So, tonight as I was sitting down to eat my "Dreams Dinner" which was more of a nightmare to prepare than a dream, yet i digress- an interesting topic came on the news. So our modern day brides are now paying for their engagement rings. How Ludacris! Honey, if your fiancee doesn't have enough money saved up over 2-4 months worth of his paycheck, then either: A) this man is not financially stable enough to be able to support you or your possibly future children or B) you either don't deserve it or don't need it. I mean, if love is all you need, then why put so much financial stress on a relationship so early? It is going to be hard enough as it is, so quit being so materialistic and trying to show out with your engagement ring. The way I look at it, if you had to pay for it yourself, then he doesn't really care too much about you or your marriage. Engagement bands began in Ancient Egypt and were used to symbolize a never ending cycle. Roman men even gave rings that included a small key, which they claimed were a symbol that the woman holds the key to a mans heart. Some Romans also believed that rings were a symbol of ownership rather than love. The history of the engagement ring originated in 1215, and were used to establish a waiting period between the promise of marriage and the actual marriage ceremony. In the 1920's there was a law called the "Breach of Promise to Marry". This allowed the woman to sue her husband for breaking off an engagement if the woman was still a virgin. So the Breach of Promise to Marry was pretty much virginity insurance. If a woman had already lost her virginity before marriage, then she had also lost her market value. So by law, if the man didn't carry on with his promise to marry then the unwed bride would be granted something similar to bankruptcy protection. When this law changed in 1945, the women now needed something else as upfront financial security, because if she was to be left at the alter, then she would be left with something of value.
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