Focus on Promise Rings – Why Give a Promise Ring?
If you have been the giver or a recipient of a promise ring, you know that it is a symbolic gesture. It does not make a difference if you are the giver or the receiver, when a promise ring is given; the promise to the symbol itself should be and must be kept. There are four reasons why this jewelry is given. The first reason (usually the main one) is a promise of pre-engagement. Most young couples that want to wed or get engaged may find themselves too young for this sort of thing. So, a promise ring that is given from a man to a woman entails that the couple are made for one another, just not able to commit right then. Chastity and substance abstinence are reasons parents give their children one of these rings. The child’s promise to his/her parents that they will refrain from sex until marriage and stay away from social pressures of drinking, doing drugs and smoking. The third reason a promise ring is given is in cases of monogamy. Whereas, a couple decides not to get married and cho
