If you see someone wearing a ring on the fourth finger ("ring finger"), do you assume they're married/engaged?

[egarcia1360]

This is assuming you live in a culture where the fourth finger is typically used to show that someone is married or engaged; otherwise, please select "Something else" and let us know what varies.

Please feel free to elaborate below. Also...

Bonus question: If you were interested in approaching that person romantically, would seeing a ring there be a total dealbreaker, just a red flag that you could overlook, or perhaps even more appealing? What about if he or she approached you instead?

Definitely; a ring on that finger is reserved for symbolizing marriage or engagement

Probably; it most likely means that the person is taken

Probably not; it most likely is just an aesthetic choice

Definitely not; it makes no difference to me whether or where someone is wearing a ring

It depends mostly on the style of ring

It depends mostly on whether the person is wearing multiple rings

Something else / Not sure / See results

[AviatorTom]

There are some single women who wear a wedding ring on the fourth finger so that guys don't bother them, try to pick them up. So it's not 100% that the person is married, engaged or otherwise taken.

[TheRagingMetalhead]

To me, its the style of the ring. I wear a lot of rings so my ringfinger one day could have a simple band, another day a gem, a skull, whatever design im liking for the day. But i know a lot of people consider it marriage if only the ring finger has something. I used to wear a fake wedding ring at my first job because i had so many guys trying to hit on me and it quickly stopped it.

[jamesgoldman]

Depends on the rings

Just that finger (left hand here but I know Ukraine is right hand almost other places) would say taken or trying to pass off as such (like if I don't want to be harassed at the bar then I had a wedding band I'd put on)

Rings on every finger like myself could mean anything like I'm single and will be for life (I wear a diamond set onyx and gold signet on my ring finger)

[OneViewpoint]

Yeah they're either taken or want people to think they're taken to drive off pick up artists and desperately needy would be suitors. Either way it's a signal to not approach.

[MrChinaski]

It's a strongly practised tradition to reserve it for matrimony. Unless someone is wearing an inordinate amount of jewellery, it's a very strong predictor.

[Nikki1989]

It is dumb to assume anything related to that.

[lilBigPotato]

Depends on the type of ring and how many other rings they wear.

[Iron_Man]

I don’t pay attention, but I guess they’re married

[msc545]

In most cases, if a woman is wearing it, it means she doesn't want to be bothered.

[slatyb]

I assume they want to discourage advances.

[exitseven]

it depends on what kind of ring.

[rgb008]

Yes..

[Anonymous]

Probably yes

[Paige2006]

Yes I do