Our Ring Fingers
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I'm bad at knowing the significance of wearing rings on certain fingers so was surprised at finding out recently that if you wore a finger on your thumb(s), it means that you want to be single!
And, that if you wore a ring on your forefinger, you are 'looking'!
Gee, I only knew that wearing a ring on the 4th finger on the left means "Married".
What other significance is there to wearing rings on the other fingers on the left and/or right hands?
I'm fond of wearing rings on my forefinger and pinky on my right hand... any significance? -
i heard wearing rings on e middle finger means u r gay/lesbian...is it true?
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According to the baby tv programme, if the 4th (ring) finger is longer than the forefinger, the gal child tends to be a tomboy.
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huh really ar!!! oh my poor daughter..Originally posted by Wanda:According to the baby tv programme, if the 4th (ring) finger is longer than the forefinger, the gal child tends to be a tomboy. -
my left hand ring finger longer than forefinger, my right hand ring finger abt the same length wif my forefinger...Originally posted by Wanda:According to the baby tv programme, if the 4th (ring) finger is longer than the forefinger, the gal child tends to be a tomboy. 
but dun tink i m a tomboy leh...
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I think it's not a 100% thing, so not to worry, and don't over compensate.
Oh...are we off topic? Sorry.
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i'm doomed
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child of our time??Originally posted by Wanda:According to the baby tv programme, if the 4th (ring) finger is longer than the forefinger, the gal child tends to be a tomboy. -
I only heard from thumb to small finger... represents zhui, qiu, jie, hun, li.
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ok i am even worse
somebody tell me the name of all fingers first
and i wear rings on both of my middle fingers
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hmm..Originally posted by SpeedCam1852:i heard wearing rings on e middle finger means u r gay/lesbian...is it true? -
no idea at all
but i dont have any rings on..
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It simply means u are VAIN.Originally posted by laurence82:ok i am even worse
somebody tell me the name of all fingers first
and i wear rings on both of my middle fingers
means what? -
next plsOriginally posted by browniebaobao:It simply means u are VAIN. -
What does wearing a ring on your middle finger mean?
And if it's your left hand? -
I have managed to rob Bear of his Thumb Ring.
Its now stringed on a leather string on my neck as my lucky charm to Phuket Thailand.
Ladies! Do make a effort to court our very elusive eligible sexy BEAR! -
if same length how?Originally posted by Wanda:According to the baby tv programme, if the 4th (ring) finger is longer than the forefinger, the gal child tends to be a tomboy. -
Originally posted by laurence82:ok i am even worse
somebody tell me the name of all fingers first
and i wear rings on both of my middle fingers
means what? -
Dear Uncle Ezra,
It is traditionally known the left ring finger is reserved for the wedding/engagement rings. But what about other fingers? What are the connotations carried by wearing rings on certain fingers? Everyone seems to have their own ideas about this subject, but I would hate to mistakingly imply things.
Thanks,
a confused Cornellian
Dear Confused Cornellian,
You're exactly right that people have their own ideas on this subject, because different countries and cultures attribute different meanings to ring placement. You're unlikely to find one strict rule that applies to everyone, excepting that the third finger (not counting the thumb) of the left hand is used in western culture for the engagement band and wedding ring.
Specific information on the meaning of other fingers is hard to find. Elyse Kantrowitz, a student volunteer here last year who did an outstanding job, spoke with a jewelry shop clerk who had overheard a Vietnamese man explaining how the index finger means you're taken, the middle means you're looking, and the pinky means you're not interested. Elyse couldn't find verification of this for Vietnam or any culture, but something similar is described in THE STORY OF JEWELRY: A POPULAR ACCOUNT OF THE LURE, LORE, SCIENCE AND VALUE OF GEMS AND NOBLE METALS IN THE MODERN WORLD, by Marcus Baerwald and Tom Mahoney (Abelard-Schuman; 1960); Olin NK 7304 B14. Chapter XII, "Bridal and Other Rings," claims:
"It wasn't always the custom, as it is today, to wear wedding and engagement rings on the third finger of the left hand. The Roman Catholics did not use the left hand until the middle of the eighteenth century, and in most European countries, from the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries, wedding rings were worn on the right hand, on practically any finger. The little finger was often favored because it is the least active. Some women wore their marriage rings on their thumbs as servants in particular were likely to be impressed by big thumb rings. In India, wedding rings have long been worn on the thumb.
"An interesting sidelight on this question of where to wear the ring is provided by a custom prevalent in certain parts of Europe up to a century ago. If a girl wasn't interested at all in marriage, she wore a ring on her little finger. If she changed her mind, she switched it to the first finger. If she were already married, she wore it on the second or middle finger; and if she were betrothed, on the third finger. In the Middle Ages, some of the more dashing young men-about-town dangled bethrothal rings from their hat bands as a lure to attract girls."
Sounds like a good reason to revive the wearing of hats, or at least create a common understanding of what different finger-placements mean for rings! That would eliminate a lot of the confusion I hear about "is s/he or is s/he not available?" Then again, some people would rather not wear that information on their sleeve...er, um, their finger.
Uncle Ezra
A ring on this finger can announce that the person is unsure of personal roles or a place in society. Many times you will find a person linking the tip of the third finger with the tip of the thumb. This is a direct effort to enhance willpower with the support of total ego. It will be difficult to convince this person of any new concepts or to win any verbal or strategic confrontation.Originally posted by laurence82:ok i am even worse
somebody tell me the name of all fingers first
and i wear rings on both of my middle fingers
means what?
http://members.aol.com/katydidit/fingers.htm -
i was told that if u wear your ring on your middle finger, it means you are engaged.
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I don't really care what people think when I wear rings on my fingers
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Most of the time, that's what I do too! I often wear a ring on my Right Pinky Finger but I've got a lovely Celtic-like ring now with Runes inscribed all over it and I love to wear that on my right thumb / forefinger.Originally posted by elindra:I don't really care what people think when I wear rings on my fingers
I just wear my ring wherever I like and where I deem pretty
A friend, who came to visit, took a look and said, "No wonder no guy dares to approach you! Wearing a ring on the thumb means that you're not looking and not interested!"
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i've abandoned my rings
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Originally posted by the Bear:i've abandoned my rings
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well, conversation with someone, i've decide to abandon them until i do find Mrs Bear, then it'll be that one ring for the rest of my days
