Promise ring.......?

Question

today my boyfriend (very serious) gave me a promise ring. i was thinking about getting him a ring with "forever and ever" or "always and forever" engraved in it. Both of these phrases mean something to us, its not just some random thing. But would it be weird if i gave him a ring? Should girls not do that? Also, i dont want it to seem like im just giving him a ring because he gave me one. His birthday is in three weeks and i was thinking of giving it to him then.

Answer 1

Depending on your age, I don't know why so many people are against promise rings.  It's a ring you later wear on your right hand after you get your engagement ring.  A promise ring should not look like an engagement ring at all.  It can also be of any stone.  

I think I'd pass on a ring for your boyfriend.  Most guys don't like wearing jewelry because of what they do.  You can have your saying engraved on the inside of his wedding band though when the time comes.  

Answer 2

If you are young and want to get him a promise ring, then I would say to go for it. If he likes jewelry or he will wear it. Maybe you could drop a hint or find out what he thinks.

Something like, "Oh, so-and-so is wearing a ring. Don't you think that's cool that he is wearing one?" or whatever. Be off-hand about it, not say it when you were talking about your ring.

Ignore these haters on here. It's nice to take it slow. Start out with promise rings, and if you want to get engaged later, then do that.

I think it would be a nice birthday gift IF he likes jewelry. When I was in high school, my boyfriend wore a ring.

Answer 3

Most high school guys aren't into bling that much, so maybe a chain or ID bracelet or watch might be a better idea for his birthday.

Answer 4

I hate to sound harsh, but I agree that a promise ring is a waste.  Unless it's one of those religious virgin statement rings, I would skip it.  At least in that case it stands for something more than a boyfriend/girlfriend thing.  As for your guy, it was a nice thought but I doubt he wants to wear one & have to explain it to all of his friends.  How sweet that you have one, but this will make sense in about 10 years.  Best of luck though.

Answer 5

If he would like a ring, sure, give him one.

If you want my personal opinion, I see promise rings as a waste. If you feel you're too young/not ready for an engagement ring or wedding bands, then I don't see the point of a promise ring. If you really want to promise that you'll be together, your word should be enough.  

Answer 6

I think one wedding ring is enough. Why do you need so many rings? Me and my hubby have couple rings.

Answer 7

I gave my (then) boyfriend a promise ring when he got one for me.

The one I got him was a gold band with my name engraved on the outside and 'forever babe' on the inside.

I don't think it is weird at all to give him one.

We are engaged now and I still wear mine (but now on right hand, middle finger- I've lost so much weight since then) and he still wears his.

Answer 8

hmm.. I think it might be weird if you gave him a ring.  Personally, I think exchanging rings is something sacred to marriage.  Be creative and find some way to show that you spent a lot of time thinking about what you want to say and how you want to say it.  I'm not totally against "promise rings", I never had one, but when my (now) fiance and I were having a rough time, he gave me a ring he had kept with him on his keychain since he could remember-- nothing fancy.  He handed it to me and promised that when he had the money, he'd be putting a real ring on my finger.  It wasn't as much about us being together forever and our love as it was his commitment that he would work to buy me a pretty ring and every time I looked at the ring I would remember that he would work to provide for me.  I didn't wear it on my ring finger.. i didn't think that was appropriate, but now we are engaged and I like the fact that people notice that I'm engaged rather than that I'm still dating someone.

Answer 9

personally a promise ring doesn't mean much to me, its like a knock off of an engagement ring, but the rules don't apply with a promise ring, the better ring would be the one there going to spend the rest of the life with you, not one that's just a ring. sorry i guess this didn't help much, guy don't wear rings unless there manly how about that...lol

Answer 10

in my opinion, it looks like your just giving him a ring coz he got you one......the whole ring idea is ok though but yea