| I met someone online. While we were video chatting I noticed a silver band on his right hand. He says it's a part of his culture. Is this true? He says he's never been married. |
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Right hand? I'm not sure, but I do think when some Muslim men get engaged, they have a religious ceremony months before the wedding and will wear their wedding rband on their right hand until the actual wedding happens and then they put it on their left hand.
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Yes it's on his right hand |
This is correct for Muslims and Christians in some cultures. Because the bride and groom will not live together until marriage but will begin the process of buying a house/apartment, furnishing it, etc., there needs to be a legal contract in place that states who gets what in the event that the engagement dissolves. Most of the time people sign this contract at the same time that they put their wedding bands on their right hand, signifying that they are officially engaged. I feel like all of this makes the idea of getting married very real and focuses on the practical and that this is positive. TL; DR: the dude is probably taken. I would not date. -Egyptian |
| Orthodox Christians wear wedding bands on their right hand. |
| What a weird thing to lie about instead of just taking off the ring. |
| In a lot of other countries, they wear a wedding band on right hand. |
| Are you sure the video is not in mirror image? |
| Everyone does their own thing. There is no set rule. Jewelry has nothing to do with religion tradition there, just a personal preference. |
| ^In Pakistan |
| Many single men wear rings and many married ones don't. Don't take ring as a sign for anything. |
There are many subcultures but none cares about wearing or not wearing rings, for married or single men ir women. |
+1 My husband’s wedding band has become is very tight and now doesn't wear one. |