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It isn’t often you hear a couple say they’re shopping for men’s engagement rings, but in reality the concept isn’t  so new.  The more “hip” and urban the couple, the more likely they are to look for gender equity in their choice of wedding jewelry.  Instead of relying on the gender roles of their parents’ generation, newly engaged couples want to begin their marriages as equal partners.  This doesn’t necessarily mean that women are “proposing” to men with an engagement ring – although it could mean that – but rather that both parties should agree to wear one.

Some men will reject the idea of wearing an “engagement ring” unless their fiancé presents the ring as an engagement gift.  Then, it is usually accepted and proudly worn on the right ring finger.  However, with the widening acceptance of men’s engagement rings – and mounting pressure on men to wear one – many will compromise by wearing a unique or alternative engagement band on the left hand.

In order to fully understand why guys often balk at men’s engagement rings, it’s important to consider the reasons why they buy women an engagement ring in the first place.  For one, an engagement ring on a woman’s left ring finger tells the world she is “taken”, “spoken for”, or otherwise “off the market”.  A second reason is the message that a ring sends about the giver’s buying power.

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