Archive for the ‘Marriage’ Category

Jul
03
Filed Under (Marriage) by FinanceMan on 03-07-2008

As nearly as historians can pin it down, the engagement ring began as a betrothal or “truth” ring in ancient Rome. The convention of wearing it on the third finger of the left hand also began in Rome, whose congress with Egypt convinced them that the vein of that particular finger led directly to the heart. The Romans were also the first to begin inscribing and engraving their rings, especially engagement rings. Diamonds were in use even in those early days, prized for their supernatural abilities to guard the wearer from poison, insanity and fears.



May
27
Filed Under (Marriage) by FinanceMan on 27-05-2008

What happened to the days of old, when a man would walk up to a woman’s doorstep, lower his hat and ask her out on a date? Now we just sit behind a computer screen waiting for “YOUVE GOT MAIL!”. What happened to our culture?