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| ayla |
 Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:08 pm |
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Hello all,
couple of weeks ago, while taking the train, I was approached by a really beautiful woman....having talked about the weather and what schools we go too...train trivialities...I saw her looking at the ring that I was wearing on my right hand, on my middle finger...as she looked at it admiringly, she exclaimed, "Oh, so you have a girlfriend!"...unsure, why she said this, I replied "NO"...and she said,” But you are wearing the ring!"
Getting of the train, somewhat bewildered,  I could not help but think if there is such a thing as a "ring thing" (besides the conventional, married or unmarried standard)...for example does me wearing a ring on my right hand, middle finger signify (in the eyes of other gay women) that I am in a relationship...whereas...for example... wearing it on my left hand, middle finger...signify that I am single??? I hope that some of you will have an answer to this question???? 
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| Lise441 |
| Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:20 pm |
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Hmmm...what kind of ring was it, like the style, design, etc. Was it a rainbow ring or something that resembled a lesbian symbol? I've never heard a tradition of wearing a ring on the right hand signifying a lesbian relationship/marriage. But who knows, a new trend may have been started and I missed the memo  |
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| ayla |
| Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:53 pm |
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| it was just a simple...silver...three garnet stones ring |
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| rooo |
| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:57 pm |
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Hello Ladies,
I have heard of this and have actually taken part in it. My ex wife and I had matching saphire and diamond bands and instead of wearing them on our left hand, we always wore them on our right hand. I've always heard that since straight people wore their rings on their left hand that it only made sense for gays to wear their's on the right hand. So go figure, maybe it is a tradition. |
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| MPerez1972 |
| Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:15 pm |
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I've always worn my commitment ring on my left ring finger .. never heard of the right hand thing .... i ordered a lesbian pride ring ... it's a simple sterling silver band with a pink inlay .. i think it's acrylic paint or something .. with the female symbols on each side ...and i wear that on my right hand "ring finger" ... so who knows exactly what they mean <<shrug>>  |
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| StoneRoses |
| Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:06 am |
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Yes, back in the 80s I heard of lesbians wearing their wedding rings on their right ring finger, i.e. the thrid finger. I don't think that lasted, though, because it just didn't seem to catch on in the women's community. It was if it was a result of us "pretending" we were married, as that's all we could do in those days. Left hand rings real, right hand rings pretend
However, now since the marriage equality movement has gained such great momentum, with several states allowing the queer community the sanctity of marriage, the tradition of wearing wedding rings on the left hand has gained more and more popularity as more and more our weddings gain legal status.
Wearing rings on the left side to signify that one is married should be a sign that one is in wedded bliss no matter if a couple is straight or gay.
Marriage is marriage, straight or gay, left side rings signifying same. |
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