Bret Michaels was rumored to be engaged to long-time girlfriend Kristi Lynn Gibson last week after pictures surfaced of her wearing what looked like an engagement ring. Bret later denied the rumors saying he was not engaged and that the ring was actually a promise ring.
Promise rings have been growing in popularity recently. Once used more frequently amongst young couples, the promise ring now is used by the increasing amount of long-term couples who live together, raise children together but still are not 100 percent sure they’re committed to each other.
Those couples who are feeling anxious about getting engaged but want in on the engagement fun can opt-out with a promise ring. The promise ring comes with all the positive benefits of an engagement ring (pretty ring, get to show off to friends, etc.) but with none of the effort (seriously settling down, planning a wedding, etc.)
What do you think of the rise of promise rings? Would you rather have a promise ring than an engagement ring?
I don’t see what’s the point in promise rings. If you can commit enough to make a “promise” to each other, then why not just get engaged? If they don’t want to get married right away then they can just have a long-term engagement. Nothing wrong with that. My fiance and I have been engaged for 2 years now. We’re putting off the wedding until we can get our money situation in order (he’s on unemployment and I’m currently trying to get out of this horrible job I have now that has no benefits). If my fiance gave me a promise ring instead of an engagement ring I would feel almost insulted. So to answer the question, no I guess I don’t see the point in them.
Promise rings are so lame. What are we, 16? I would feel wary if my boyfriend gave me a promise ring instead of just giving me an engagement ring already. I mean, I guess it’s nice to have the ring especially when your friends are already engaged and are showing off their ring, so I guess it’s an easy way to not feel left out, but I still don’t like it. I mean, I know couples who are living together, raising kids together and have been doing this for YEARS and they’re still nervous about marriage. It’s ridiculous. I say you should within the first year rather you want to marry a person or not. I knew! When I got engaged to my fiance I knew within the first six months of knowing him that I wanted to be with him. It’s really not that hard people!!
Well, I guess my opinion is biased because I have a promise ring. Judging by where I am now in this relationship I prefer to have a promise ring than an engagement ring. My boyfriend and I have gone through a lot together, but we’re still a work in progress. We haven’t reached that point yet, but we have gone past the typical “boyfriend/girlfriend” relationship. So I think a promise ring perfectly straddles those two worlds and that’s where we are right now. Plus, I got a ring too! So I’m very pro-promise rings.