Prince_Nwokeji: With or without a RING, a marriage or relationship not build on christ will bond to crash, RING is not the fonudamental tin, i don't believe in RING, cos its not in BIBLE. Lets leave the unnesessary tins and focus on tins dat matter. Gudmor.

therealMcCain: An engagement ring is a ring indicating that the person wearing it is engaged to bemarried, especially in WESTERN CULTURE. In the United Kingdom , Ireland and North America , engagement rings are traditionally worn only by women, and rings can feature diamonds or other gemstones .

Although the ancient Egyptians are sometimes credited with having invented the engagement ring, and the ancient Greeks with having adopted the tradition, the history of the engagement ring can only be reliably traced as far back as ancient Rome.

In the 21st century, especially within WESTERN CIVILIZATION, it has become a common expectation for the bride-to-be to permanently wear her ring as a means to maintain their commitment.

The idea that a man should spend a significant fraction of his annual income for an engagement ring originated from DE BEERS MARKETING in an effort to increase the sale ofdiamonds . In the 1930s, they suggested that a man should spend the equivalent of one month's income in the engagement ring; later they suggested that he should spend two months' income on it.

HisRib:

In that case you should stop doing everything that is so called "Western Tradition," including being a Christian. Because, I remember correctly Christianity being introduced to Africans by the Europeans. We should stop wearing the white dress when we get married. We should stop driving all these European cars. We should stop wearing all these European clothes. We should just stick to what our ancestors used to do in the village.

therealMcCain:

That will be taking things too far, one should constantly strive to become better, I don't believe in AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING SO SHALL IT BE TILL THE END, that being said it doesn't mean I have to take everything about the WEST hook line & sinker.

I'll will only copy the good & the relevant things. Pls check the conversation I posted above, will it not be foolishness on the part of the girl to turn down a man just because of ring.

I can afford any ring but I won't buy one for any lady, if u so desire a ring go buy one for urself.

I guess at the end of the day, it's whatever rocks ur boat

4llerbuntu: This one is just a bag of inconsistencies.

in one post you are claiming holyrolling BS, the next you are bashing people for being holyrollers.
In one breath you are a modern day "high class" chick, the next you are an effing traditional nutcase


look whatever rocks your cradle biko. every man to his own. shebi na 15k dollar ring u want? ehn no problem na. God will grant you your hearts desire.

continue advocating for the weakminded f00ls we have here to join you in your "lord of the ring" ideology. There is absolutely nothing wrong in it if that's what works for you.


now you have had your fun, can you quit trolling NL and go and park your featherhead somewhere.


everything wey go up must surely come down. except no be this planet we dey again.


i will only advice you to be careful of what you preach lest in some future you discover that the pains of those you have mislead will stand against you. I honestly wonder if by the time you are 40 you will look back at small girls and give this advice to them.

shostar: Well, I don't think the ring really matters, I proposed to my wife without a ring also but with an object that symbolises my sincerity of purpose (A Car).

HisRib:

No ring, No engagement, No marriage. A man who has enough LOVE & RESPECT for me will propose with a ring because it's the responsible thing to do. If we don't end up getting married for whatever reason, I'll sell the ring or give it away to charity.

AdeSuave:
Are you saying you wouldnt accept the proposal of a man who loves you dearly cuz he didnt give you a ring and accept that of a guy who couldnt care less about you but got you a diamond ring[img]LOVE and RESPECT has gotten nothing to do with him giving you a ring....a guy will disrespect you if he wants to
Rings are cute though

therealMcCain: @HisRib
Pls where do u reside Naija or Yankee

HisRib:

Why would a guy who doesn't love me or care about me propose in the first place? And on top of it all, present his proposal with a diamond ring? Does this even sound logical to you? I hope you understand, proposal leads to engagement and engagement leads to marriage. With that being said, what kind of man in his right mind wants to marry a woman he doesn't love or care about?

The only way a man would do that is if he's filthy rich, but even though he is rich, NO man will propose to a woman he doesn't care about. That simply doesn't happen.

Abeg, use your brain before you speak.

nonsoyoungprof: my dear dnt allow dem to cripple or confuse u with dis there blabla talk ....tell d guy to go and get a ring even though na #100 naira own....it means a lot.....wen a guy says it doesn't mean....l guess something must be smelling fishy

HisRib:

Why does that matter? I'm African, that's all that matters.

AdeSuave:
i knew you were going to resort to cheap insults ...as long as he 'cares' about you and can provide you a ring.na to marry,congratulations dear....stop living in barbie land,wake up....ring is just a piece of metal,ask the battered wives and the divorcees who received rock-sized rings too

therealMcCain:

It matters, if u were born or raised abroad, then I might understand ur perspective but if u live in Nigeria with this mentality, I feel it's out of sync with what's obtainable here

HisRib:

I was neither born or raised in the west. Again, as I mentioned earlier, where I live doesn't matter. If it were normal for men to propose without rings in Africa, this topic would've never been started in the first place.

The young lady clearly started this topic because she found it odd that her man proposed ringless. So, please save all that "were you born/raised abroad" talk for the birds.

HisRib:

Ha! So the women who were proposed to without rings are immune to domestic abuse and divorce, right? Darling, I don't live in barbie land, I simply know what I want & there's nothing wrong with that.

I want a beautiful ring, ya dig?

End of discussion.

HisRib:

And is wearing a white dress in the Bible? Is having a wedding ceremony in the Bible? Is paying the bride prize in the Bible?

Quit being a hypocrite.

sexkillz: It's over necessary sef. It show's the extent of your commitment to the said lady. Any proposal without a ring should be taken as a joke. More like ordinary hot air coming out his mouth like any other normal day.

Seun: Why not crowns? Crowns are more beautiful than rings. And more expensive too.


Putting a crown on her head will make the same statement, only much bolder! "You won't wear my crown? It means you don't lub me!"