Engagement Ring

Name: Engagement Ring
Uploaded: 2023-12-02T11:00:48+00:00
Duration: 26 s
Channel: Vanessa Marin
Description: A short spoken reflection by Vanessa Marin (YouTube) considering whether an engagement ring should reflect only the wearer’s preferences or also the…

2 Dec 2023 · 0 min

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A short spoken reflection by Vanessa Marin (YouTube) considering whether an engagement ring should reflect only the wearer’s preferences or also the partner’s. The speaker contrasts a view that the ring is solely for the wearer with a partner’s perspective that the ring represents a shared preference (“our ring”).

I think the end of this poses a really interesting question. Like, is an engagement ring just for the person wearing it? Like, should their and only their preferences be taken into account? Because it sounds like the person who wrote this felt like, yeah, this is supposed to be my engagement ring for me. And their partner was thinking of it. He was thinking of it as, like, it's our ring. And, like, I like this style, and so my preferences matter, too.