why do people traditionally get an eternaty ring?

[CarrieInAnotherTWOBabiTWINS]

I haven't got one.

[Tortington]

to say to the world

Fuck - im trapped - but at least i got TWO rings to pawn now bitches

[HettyAmaretti]

I think it's +/- equivalent to renewal of vows in terms of symbolism.

[BreeVanDerTramp]

Me either, think it is supposed to be on the birth of your first son, I have had two and still not got one. DH thinks they are a bad omen, I suspect he may be right

He has bought lovely jewellery for me both times after giving birth, DS1 a locket and DS2 a bracelet - just can't bring himself to buy an eternity ring!

[HettyAmaretti]

and , indeed, what custy said.

[scarlettsmummy2]

i thought you got one after having a baby?? but could be wrong. Anyone that I know that has one (i don't) got it for that reason?

[troisgarcons]

I was given an eterrnity ring for the birth of our first child; my mother had one for her 40th wedding anniv (think my Dad had run out of ideas by then!)

[Alouette]

I thought it was a pre-engagement ring? Basically promising that you would be together forever, but not officially engaged to be wed :)

[CarrieInAnotherTWOBabiTWINS]

I got a bloody plant from dh after dds birth.

[troisgarcons]

Oh well - its sits nicely with my wedding and engagement rings, although Im not a very jewelry type person.

[troisgarcons]

www.danielprince.co.uk/History_of_Eternity_Rings.html


Anniversaries
A popular choice for ruby (40th) anniversaries is a ruby and diamond eternity ring, but any anniversary could be a good choice.
Most eternities symbolise the continuation of the man's love for his wife. The endless or eternal loop is symbolic of eternal love.

[Pandemoniaa]

It's eternity. I think the clue is in the name.

[Kayano]

I got one for my 3rd wedding anniversary and the next day got a BFP

It was a very good week

[kickingking]

I got one after first baby was born. I don't know if that is traditional or not though.

[LovesBloominChristmas]

My dad gave one to my mum after he found out just how ill he was.

[missingmumxox]

apparently it was invented in the 60's as a marketing gimmic, which would explain why my family isn't flooded with inherited eternity rings, they only one going was my Mums, and she got married in the 60's, my brothers wife had it, my idea...I sort of hoped it would boot my DH up the arse to get me one! that was 13 years ago.

[felicitywits]

I got one when DS was born (our first child, not gender related). It was like wearing a washer though. stuck out too much, so swapped it for a half-eternity ring with 5 stones to represent the 5 members of our family.

Wear it with my wedding ring and hardly wear engagement ring anymore as it sticks out too far.

[FringeEvent]

The 'tradition' of the eternity ring is the result of a very successful 1960's marketing campaign. Here's a (rather hefty) article which - when you eventually get to the relevant paragraphs - explains the origins of the eternity ring www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/02/have-you-ever-tried-to-sell-a-diamond/4575/?single_page=true (Ctrl+F for "eternity" might be a good idea, unless you've got a lot of free time on your hands)

[felicitywits]

That is a brilliant article and well worth reading for anyone who has a spare 5 minutes though - I am v glad I read it before we got engaged etc.

[CarrieInAnotherTWOBabiTWINS]

Oh that's nice. Five stones for each family member. Oh I could have that after I have my twins as they'll be five of us.
Mind you I'd probably prefer a nice holiday

[krispykritter]

well, i got a wedding ring and eternity ring on my wedding day, and will want another one on our 5th anniversary and another on our 10th - if we get that far! it is just a style that i like in my defense...

[CarrieInAnotherTWOBabiTWINS]

Ok you'll end up with. Weird long finger. Like the women that wear lots of rings around the neck

[troisgarcons]

Eternity rings date back to 2000BC. Allegedly.


The fourth digit or ring finger of the left hand has become the customary place to wear a wedding ring in much of the world, though in certain countries the right hand finger is used. [2] This custom was practically established as the norm during World War II.[3] The use of the fourth finger of the left hand is associated with an old belief that the left hand's ring finger is connected by a vein directly to the heart: the vena amoris or vein of love. This idea, said to have originated in Egypt, was known in 16th and 17th century England, when Henry Swinburne referred to it in his book about marriage.[4] It can be traced back to ancient Rome, when Aulus Gellius cited Appianus as saying the ancient Egyptians had found a fine nerve linking that particular finger to the heart

[felicitywits]

krispy but how will you wear them all? Or will you wear different ones on different days?

[PeppaPigandGeorge]

They are hideously naff. How the fuck can you get an eternity ring on your wedding day and it mean anything more than the wedding ring? Reminds me of mutton-dressed-as-lamb with too much 9 carat gold.

[Pandemoniaa]

Got to say that receiving an eternity ring on your wedding day comes across as a supremely meaningless gesture. I'm not a great fan of eternity rings either - can be vair naff indeed - but I never assumed they came as some sort of BOGOF deal.