Promise Ring

I learned something new today..

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A promise ring is a ring indicating a serious promise made to oneself or to another. It may be given to a romantic partner to signify a commitment to a monogamous relationship, without a more lasting bond such as marriage. Lovers mostly exchange promise rings to indicate their commitment to the relationship they have.

Promise rings are bestowed to symbolize a promise that one person makes to another. In some cases, promise rings are precursors to engagement rings. While the latter symbolize a promise to marry, promise rings can stand for many other kinds of vows.

• Promise rings can mean: "I will be faithful to you"
• Promise rings can mean: "I will return to you"
• Promise rings can mean: "I will keep a specific promise to you"
• Promise rings can mean: "I will keep your secret"
• Promise rings can mean: "I love you"
• Promise rings can mean: "My intention is to marry you, but I'm not yet ready to become engaged"
• Promise rings can mean: "I will save my virginity for you"
• Promise rings can mean: "We are best friends"
• Promise rings can mean: "I will always be there for you"
• Promise rings can mean: "You are my one and only Valentine"
• Promise rings can mean: "I promise to abstain from a vice (gambling, drinking, smoking)"
• Promise rings can mean: "I promise to replace this ring with a (larger) diamond one as soon as I can afford it"

Both men and women can give promise rings.