While this is a thing which had its origins in another time and another place, promise rings have become a statement of solidarity, a way to ward off others, a statement of abstinence, and just one of those things that continues to confuse our young people and blur the lines between marriage and “going steady” which promotes people to grow up too fast and causes problems that they don't even realize about until years later.
Promise rings signify ownership. At an age when people need to be learning to grow up to be themselves, promise rain gives away a part of this youthfulness which they can never get back again. The sad thing is that promise rings are a very sweet thought in theory. However with the constant need to grow up too fast and with the striving emulation to act like adults, the promise ring has become a caricature of itself and really only serves the needs of the person giving the ring.
Promise rings have all the trappings of a nice gesture. They say that the promise Ring is supposed to show how a romantic partner is committed to a monogamous relationship with the them, however often times it ends up being that the promise Ring is just another way to get what they want from their partner.
Promise rings are sold in all sorts of different varieties and with all sorts of different meanings attached to them. If you are looking to give a promise ring to signify friendship then you can get a promise ring with interlocking hands or some other symbol of commonality and friendship do you share. If your promise ring is for love a popular design is often an outstretched hand with a heart in it, as in “I give my heart to you.” While this is again a sweet gesture it is one of those things that is really sad about our children today and that they don't even know what their heart feels and there are you giving it away.
Promise rings can be worn by either boys or girls and men's promise rings are a little bit different set up than a female promise ring. A girl promise rings may have things like gemstones are diamonds in them where the guys promise ring is probably a lot more plain or to the point.
While the history promise rings has yet to have been covered is the future we should look towards and we should tread lightly as we don't want to undermine the actions of our children.
