what would a promise ring mean to you?

Question

my boyfriend plans on buying me a promise ring for my birthday in june
i mean i wish he didnt tell me cause i wouldve loved that surprise but if you got a promise ring what would it mean to you??

and he also asked me what kind of ring i would want, when you picture a promise ring what does it look like to you?

btw hes 20 and im turning 18 we have only been dating 6 months but feel like we are meant for each other

Answer 1

When we were both 19, my fiance (then boyfriend) gave me promise ring after only 2 months. We knew we were meant for each other, but knew it was too soon to get engaged. I thought it was the sweetest thing and I still wear it after 5 years. Even though we are engaged and will be married in 5 months, I will still be wearing my promise ring, because it is a symbol of a promise kept! :)

Answer 2

GOOD FOR YOU!! I absolutely love reading ones like this. I think you two are being incredibly responsible, and while I don't think getting married at 18 is bad, I do think it is a must to be financially stable. I got a promise ring when I was 17. I was with my boyfriend since we were 14. We are both 20 now, and planning our wedding for November 28th. My fiance is self employed (yes, at 20) and he is slowly doing college. I will be graduating about 6 months after we're get married. I don't think it is mandatory to be done with school, but at least get ones own place. I say you are on the right track. :) I wish you the best of luck! Oh, a promis ring usually has a heart with a tiny diamond in the middle, or a small engagement ring. The important thing is you are doing things the right way. I'm happy you arte willing to make a commitment as you are not quite ready for the ultimate commitment.

Answer 3

ok, enable my first commence by telling you that maximum human beings of human beings imparting you with solutions on right here in no way had a promise ring and don't fairly understand its meaning because of this. many human beings experience that's illogical. i've got self belief they're thoroughly incorrect. A promise ring is a logo of a deep dedication between 2 human beings. This dedication is greater advantageous than in basic terms boyfriend and lady buddy, yet no longer somewhat to the component of engagement or marriage. do no longer confuse a promise ring with a purity ring, that's a promise to maintain yor virginity till marriage. that's spoke of as a promise ring on the grounds that's a promise of monogamy in a serious relationship. i think that many human beings pass his step interior the existence of a relationship because of the fact they see it as wate of time. I even have self belief that human beings who make an effort to have a promise ring enable their relationships (and now and back themselves) to mature till now leaping genuine into engagement and marriage. I often woder if the shortcoming of a promise ring in many relationships, meaning the shortcoming of time to mature and strengthen at the same time in a monogamous and serious relationship, has bring about the extreme divorce fee. i think of a promise ring is an significant and customarily over-regarded section in any relationship. My now husband gave me a promise ring type my twenty fourth birthday, at that component we were toether for fantastically much 5 years. He wasn't waiting to get married at that component, yet knew we've been meant to be at the same time. He gave me a fabulous aquamarine (his birthstone) ring with tiny diamond edge stones set in 14 karat gold. that's a beautful ring that I nevertheless now and back placed on. He proposed final summer season, while we've been the two 28. I now have my dream engagement ring and the husband of my objectives.

Answer 4

My fiance and I have been together for going on 10 years now. We'll both be 29 when we get married this July. He gave me a promise ring for my 24th birthday. It was his birthstone set in yellow gold with small diamond sidestones. For him, he wasn't quite ready to propose, but this was a step in between just bf/gf and engagement. I love my ring and still do. He proposed last summer, when we were both 28.



A promise ring is a symbol of commitment, but is not a guarantee of marriage. It is a step in between. Many people skip this step because they feel it's not significant or is a waste. I can tell you it is not a waste. Many people rush into engagements and marriages without thinking. A promise ring is a step in commitment that is above a regular relationship and gives time to allow the relationship to mature. I think a promise ring is wonderful.

Answer 5

Don't listen to the losers discussing age. I also believe age has nothing to do with love.



I got my first and only promise ring at the age of...*thinks*...I think I was 17 and my boyfriend was 18. We had discussed promise rings before and he thought it would be an amazing way to pledge our love. We picked out a white diamond heart ring. I absolutely loved it to death. Unfortunately I was too afraid to wear it, so I just looked at it a lot. lol By the time I became less afraid to wear it, it didn't even fit anymore! But no matter, I still wear it around my neck on a silver chain.



But please do remember this. Though it is a promise ring, promises can be broken. My boyfriend and I are no longer together but we still love each other very much. We re-did our promise. Never promise to always be in love with one another...because you don't know if that's true in the end. Promise to always love one another as friends and cherish each other, even if things fall apart. Good Luck to you on your promise ring hunting!

Answer 6

I wouldn't think anything of it. Promise rings should be kept between high school couples. I don't understand when adults give them as a promise for a soon to be engagment...either get engaged or don't. It's silly and useless to me.



edit-"those who sleep with every damn guy on the planet and take birth control as a way to aid their irresponsibility when birth control just messes up your hormones to the point that you think you are in love you get married you get off bc so you can have a child and then oops you dont love them anymore. in my life divorce is not an option."



what does this statement have to do with your question? You asked what does a promise ring mean...And I told you. I never said anything about how old you are, just that they are silly for adults to be giving eachother. Dont fly off the handle cuz you don't like our answers.

