4/12/12

Which is the Engagement Ring Finger

By Tina Smeal


Many young lovers must be wondering exactly which finger creates the best engagement ring finger and also the choice in general usually amounts to the fourth finger on their left hand which is very convenient and so is most often chosen to keep the gemstone. In fact, in Western cultures the engagement ring finger will almost allways be the fourth finger over a person's left hand since it has always been a tradition for this finger to keep both the wedding and gemstone.

The importance of the gemstone finger is based on its ability to convey for the partner a consignment of undying love, devotion and surrender. Additionally, it means that if the outsider views another sporting a ring on the engagement ring finger, then that person is not available for love.

Additionally, the fourth finger on the person's left finger is supposed to be one in which veins connect right to the person's heart and so both tradition and etiquette require that finger be chosen for holding the engagement ring.

However, the 4th finger is normally considered the engagement ring finger mostly in countries such as the United Kingdom and also in the United States. Far away including France, Spain and Germany the engagement ring finger is generally one of the fingers (fourth) about the right hand. It's got always been a historical custom during these European countries in which the left hand was designed to signify negativity as the right hand is a member of positivity and thus the gemstone finger in European countries is the finger of preference on the right hand.

In fact, the actual hand chosen to carry the gemstone is also influenced by various religions for example for Jewish couples, the custom would be to wear the gemstone on the left-hand especially following the wedding may be solemnized, while in the Greek Orthodox Church, the custom is to use the right hand.

Whatever the case, once you are sure about which finger, where hand is to serve as the diamond engagement ring finger, you must then find out how to find a ring from the right size because of this finger. Once you visit a jeweler you will see that they have a ring size chart along with have tools that determine the correct size of the gemstone. In any case, you need to choose the size which is on the larger size as opposed to on the small size because it is possible to resize a larger ring than do anything in regards to a small ring.




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