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It is said that the engagement rings and wedding bands go on the fourth finger of your left hand because at one time people thought that the vein(s) from the heart were connected directly to that finger, it is also the "closest" finger to your heart.

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What hand does the engagement ring go on?

The engagement ring is traditionally worn on the fourth finger of the left hand, also known as the ring finger. This tradition is based on the belief that the vein in this finger, called the 'vena amoris' or the 'vein of love,' is directly connected to the heart.


When engaged does the engagement ring go on the left or right hand ring finger for women?

Goes into left hand ring finger for women.


In America what hand does the engagement ring go on?

It goes on the ring finger of the left hand.


Which hand for the ring finger is the guys?

The fourth finger is used for wedding and engagement rings. If a ring is on the left ring finger, it signifies marriage, while the right ring finger symbolizes engagement.


Which hand is your ring finger on?

Ring fingers are normally placed on your left hand, 2nd smallest finger. (the one next to your pinky/ smallest finger) There is actually a ring finger on each hand. A wedding or engagement ring is worn on the left.


If you wear a wedding ring and engagement ring on the same finger where can the eternity ring go?

Engagement on the right hand ring finger, and then Wedding and Eternity on your left hand ring finger. You can also put the eternity ring on your right hand ring finger.


Which hand are you supposed to wear the wedding bands and engagement ring?

Well depending on where you live and the culture in the country, it's going to be different. In the United States the engagement ring and the wedding ring are worn on the left hand ring finger.


What finger do you put your engagement ring?

The left hand finger to the right of your pinkie. The left hand is also used for cultures that believe in the vena amoris or "vein of love" that is believed to be found in the left ring finger. This is why when we get married we put our wedding ring on our "vein of love". Good Luck!


On what hand do men wear engagement rings?

Once you're married, tradition dictates that your engagement band be moved back to the third finger on your left hand. When you do so, your wedding ring should remain closest to your heart (where your spouse placed it on your wedding day) and your engagement ring is placed next to the wedding ring.


Which hand do polish women wear their wedding ring?

The wedding ring goes on the left hand; the finger next to the pinkie. With some Europeans the wedding ring goes on the right hand.


Which hand do men wear engagement rings?

Men do not traditionally wear engagement rings as they only wear wedding rings, it is only women that wear engagement rings. However, I would assume that this would be the ring finger, the same as women which is the left hand, next to the little finger.


Can you wear a diamond ring on your right ring finger?

Yes you can. In many Western countries, the tradition of wearing an engagement ring on the fourth finger on the left hand, (the left ring finger on the ring finger guide below), can be traced back to the Ancient Romans. They believed this finger had a vein that ran directly to the heart, the Vena Amoris, meaning 'vein of love'.