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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>Micha wrote:</DIV>
<DIV>>>And a man who goes to work with a flirtatious woman is better off
with her not even trying.</DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>Akiva<SPAN class=076021416-24022009><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><SPAN class=076021416-24022009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>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?</FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff> -
especially assuming your covering your head)<BR><BR>KT</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=076021416-24022009><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Joel
Rich</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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