[Avodah] Wedding Rings for Men

[Rich, Joel]

	Perhaps this alone is a reason for men NOT to wear the ring. The
need to anounce to others your marital status is far more significant in
a culture where the norn is to flirt with members of the oposite sex.
The ring declares that this one is not available. For a man who anyway
would not flirt or wish to be flirted with, the ring does not declare
his loyalty.
	 
	Micha wrote:
	>>And a man who goes to work with a flirtatious woman is better
off with her not even trying.
	 
	True, but that might not justify a widespread acceptance of a
new minhag. In his particular case, if he's attractive, and she is
unaware and etc. perhaps.
	 
	Akiva 
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	I don't know why this rises to the level of "minhag" any more
than a doctor wearing a white lab coat - so if you take the Gaon's
approach by chukat hagoyim across the board, maybe you shouldn't wear a
ring (or a tie but that's for a different post).  If you take the more
standard approach, it's certainly not a chiyuv for a male in the
workforce to wear a ring but it certainly sounds like an eitzah tova
unless there's a reason not to (e.g. to be different than - who?  -
especially assuming your covering your head)
	
	KT
	Joel Rich
	 
	 


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