What is the meaning of each finger for rings?

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Wearing a ring can draw attention to your fingers, but the beautiful ring on your finger does not only show your taste toward fashion but also reveal about your personality, relationship status, and other factors. Although nowadays, people may no longer follow the rules and tradition, it’s helpful to understand the meaning behind each finger for rings and tell about you.

Thumb

Meaning: Self-centered, straightforward, and confident

Style’s Pick: A chunky ring is a great choice to show your confidence and fashion statement here.

Index Finger

Meaning: In a relationship and ready for marriage.

Style’s Pick: Be bold and be beautiful with a sparkling cocktail ring to attract the attention of people around you!

Middle Finger

Meaning: Fall in love, engaged

Style Pick: A classy and elegant ring makes wearers look formal and positive.

Ring Finger

Meaning: Engaged, married

Style Pick: Ring finger is reserved for a wedding, engagement, or a serious promise, and the most popular styles are classic solitaire, romantic, and heart shaped.

Pinky Finger

Meaning: Single, divorced or stay single

Style Pick: Adorn your pinky finger with a delicate and cute little ring style!

Before you go, let’s play a game! Do you know why we wear wedding rings on the fourth finger?

First, open your hands and place both of your hands together. Second, bend your two middle fingers together, and leave others fingers touching together.

1. The thumbs represent your parents. Now you can try to separate your thumbs that mean your parents will not live with you forever.
2. The index fingers represent your brothers and sisters. You can open your index fingers because your siblings will finally have a separate life and their or their own family from you.
3. The pinky fingers represent your children.You can also open your pinky fingers that your children will be building their own life and family with somebody in the future.
4. Finally, try to separate your ring fingers. You can’t do it, right? This is because ring fingers represent husband and wife are destined to be together forever.

This explanation comes from Chinese tradition. It is a fun and meaningful game, isn’t it?