Engagement ring

A woman is to wear a traditional engagement ring on the left ring finger to show that she is to be married. This is the standard of the western tradition. Now in modern times the woman is to wear the engagement ring on the left hand ring finger after the man has proposed and she accepts the proposal to be married.

In tradition of the classical times it was said that the woman wore the unique engagement ring on the fourth finger of the left hand. The people of these times believed that the engagement ring was the vein of love or vena amoris.

Now in the modern times it has become more common that the woman give the man a engagement ring for the one of a kind gift but it is not seen to often. The Europeans in especially Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Germany have both wore their engagement ring and it usually is used for the wedding bands. 

Germans have had the tradition that the engagement rings and wedding bands are made from gold or platinum. Both the male and female wear the engagement rings on the left hand then upon getting married the rings are then transferred to the right hand to let everyone know that they have been married.

Cost of the engagement ring  in the 21^st century has been considered to be one month’s wages of a man’s salary. In more recent times it has risen to two month’s salary these figures are from the jewelry industry and are said to be accurate in Western societies. If you were to choose a custom made engagement ring it will probaly cost a bit more.

Through the years the engagement rings jewelers have changed the materials that are used to make the rings today you see white gold, platinum, silver, and gold with several diamonds or other jewels. In recent times the diamond cutter have came up with a princess cut diamond in which the jeweler are using to make princess cut engagement ring. One of the easiest ways for jewelers to introduce a certain type of engagement ring or other jewelry is to make a massive advertising campaign.

Some men in the western cultures will spend a large amount of money to design your own engagement ring so he can show everybody that he is serious about the commitment of the marriage. If for some unknown reason the woman does not want to get married the engagement ring is said to be a conditional gift and does not have to be returned.

These women that take the engagement ring then tell the man that they do not want to get married should return the ring but if they keep the engagement ring are said to be greedy and undeserving even if the ring is given as a gift.