I have always felt that the giving a ring to just one side was a bit odd. It always seemed to me that it was a one-way commitment, which made it loose its meaning. If there is going to be a materialistic exchange, it should be a mutual exchange, not just unidirectional. Like the article mentions, this is no longer the 20’s and we’re no longer buying the virginity of our partner.
Of course, one can also argue that, in addition to exchanging rings, marriage is also outdated in its current form. Maybe this is true. Perhaps Einstein was correct with his postulates relating to love and marriage.
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