Quote From: trinket
is it a year ? 2 years ?
How long should a woman place herself on "hold" when given a promise ring ?
I ask because I am seeing this trend... where a guy will give a woman a "promise ring" and there they sit.... 3, 5, 14 years later... 2 kids... and no marriage. In my state that presents a problem because my state does not recognize common law marriage unless that common law marriage is recognized in another state. Alot of people are under the misconception that California does recognize common law marriage after 10 years. No, in Texas, if you live together for 1 year, and refer to one another in public as wife or husband-- your cosidered common law, but in CA, it does not matter how long you live together. your not married. CA's take on it is-- if you dont care enough to make it legal-- neither do we "...
So, alot of women are contributing to a household, house payments, car payments, etc...without benefit of marriage, and if the property is in HIS name,(as it usually is-- Cars, Home, dog, etc) and they break up ? She is shiza out of luck for her contribution (more to marriage than a peice of paper ladies) so since the new scam is to giver her a promise ring, and then move in together under the pretense of "Common Law" what is the life expectancy of a promise ring ? How long should one place herself "on hold" ?
This is one of the reasons I am against women moving in with men, without benefit of marriage. You stand to lose alot more than just your sanity.
Promise rings are just a waste!! Its either an engagement ring or it's not. I never got the concept of a promise ring. An engagement is a promise, so why not just get engaged?? Doesnt make any sense to me!!
