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Dude... uh
Couple things.
1)
I hope this isn't a question about yourself... because... let's be serious here for a sec. Guys don't get the kind of aggressive attention from the opposite sex -- either in quantity or in intensity -- that women do. Not hardly. Probably not even 1/100 as much.
I mean... Don't take this the wrong way, but, any guy who thinks he needs to resort to weird plots/social engineering stratagems to "deflect unwanted attention" is either (a) SERIOUSLY overestimating this "unwanted attention" in the first place... or (b) so pathetically weak, as a person, that he just CAN'T trust himself to say "No" to (real or imagined) temptation.
Like wtf? Is this guy some kind of multimillionaire entertainer with model looks, that women are just throwing themselves at him and he needs a preemptive defense? 😂😂
If we're actually being realistic here, NO man would actually *need* to do this for any legitimate reason.
2)
I noticed, in a couple of the other comment threads, you wrote some things about "working on a project together" and "getting to know each other".
DUDE
This makes the whole idea 10,000,000,000 times WORSE (... and it's already a pretty bad idea, so, that's saying something).
I mean...
If you were trying this as a social experiment -- in a room full of people **whom you would never see again** -- then, that'd be one thing. But, if this is someone you're going to WORK WITH and SEE REPEATEDLY... then they're almost certainly going to eventually find out you're NOT married. And then things will just be sketchy and weird ("Why would he lie? Especially about THAT?"), and any opportunity for productive collaboration with these women will pretty much be destroyed.
I mean... LOL I know **I** couldn't work with someone who would randomly lie about something like marital status. Not only could I not trust that person, but I couldn't even look at her/him with a straight face anymore.
3)
The plan might even backfire on you -- in the sense that you would attract MORE of the *WORST* kind of "unwanted attention".
Like... you would get even more -- and more aggressive -- overtures from the kind of cold-hearted women who would LOVE the power trip of becoming someone's mistress.
I explained that here (in my opinion *under* the girl MHO post)
www.girlsaskguys.com/.../q2129493-why-do-single-women-prefer-married-men
So... yeahhhh this is basically the worst idea ever. Srsly.
I don't approach guys, but if I was going to approach a guy then I would look out for it, so yes I would recognise it.
I've never actually worn a ring to deflect attention, the thought has crossed my mind before but I don't think it makes a huge difference to the type of guys I'd want to avoid.
Because sometimes it's flattering when a nice, good guy approaches you (might be vice versa for guys?) so I guess the attention isn't all bad. But fuckboy guys who catcall, grab at women, or who are just looking a women to take home for the night, I honestly think wearing a ring wouldn't make a differences to their advances.
I would notice if a guy was wearing a ring and I'd back off immediately. So, I've never pretended to wear a ring, but I have told guys that I was taken and that would never work on them. Some people are so disrespectful that they just don't care whether you're taken or not.
Guys may use it to attract attention. There was a Seinfeld episode about that:
Ok, maybe it's not very effective, lol.
When I was married, my wedding ring acted as more of a magnet than anything else.
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I don't think I'd notice. The opposite happened to me though. I was wearing just a regular ring that a guy mistook for a wedding ring. I played along and even made up a whole story about it, hoping he'd lose interest. He didn't. He tried to convince me instead to cheat on my "husband". X)
I don't know... sounds like a good idea. Let me try that sometime 😏
Only issue is, some guys really don't care at all. Guys have even said "your boyfriend doesn't need to know" when hitting on me 😒
I probably wouldn't recognise a guy wearing a ring though.
Seeing a man with a wedding ring is an automatic repellent for me. But for some people, it acts more of a magnet. Similar to when they know someone has a boyfriend or girlfriend as some people enjoy a challenge.
As for me, I've worn a ring on my left ring finger before. A silver one. It didn't make any difference whether I got more or less attention.
It works!!
I'm a nurse and I did it for years when I worked med/surg! It was not always spotted, but it was a nice deflection when needed!
It should also work for a man! As a female, the first thing I look for on a man is a band!!
Best of luck!! ❤️❤️
i would never bother a guy who wears a wedding ring, but i would never wear one myself to deflect attention. i would rather handle the "rejection" with force. i've noticed that it's not enough just to say no, because a lot of guys think you're playing games. but when you put enough force into it they back off. i feel like that's more respectable than wearing a fake ring.
Yes. I do this frequently and it does work very well. You can even go with rings that don't look like traditional wedding/engagement rings. Just about any non ridiculous ring on your ring finger does the job.
Lol I actually thought about getting one just for that purpose, I pay attention to a people's hands (nice, groomed hands are a must) a lot so if there was a ring on it I'd surely know.
Of course I recognize if a guy is wearing a ring on his wedding finger and, if so, I don't entertain even just the idea of seeing him as anything more than a friend.
I probably would notice if a guy was wearing a wedding ring. I wouldn't want to be more than friends in that case. I haven't tried it on myself to know how well it works, though.
I tried before, but in my experience, if guys really wanna hit on you they don't even check for rings, and half of the time, they don't care.
I'm married but I don't wear a ring 😂
I think it might work. I would definitely scope out a guys hand before making a move but that doesn't always give you the answer one way or another.
I've heard guys say without their ring they'll be ignored, but when they put on the ring women have actually tried to sleep with them.
u Maybe it's different for people who aren't actually married, but for me it's like a magnet.
I'll bet... 50% of the time on both sexes it works
any research out there?
Hmm, I've never done it. I think that it would probably work though.
It worked for me but I heard it doesn't work for guys
It's not going to stop a sleazy guy from hitting on a girl. And it's not going to stop an aggressive girl from hitting on a guy.
It works but I think its disrespectful and dishonest to the girl and suggests you view her only in sexual terms - rather than seeing her as a valuable non-dateable friend. A lot of guys do that with me and that is how I feel about it.
It's a good idea.
I have a friends that do that sometimes they say I'm their boyfriend etc.
I would notice for sure if a guy was wearing one
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