so it takes a bit of effort.

Let me give a specific example:  I sit next to a nice lady at the sport, she obviously has season tickets as i do, and she brings her young daughter.  I'm terrible with ages but would guess around 40.  As is probably normal for such scenarios, we don't speak much beyond smiling and saying hello.  
First time I noticed, she was wearing some form of costume jewellery (bluish metal) on her left hand, and what appeared to be an "Engagement" type on her right.  
The other day I noticed she was wearing no rings.
(And no, I don't check at every match.)

[schlumpy]

I haven't worn my wedding ring for at least 30 years. The reason is that my job required that I deal with voltages sometimes on the order of 5000 volts so I didn't need something conductive to melt on my body if I was careless enough to get zapped. It's only caused me a problem a few times and I didn't blame the woman involved but I did let them know upfront that I was married as soon I realized why I was being singled out for attention.

[introverted1]

I don't think you can gauge anything by the absence of a ring, as not everyone wears one. There are some clear-cut wedding/engagement type rings (diamond solitaire, gold or diamond-studded band). But there are also non-traditional rings that may or may not signify anything.

You might just have to strike up a conversation with this woman and find out!

[smackie9]

Season tickets? Obviously she will be there most of the time so that gives you opportunity to simply get to know her. That how it works....you just get to know people and whatever comes out of it happens down the road. Even if she's married, at least you made a new friend to talk to during the games.

[Gr8fuln2020]

Just ask. That simple.

[SincereOnlineGuy]

14 hours ago, Banana Bender said:

do Rings still convey a Meaning?

 

Yes,  on Saturn

 

 

[preraph]

It depends on the type of ring. A diamond in a gold or Platinum setting or a gold band on the left ring finger is a woman who is engaged or married. 

 

A diamond that is set in something else such as onyx on a woman would not necessarily mean she was married or engaged. Nowadays there are diamonds in different colors, but you can still usually tell if it's a wedding ring engagement ring by the setting and how formal it looks. I think most people still have clear wedding diamonds, but they do come in different colors, though some of those are outrageously expensive. They are always trying to push brown diamonds which are not as expensive, but I have not seen anyone wearing them accept on TV. 

 

Any ring that's not on the left ring finger does not designate engagement or marriage. For example, I wear a diamond set in onyx on my right hand and sometimes wear a giant topaz or an aquamarine on my left, but my everyday always ring is the one on my right hand. most people would keep their wedding or engagement sit on their left hand at all times and not be skipping days. 

 

If that varies by country someone can chime in and let you know.

Edited January 5, 2020 by preraph

[Els]

I don't actually know anyone who wears a ring on the ring finger of their left hand who isn't at the very least intending to SIGNAL that they are in a relationship. Regardless of whether the signal is true or false, I definitely would not approach a woman with one for dating.

[Miss Spider]

If the man or woman has a ring on the left ‘ring’ finger, I would assume they are married or engaged ,

[basil67]

But more to the point is that a lack of a ring doesn't mean that they aren't in a relationship.

[basil67]

On 1/4/2020 at 10:19 PM, schlumpy said:

I haven't worn my wedding ring for at least 30 years. The reason is that my job required that I deal with voltages sometimes on the order of 5000 volts so I didn't need something conductive to melt on my body if I was careless enough to get zapped.

This was my dad too - worked in power stations.  Though the fact that he lost his wedding ring in the surf on his honeymoon didn't help much

My long term partner said that if we were ever to marry, he wouldn't wear a ring because they are annoying for him.   Having had a father who didn't wear one either, it doesn't seem at all odd to me.

Edited January 5, 2020 by basil67

[5x5]

I don't wear a wedding ring because I find wearing rings to be uncomfortable. My wife sometimes wears her wedding ring and or engagement ring and sometimes doesn't.

If you want to know someone's relationship status, there is nothing wrong with just asking them.

Edited January 6, 2020 by 5x5