Will you marry “moi” ?

According to the encyclopedia, an engagement ring is a ring worn by a woman indicating her engagement to be married. In some countries, such as Great Britain and France, the ring is worn on the left-hand ring finger, while in other countries, such as Germany, Poland and Ukraine, it is customary for the ring to be worn on the right-hand. In the United States, the ring represents a formal agreement to a future marriage.

In classical times it is said to date back from an early usage reportedly referring to the fourth finger of the left hand as containing the vena amoris or “vein of love”!

In Egypt, Brazil and many European countries, both the man and the woman usually wear engagement rings, most often in the form of matching plain bands of white, yellow, or rose gold. In these countries the man’s engagement ring often also eventually serves as the wedding ring. Some men wear two rings, but this is rarer. The woman’s wedding ring can sometimes have a precious stone. In Spain, the woman sometimes buys a wristwatch for the man as an engagement present. Continue reading