Posted on 02/14/2014 12:50:14 PM PST by C19fan
On a clear day in Laguna Niguel, California, Anthony Franco and Shawna Stewart stood together at the altar, surrounded by 40 family members and friends. It was a traditional ceremony: The two Colorado natives smiled in a sea of purple and white, Franco’s lilac tie matching the strapless dresses of Stewart’s five bridesmaids. Sunlight bounced off of the round brilliant-cut diamond on her left hand. But one small detail set their ceremony apart from others. When the time came to exchange wedding bands with one another, Franco was already wearing a ring.
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That was the intent..........
I had no idea men only started wearing wedding rings in the 1950’s !
wow !
Put that one up there with the shock of finding out that the whole idea of retirement was created during the early 1900’s
I guess it’s natural to assume things as they are now have just always been that way.
Franco ain’t a man, he’s a wuss!
I don’t care if they claim they’re straight, it’s advertizing they’re girly men.
“When my son or daughter turns 18, I want to pass this down to them,” he says... “I can say, ‘This is what we had when we were 20 and fabulous.’”
He assumes that they’ll stay together, which is very unrealistic. He also assumes someone will sell him a child, and he’s almost certainly correct.
Traditionally, if the ring is on the right hand with the heart facing outward and away from the body, this indicates that the person wearing the ring is not in any serious relationship, and may in fact be single and looking for a relationship: “their heart is open.”
When worn on the right hand but with the heart facing inward toward the body, this indicates the person wearing the ring is in a relationship, or that “someone has captured their heart”.
A Claddagh worn on the left hand ring finger facing outward away from the body generally indicates that the wearer is engaged.
When the ring is on the left hand ring finger and facing inward toward the body, it generally means that the person wearing the ring is married.”
I’m left-handed which saved me in this case.
Depends on which way it is worn too, right?
That’s it...Thanks for the post..
Correcto!
I tend toward much the same.
No prob with the idea of the guy wearing a symbol of commitment just like the gal.
But, I do think that, maybe, a Prince Albert would be more fitting, since that’s attached to the part that’s sealed in the deal.
Way TMI. LOL
This woman just loathes any jewelry on a man except a wedding ring. It looks swishy, IMO.
Absolutely hate that Claddagh ring. It’s ugly.
Dude, no one actually reads the articles here. What kind of fusspot are you :)
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