I am sorry, but history says even in the US that men did not wear wedding rings, until recently. That is a fairly modern invention.
Even woman taking their husbands names is pretty modern, in the US.
Last names denote heritage, lineage, inheritance - women have not always change their names.
The custom in the US didn’t start until around 1800.
Even wearing wedding rings didn’t start in this country until around 1800 when some say the jewelry industry pushed it. Most people at that time felt the ring symbolized “purchase” of the bride, so it wasn’t for another 50 or so years before everyone had a bride’s ring.
Double ring ceremonies did not begin to gain any popularity until around 1935.
Not wearing a wedding ring is not the downfall of western civilization.
I don’t know where you’re getting your data, but it’s fraudulent. Genealogical records clearly show that wives in western countries have been assuming their husband’s surnames for centuries.
Your information about wedding rings might be more accurate, but I don’t know that for a fact.
Thank you.
FWIW, I’ve known people whose bands had nearly grown into their flesh and they were the worst serial cheaters you could imagine.
I’ve never, even for a second, worried about ringless hubby straying, nor he, about me.
The bands around our hearts are invisible and unbreakable.