Answer 7

There are three different kinds of promise ring--the one a parent gives a child vowing to abstain until marriage, the type one friend gives to another to symbolize eternal friendship, and the type that one lover gives another to symbolize a serious commitment and hope for the future.



When I was 18 (after a year of dating, 3 years of friendship, and 4 years of acquaintance), my now-fiance' gave me a promise ring. I loved it. We weren't ready for the leap from dating to engagement, so it was the perfect middle ground. Several months later, he proposed, and we will be married this September at nearly 21 and 24. Ignore the naysayers. They lack the maturity to understand there a difference between being blunt and being b|tchy.

Answer 8

A promise ring doesn't have any meaning other than being something cutesy that the jr high crowd exchanges amongst each other to tell others that they are taken. There is no guarantee whatsoever that anyone will stay committed to each other until adulthood. It's the modern version of a guy giving a girl his class ring to show everyone else that they are dating. It's a huge thing to the kids but the adults don't take it seriously at all.



I can't count the number of kids I have seen with them who actually break up within a year or less of receiving one. Therefore it has nothing to do with marriage. I have never once seen any adults with them.



Edit: I don't know where you found those statistics but real life shows that people who get married young are more likely to divorce than those who wait until their mid-20s or later to get married for the first time.

Answer 9

Promise ring is like a "commitment" ring. not so much an engagement ring but something that symbolizes your commitment to each other and the prosperity of the relationship.



Mines was a claddagh ring with my birthstone in white gold. http://www.celtic-weddingrings.com/files/images/786-February-Claddagh-Ring-Yellow.jpg

the meaning behind this is The hands of the ring are shown holding the heart and the hands denote friendship and togetherness, the heart itself signifies love and the crown in the claddagh ring stands for loyalty.

theres really no set style for a promise ring other than it souldnt resemble a engagement ring in my opinion.



walmart has some cute rings for next to nothing. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=1026259

Answer 10

A promise ring means that one day, he promises to replace the promise ring with an engagement ring, therefore promising to marry you one day when you're both ready.

Answer 11

Honestly, when I think of a 'promise ring' I think of a high school relationship.



I've never known anyone in a serious, adult relationship to give a promise ring.



Apparently, it's like a 'pre' engagement ring...which I think is really silly. A promise to propose, sometime in the future? Why not wait until your relationship has matured, and the two of you really know if you're ready for marriage. Then, if he feels like he's ready, he can propose, with an ENGAGEMENT ring.

Answer 12

a promise ring would mean nothing to me. it is stupid. Pointless. It is a ring saying that he promises to get engaged to you to get married. How stupid! It is just a way for jewelry stores to make more money buy selling MEANINGLESS rings!



The ring means nothing. He can break up with you at any time. It isnt an engagement. You can call him "fiance" or anything special because a promise ring means nothing. He will still just be your BF, nothing more.

Answer 13

My promise ring meant to me that our relationship was headed toward permancy. We were not ready to discuss marriage but knew we wanted to be together for a very long time. It was our first step to the altar.

Answer 14

Whoa! arent some people negetive! of course its a 'younger adult' thing to do- u are young adults! my fiance gave me one years ago when I was 18! it was our step between bf/gf and engaged, it was an amethist with 2 diamonds very beautiful. we are now engaged and getting married next year, goodluck, we started dating when we were 15 we are now well into our 20s and still as crazy in love! goodluck :)

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Answer 15

it mean you promise to love each other and promise to try your best to work thing out. and that he sees a future with you.

Answer 16

from what i gather a promise means that you guys are promising to make a long term commitment to eachother. but 20 and 18 is waaaaayyy too young for a serious commitment, especially if you guys have only been dating for 6 months. it takes at least a year to get to know a persons character.

Answer 17

It means he promises his heart to you I think it's sweet don't worry about people who have a problem with it because it's your life!

Answer 18

A promise rind doesn mean ANYTHING, other than the fact that your are immature and teh fact that he wants to get in your pants.



To que quite honest, promise rings are given in middle school, not adults. Absolutly not age appropriate.



Good luck

Answer 19

It would have meant a couple of things to me:



(1) that my boyfriend wanted to have sex with me and wanted to *assure* me that he was more *serious* about me than other girls he wanted to have sex with;



(2) that he was dragging his feet on giving me a real engagement ring, and I could grow old and die before I got one; and



(3) maybe he would let me wear his varsity jacket to homecoming.

Answer 20

a promis ring is a band with three stones...(yesterday today and tomorrow) past present future..however you want to see it. What it's supposed to mean is that you two trust one another and you have intentions on being together.