Girlfriend ring

[machazure]

I'm looking to get a ring for my girlfriend for Christmas gift and to symbolize our 7 months together. (I was going to get it at 6 months, but Christmas is only a month away so I decided to wait)

I like the claddagh rings that come from Ireland and the Celts. They have hands symbolizing friendship, a crown symbolizing loyalty and a heart symbolizing love.

My question is, as a devout Christian, is this ring a symbol of paganism coming from the Celtic traditions? I know thats where halloween originates, so would this ring be as such?? I'd hate to give her a ring with pagan influence.

 

[Simonw]

I'm looking to get a ring for my girlfriend for Christmas gift and to symbolize our 7 months together. (I was going to get it at 6 months, but Christmas is only a month away so I decided to wait)

Ahh thrify and romantic.

Rings are a nice idea, especially if she likes to wear jewelery. Just be careful that when you give it to her, its not in a box and your are not kneeling, she might get the wrong idea.

 

[Jayson45]

I think that it's really nice that you're buying your girlfriend that ring. As long as your heart is in the right place I don't think that you can go wrong.

 

[Leanna]

Sounds like an idea... or you could just buy her a pretty necklace and avoid the confusion

 

[Linnis]

Too many couples around where I live, get eachother rings at the dating stage and call themselves "married" or "Engaged" and then a few months later they arn't a couple anymore.

If she wears the ring I say keep it to the right hand or avoid it altogether. That's just my opinon, you can take it or leave it.

A necklace is nice too.

 

[Amy47]

Too many couples around where I live, get eachother rings at the dating stage and call themselves "married" or "Engaged" and then a few months later they arn't a couple anymore.

If she wears the ring I say keep it to the right hand or avoid it altogether. That's just my opinon, you can take it or leave it.

A necklace is nice too.

Yeah, that happens ALOT around here too. It's quite sad actually

 

[Carri20]

I think the claddagh idea is awesome. Nothing Pagan about it that I know of. Blue pretty much covered that. So congratulations and good luck ring-hunting!

 

[-Kyriaki-]

i think claddagh rings are beautiful... but i think it's not a smart idea to buy her a ring. by all means buy her a necklace or a bracelet or something, and she can wear it for that reason - something with a floating heart on it or something would be beautiful. but rings are tricky things and they get very confusing... i'd just buy her a necklace and explain what you meant by it. if my boyfriend had given me a ring as his girlfriend when we'd been going out for 7 months i would have got the completely wrong idea.

just my $0.02

 

[Maeyken]

My fiance gave me a bracelet for our 6 month "anniversary", and I thought it was a great gift! He also gave me a necklace for Christmas (that was around 10 months I think). I don't think I would have wanted a ring before my engagement ring. It makes the engagement ring more special (to me anyway).
So, I think I'd reconsider the whole ring thing... but then again, I don't know you guys so perhaps it would be ok.

 

[JesusWasn'tWhite]

Many girls wear claddagh rings as purity or promise rings.
Many girls wear purity or promise rings on their left hand ring finger (or right hand).
I think it would be a little sketchy for you to get her any ring that may go on her ring finger.
Rings are great. Jewelry can be a great gift, if your girlfriend likes jewelry, but I think rings like this can bring forth too much ambiguity and should be saved for something more than 7 months of dating (typically).

Best bet - some other jeweltry, or go a different route. A nice bracelet or necklace, or necklace/earring set would be nice too, if that is something your girlfriend likes.

Plain and simple - Steer clear of rings until you're ready to spend a couple thousand on it, and you're going to be kneeling when presenting it to her.

 

[gracefaith]

My highschool BF bought be a claddagh after we had been dating a few months. I had particularly requested one, so it seemed like a great gift. Girls love jewelry.

I have to admit, as much as I hate reading into the whole ring thing, it did inevitably turn into something very symbolic. Because claddaghs have different meanings depending on how you wear it and on what finger, it eventually became an 'engaged to be engaged' ring and when we started to have problems and I stopped wearing it, he freaked out. I still have the ring, but even 7 years and a husband later, I can't bring myself to see it as 'just a 'ring' and never wear it.

Maybe a different ring or piece of jewelry would be better.

 

[Inperfected]

Mmm... I got a ring at i think... um nearly 18 and it was a sweet present. We both knew it was just a ring, however i think there was more behind it in both our minds than that...

I in some ways think its fine, particually as the only jewelry i wear is rings... But then i can really see the points others are making... You know her, it's up to you