Which Is Your Ring Finger. The left ring finger symbolizes engagement and marriage for men in Western cultures and the right ring finger symbolizes the same for men in other countries such as Germany Russia and India. Heres a fun fact. Aside from the beloved ring finger the pinky ring has perhaps the most symbolism. Oct 18 2016 Katie Buckleitner.
Kissing a ring isnt reserved to the index finger as infamously illustrated in the riveting film The Godfather. The majority of people wear their wedding ring on their left hand particularly in the UK. This finger is often known as the wedding ring finger and is also the finger you wear your engagement ring on. Historically wedding rings have been documented to be worn on every finger even the thumb says jeweler Stephanie Selle. Italian gangsters and mobsters would kiss the pinky ring of mob leaders to express reverence and servitude to them. According to early beliefs there is a nerve that runs straight from the ring finger to the heart which might be the catalyst for people to start wearing their wedding bands on this location.
Previous research has found that this 2D4D ratio the ratio of the length of the second digit the index finger to that of the fourth digit the ring finger reveals the amount of male.
Index Finger Longer Than Ring Finger. 8 Things Your Ring Finger Length Could Say About Your Personality. In the US and much of North South America the ring finger is most commonly associated with wedding symbolism. Your little finger is the same height as the upper line of your ring finger Youre a modest person and you dont open up to strangers easily. The left-handed usually have a much longer ring finger than index finger. Some couples use the same finger as the engagement and wedding ringsthe fourth finger of the left handbut since this isnt an official engagement others opt for a different finger.