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Engagement rings are rings of ownership - They are a marker to tell other prospective suiters that the wearer is is 'off the market' and belongs to someone else.

If you think you are any kind of forward thinking person, you would not be on board with this archaic practice at all.

Also, De Beers invented[1] the concept of diamond-based engagement rings back when diamond jewellery sales were at an all time low, as a business-saving incentive. There zero romance in buying one for your partner.

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[1] https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/02/ho...

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It's disingenuous to proclaim that this is the only meaning - every person and culture that uses rings in this way applies their own meaning to it.

That said, when I was deciding whether or not I, as a male, wanted a wedding ring, this was exactly the reason that convinced me. I got married much younger than average and liked the idea of being visible "'off the market' and belongs to someone else."

> If you think you are any kind of forward thinking person, you would not be on board with this archaic practice at all.

What if both people want to do it? You are demonstrating a vast amount of ignorance.

> You are demonstrating a vast amount of ignorance.

No need for insults.

I'm allowed my own opinion on this. I am also allowed to express it, this is, after all, a discussion forum.

Probably best to remove "If you think you are any kind of forward thinking person" from your discussion starter if soft insults are going to be a problem.

But back to the actual topic, what about the point they raise: What if both people want to do it?

You posted your opinion, a very broad statement suggesting it was bad for certain people to believe something.

They countered your opinion with their own, stating your opinion was ignorant and offered an example as to why.

This is a discussion forum, but you sure seem to have a problem with sometime attempting to respond to you. Do you not see the irony?

I resented personally being called ignorant. That is all.

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