On my way to work this morning I heard on the radio about the up and coming trend of the MANgagement ring. There was much debate on the radio about if men would wear one or not. Given that we are doing a computer software change over and nobody in the office can print or do any real “actual” work I decided to devote my morning to look more into this managaement ring and ask as many people that would stop and take me seriously about it.
First off, this has equality written all over it. One argument could be that, why should women be the only one to have wear a ring and “prove” their engagement. This tradition actually goes way back many years ago when men would “mark” their women with any kind of paraphernalia so that people would know that she has been “taken.” In the last couple of hundred of years this paraphernalia has become a diamond ring. Like so many other things that used to be only for women (i.e. cooking, wearing pink shirts, spas, manicures, etc.) we are now seeing the male equivalent : the MANgagement ring.
When doing my field study on this subject and asking men if they would wear a mangagement ring here were the most popular responses :
“ A Man what????”
“Heck no”
“Why not, I like the bling”
“Only if my fiancé really wanted me to and it made her happy” ß this guy is a smart man
“I‘ve actually thought about it and am considering it”
It isn’t surprising that most people who shut down the mangagment opportunity right away belong to an older generation. They tend to stick to tradition. The generation Xers and those who are younger are much more apt to adding on the bling to their fingers.
Personally I think this is a great evolvement in the world of weddings and engagement. I say for those who can pull it off, “Way to Go.”
What are your thoughts on the Mangagement ring?
