Fashion Facts and Tips

Many young lovers must be wondering exactly which finger makes for the best engagement ring finger and the choice in general usually boils down to the fourth finger on their left hand which is very convenient and thus is most often chosen to hold the engagement ring. In fact, in Western cultures the engagement ring finger will almost always be the fourth finger on a person’s left hand since it has always been a tradition for this finger to hold both the wedding and engagement ring.

Passion, Devotedness and Resignation

Why is it so important for their loved ones to wear the engagement rings on their engagement ring finger? Two reasons for that, one is if a stranger spots a ring on the engagement ring finger, then that person is not available and is already in a serious relationship. Another reason is that it is a way of showing that he or she is ready to be dedicated, devoted and committed only to one person.

In addition, the fourth finger on a person’s left finger is supposed to be one in which veins connect straight to the person’s heart and thus both tradition and etiquette require that this finger be chosen for holding the engagement ring.

However, the fourth finger is usually considered the engagement ring finger mostly in countries such as the United Kingdom and also in the United States. In other countries including France, Spain and Germany the engagement ring finger is generally one of the fingers (fourth) on the right hand. It has always been an ancient custom in these European countries where the left hand was meant to signify negativity while the right hand is associated with positivity and thus the engagement ring finger in European countries is the finger of choice on the right hand.

As a matter of fact, the special hand selected to hold the engagement ring is also depending on several religions such as for Jewish couples, the custom is to wear the engagement ring on the left hand that is their engagement ring finger particularly after the wedding has been solemnized, while in the Greek Orthodox Church, the tradition is to utilize the right hand.

You must then determine how to discover a ring of the right size for this finger, this comes when you are for sure about which finger, on which hand is to serve as the engagement ring finger, as you call in at a jeweler you will discover that they have a ring size chart too as have tools with which decide the right size of the engagement ring. If you have no idea what the size going to be, you should pick out the size that is on the bigger size instead of on the small size as it is a larger ring can easily be resized than do anything about a small ring.

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