The Significance of Promise Rings

The concept of promise rings has been in existence for quite a long time now and in fact dates back to the 16th century. Basically speaking, there are various uses of a promise ring and is primarily considered as a symbol of keeping the promise and express love in your heart for anybody. There have been really so many variations in using the promise rings over the years. It was also known as a 'friendship ring' earlier and used prior to marriage until the time the marriage actually materialized. Today it has taken the meaning of a promise ring and often used to be gifted to a partner before the marriage as a promise of marriage. Either the one partner can offer the promise ring to another or it can be both the partners exchanging the rings with each other. This generally comes prior to the engagement ring and symbolizes the commitment in relationship.

Moreover, in some cases the promise rings are also used to by friends to signify their friendship. Also, the use by people of a particular religion to abide by the religion every time is also common. The promise ring is actually supposed, in such cases, to remind the person of his religion every time he is trying to go against it. Although there have been various uses of the promise rings, the primary use is for the wedding promises until the marriage is materialized. There are various designs, materials and styles the promise are available in.

You can choose from a variety of materials for the promise rings including the diamonds, yellow gold, white gold, silver or anything else. Even there are various precious stones being used in the design of a promise ring. You can choose one of them based on your budget and the choice. In fact if you are looking for that least inexpensive ring, you can also choose the rings made out of silver. But the material of the ring hardly matters, as the true purpose of the ring is to express your immense love to the partner. In fact, as compared to the engagement rings these generally come in less expensive materials. Also, having a heart in the design of the promise rings is very common and they are simpler in design as compared to the engagement rings. The promise rings can truly help you convey your great love in the heart to your partner conveniently and keep up the promise.