Engagement Rings
Tradition and symbol
The story of the engagement ring begins somewhere in the Antic Egypt, it
continues nowadays and it will be transmitted further on, for eternity, as a
proof of love which is shared and expressed, in the case of two souls which are
to join their destinies forever. Engagement rings mark the taking over by the
woman of a new status, that of a wife, but it can also mean eternal love. The
act of offering and accepting a wedding ring is a crucial moment in the
existence of a couple, or in the existence of a family, because by giving and
accepting an engagement ring a new family is born. Offering the
engagement ring,
the man expresses his wish to spend the rest of his life together with the woman
he loves, and accepting the engagement ring the woman chooses to submit her lova
and her life only to one man. The custom of wearing the engagement ring on the
fourth finger of the left hand (the annular) is not accidental, because it is
considered that this finger is the correspondent of the heart.
If the engagement ring as a symbol resisted in time, unfortunately the way of
offering it changed in time. If some time ago this moment was considered very
important, nowadays more and more couples change this moment into a banal act of
purchasing a jewel. Thus, the proper gesture of offering the engagemenrt ring,
doesn't have the same importance as it had in the past, the couples forgot the
emotional significance of this ring and they concentrate most upon its
commercial and financial value. So try, that beside the budget, the kind of the
gem or of the metal, to remember the feelings of the person who is offering or
accepting an engagement ring.
Engagement ring – purchased with or without her being aware?
Variety of models, multitude of gems, diversity of sizes and styles can be certain obstacles in choosing an engagement ring corresponding to the preferences of your future wife. Don't forget that each woman has her special personality and it will be extremely difficult to make a correct choice without taking into account the style and the wishes of your partner. If you want something special when you ask her to be your wife, don't hurry to decide on your own, now when you are ready to share the way of your lives.