Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world · 5 days agoAbsolute insanitylemmy.worldimagemessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up1502arrow-down19file-textcross-posted to: cat@lemmy.world
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minus-squareStarya67@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·5 days agoIn the past engagement rings weren’t a thing.
minus-squareMagikjak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 days agoEngagement rings have been a thing for almost two thousand years. You’re probably thinking of diamond engagement rings, which have been around since The Renaissance but weren’t widely popularised until De Beers started pushing them in 1938.
minus-squareMelobol@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoThey were. Just not for the poor. The poor just got married and be done. Worst case: they sold the girl for a goat or so, and that’s it.
In the past engagement rings weren’t a thing.
Engagement rings have been a thing for almost two thousand years. You’re probably thinking of diamond engagement rings, which have been around since The Renaissance but weren’t widely popularised until De Beers started pushing them in 1938.
They were. Just not for the poor. The poor just got married and be done. Worst case: they sold the girl for a goat or so, and that’s it.