It was the mid-2000 and there were three famous brothers who vowed chastity and to wear their personalized promise rings until they get married. The Jonas Brothers, fondly called by their fans JoBros, were super famous and the darling of Disney back in the day, and they were famous for their songs, dance moves, and their vows to remain celibate until they get married (which is unheard of in Hollywood). At least, that’s what their personalized promise rings symbolized (also known as a purity ring in some circles).
What Are Personalized Promise Rings?
Personalized promise rings are rings that are meant to symbolize a vow or commitment, often among young couples or best friends. Personalized promise rings for her are given to a girl by her boyfriend as a symbol of his love and commitment towards her, often coming before the engagement ring. Personalized promise rings are also referred to as pre-engagement rings. However, not only girls get to wear these rings; guys can also wear them and these are known as male rings, male promise rings, or men’s promise rings. These rings can be worn on any finger, but some people do not wear it on the fourth ringer of their left hand to avoid confusion with a real engagement ring.
History of Personalized Promise Rings
Personalized promise rings have been around since the 16th century. People that time often exchanged rings–a friendship ring and a promise ring. A friendship ring is for the couple who did not promise to marry each other; a promise ring is for the couple who promised to marry each other. A promise ring is given by the man to the woman when he cannot afford to get married. These rings were intended to be a placeholder until the two can get married. A form of personalized promise ring was the poesy ring, which was popular among young couples during the time of William Shakespeare. These bands were engraved with romantic lines like a ma vie de coeur entire (my whole heart for my whole life) and “vous et nul autres” (you and no other).
These days, personalized promise rings are exchanges by devoted young couple who are committed to each other but have no means to get married yet.
Promises mean very little these days, it seems but for the few who still believe in the power and sanctity of a promise; giving your vow to the person you love is a big thing. Giving personalized promise rings to each other can be a romantic symbol of your undying and everlasting love for one another, even before you get engaged and get married.
