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Ultimately though,
wearing of a men’s ring is just one of
many choices
man will have to make once he makes
commitment to marry. And it is often a choice made by
couple together, maybe one of
first they make in conjunction about their wedding.
Which finger is
ring worn on, and why? Generally a man’s wedding band is worn on
ring finger,
same as for women. The ring finger, for those unmarried men not familiar with
concept, is
fourth finger of
left hand. This is considered to be
finger closest to
heart.
This notion came originally from
ancient Greeks who believed that this finger had an artery which flowed straight to
heart. Whilst anatomically incorrect this makes for good fable.
So you have both decided that he will wear a men’s wedding ring! Once
man or couple have made
decision to purchase a men’s wedding ring for him there are still choices to make. Do they want to wear a matching set? Or does he prefer that his ring looks quite different to his wife’s. It is perfectly possible for a couple to buy a ring set where
style of
rings match perfectly, or even with matching engraved messages of love.
Generally though, even where
couple are to wear a matching ring set,
two rings are different. It is more common for
man’s wedding ring to be wider than
woman’s. This is because men’s hands and women’s hands are different. A woman usually has narrower finer fingers, and so a narrower band suits her hand. A man on
other hand has wider chunkier fingers and so a wider man wedding band is more suited.
This often results in
mans ring costing more than
woman’s ring even with matching styles, as
mans ring uses more, often expensive, material.
There are many innovative styles available now. Many men prefer a simple unadorned band, however others enjoy highly decorated styles which make a loud statement. The wearing of, for example, very wide and highly adorned Celtic rings is becoming much more common.
When considering
styles of men’s wedding rings it is well worth thinking about
personality of
individual. While different men have very different personalities different rings will suit different personalities as well. A loud outgoing man, for example, can wear a loud outgoing unique men’s ring.
There are many different ring materials which also reflect
personality of
individual. Titanium or Platinum are both becoming much more popular. Whilst diamonds are not, of course, as popular with men as with women, they do make a clear statement which pleases some men who choose them. Diamond men’s rings clearly say “I can afford it” or at least
big ones do. But it can be a brave man who chooses to wear a large diamond band.
Ultimately there are no rules about choosing a man wedding band. It is up to either
man or
couple together to make a decision. Will he or won’t he. There are a variety of considerations. First, will he wear one? Once that decision is made in
affirmative then there is a whole world of choice about styles, widths, materials and
type of statement
ring makes, both for
man and
woman.
But once he has his ring on it is rare that he decides that he doesn’t like it. And even if he doesn’t, it is rare that
woman will let him take it off!

The author is the webmaster and owner of the website www.coolmensrings.ili1.com , a website devoted solely to Men’s Wedding Rings. Helping men, and women, find unique and interesting Men’s Rings. Copyright 2005. Peter Crump