When you ask someone to marry you and they say yes, you give them an enagement ring?

Question

so does the person who asked the other person to marry them wear an engagement ring too ?

Answer 1

no. typically the man asks the woman, and the woman gets the engagement ring, but the man does not wear one.

Answer 2

The man is the one who does the asking. The woman is the one who wears the engagement ring and he gives it to her when she accepts.

Answer 3

believe it or not soem guys do wear an engagment ring also. ans not all womwn have one when they get engaged. I personaly didnt care. The only reason i have one is becaus ewe baught them a a set on sale.

Answer 4

if ur asking 4 ur man, then by all means get him an engagement ring too. i think this all started bc so many women were asking their men to marry em instead of w8ing for them to b asked.

Answer 5

No, usually the guy proposes to the girl and buys her an engagement ring.  I haven't heard of any guys who've worn engagement rings.  Sometimes a girl will buy a guy a watch or some other present as an engagement gift, especially if she's the one proposing.  But even that's pretty rare.

Answer 6

if your the guy asking you give her a ring when you are asking. it's not the same if you give the ring later. no you don't wear one but you could wear a wedding band after getting married kc

Answer 7

Although the idea of giving rings or other gifts to your betrothed dates back for centuries and centuries, the concept of the diamond engagement ring can be credited to a wildly successful ad campaign put on by the DeBeers jewelry company.

My husband and I both found the idea of getting a diamond engagement ring just because some company told us to utterly repulsive.  We also found it incredibly ridiculous that he was expected to spend tons of cash on a ring for me, while I, being the woman, was traditionally expected to get him nothing.  We ALSO found it stupid that the woman is expected to wear the ring to show she's promised to someone, while it's considered okay for the man to walk around WITHOUT that visible mark.  Above and beyond ALL of that, I don't like normal "precious" metals and gems too much.  Sure, they're shiny and all, but I've never been one to like things just because everyone else tells me I should place value on them.  Besides, the gold and diamond trade is a secretly shady and bloody one.  Do a little a research and you'll never go to a jeweler's again.  (Our wedding bands are high-quality artisan-made wooden rings.)

So.  My whole point is that if you find any of these traditions to be based on silliness or find that they don't reflect your own views or beliefs, trash them!  If you want to wear no engagement items between the two of you, great!  If you both want to wear one, great!  If you want to follow tradition without asking questions, I personally think you're nuts, but go ahead!

Answer 8

No. Traditionally, when a man asks a woman to marry him, he gives her a ring to symbolize that she is betrothed to him. He doesn't get a ring until the day of the wedding which is his wedding band.

Answer 9

The norm is the woman wears the engagement ring.  

Then man wears a "wedding ring" only after the marriage.

But if the guy wants to wear a ring, pre-marraige. By all means he should

Answer 10

No engagement ring for the man - but a wedding ring for BOTH after marriage.

Answer 11

If you were asked by a man he can give you a ring if you both decide that's what y'all want. I didn't have an engagement ring. However I eloped...my husband and I decided that it was time.

Anyways if you were asked by another woman you both can wear an engagement ring or not...or just one of you. It's not a necessity. If you asked a man, you can give him an engagement ring...my brother asked his gf to marry him just recently, and he gave her an engagement ring. She then for their 2 yr anniversary (of dating haha) bought him an engagement ring.

It all depends on what you and your fiance decide on and what y'all are comfortable with.

Answer 12

my best friends parents are divorced, and her mom is getting re-married, shes jokingly asked him to marry her a couple of times and he says sure, when you get me a ring so she got him an engaement ring and shes going to give it to give him a clue to where it is the day we leave for a vacation without him... and hes going to look for it then call her when we arrive in florida!  hes got his engaement ring now!!!

short version... usually the person proposing gives a ring but doesn't get one themselves, UNLESS the other person gets them one.

hope i helped hun

Answer 13

sometimes.

Answer 14

My dad proposed to my mom and she doesn't have an engagement ring. So it is not a requirement. Never place your value/self-worth in a material object.

I've heard of some women giving their intended a gift in return, but it isn't common.