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The Rise of the Man-gagement Ring
The Atlantic ^
| February 14, 2014
| Samantha Zabell
Posted on 02/14/2014 12:50:14 PM PST by C19fan
On a clear day in Laguna Niguel, California, Anthony Franco and Shawna Stewart stood together at the altar, surrounded by 40 family members and friends. It was a traditional ceremony: The two Colorado natives smiled in a sea of purple and white, Franco’s lilac tie matching the strapless dresses of Stewart’s five bridesmaids. Sunlight bounced off of the round brilliant-cut diamond on her left hand. But one small detail set their ceremony apart from others. When the time came to exchange wedding bands with one another, Franco was already wearing a ring.
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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: anotherthingtobuy; chickification; consumerism; followthemoney; jewelery; mangagement; men; metrosexuals; savethemales
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One more step to the complete metro-sexualizaton of men.
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posted on
02/14/2014 12:50:14 PM PST
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
>>One more step to the complete metro-sexualizaton of men.
Yep. Franco probably got a bikini wax for his special day too.
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posted on
02/14/2014 12:51:28 PM PST
by
Bryanw92
(Sic semper tyrannis)
To: C19fan
>>One more step to the complete metro-sexualizaton of men.
Yep. Franco probably got a bikini wax for his special day too.
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posted on
02/14/2014 12:51:59 PM PST
by
Bryanw92
(Sic semper tyrannis)
To: C19fan
Well, there’s gotta be something for cheeseball journalism majors to do. Guess writing flowery things about folks who lust after Obamaholes is as good as any.
I actually careth not about the sex of the folks getting married.
But I also don’t give a smelly Obama when hearing about it.
Get a room and STFU.
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posted on
02/14/2014 12:52:29 PM PST
by
Da Coyote
To: C19fan
He’ll probably pawn the ring to cover her Obamacare premiums.
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posted on
02/14/2014 12:56:53 PM PST
by
Night Hides Not
(For every Ted Cruz we send to DC, I can endure 2-3 "unviable" candidates that beat incumbents.)
To: C19fan
At least they are cheap
To: Da Coyote
Did you read the article? This was a man and a woman getting married.
To: C19fan
My brother is in the wholesale jewelry market.*
He was talking about this the other day. It’s another market and he is in the business of making what people want to buy, so it is what it is.
*Shocker, I know. My other brother is a lawyer/banker,
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posted on
02/14/2014 1:00:28 PM PST
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
To: C19fan
Yukins will wear his ring proudly until his wedding, which he expects to take place in a few years. After the ceremony, he may move the ring to the other hand, place it on a chain around his neck, or put it away for safekeeping.Isn't that special???
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posted on
02/14/2014 1:01:02 PM PST
by
Mygirlsmom
(Washington: "I cannot tell a lie". Obama: "I cannot tell.....I lie")
To: Da Coyote
It’s for straight people.
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posted on
02/14/2014 1:01:02 PM PST
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
To: C19fan
I dated a real Irish woman years ago.The first thing she bought me a Claddagh ring,which I found out meant that I was taken!
To: Lurking Libertarian
Did you read the article? This was a man and a woman getting married.Well, not really
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posted on
02/14/2014 1:02:23 PM PST
by
frogjerk
(We are conservatives. Not libertarians, not "fiscal conservatives", not moderates)
To: C19fan
the Man-gagement Ring
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posted on
02/14/2014 1:03:51 PM PST
by
Hot Tabasco
(Was Occam's razor made by Gillette?)
To: C19fan
I fail to see anything wrong or immoral or unmanly in a man wearing a ring to show he’s engaged.
I think a big flashy feminine diamond would look pretty weird, but that’s just me.
To: Sherman Logan
Just put a frikkin’ wedding ring on and it’s done.
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posted on
02/14/2014 1:11:05 PM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true.)
To: C19fan
" Franco’s lilac tie matching the strapless dresses of Stewart’s five bridesmaids."Could'a been a little more careful with the wording ....
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posted on
02/14/2014 1:12:28 PM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true.)
To: Jewbacca
“Anything goes these days, which is great from a jeweler’s perspective,” [jeweler Gus] Hashem says. “The more people wearing high-end jewelry, the better!”
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posted on
02/14/2014 1:13:28 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
(Have a nose.)
To: Dr. Ursus
Interesting. I take it that is customary, no?
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posted on
02/14/2014 1:14:00 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Dr. Ursus
had t'look THAT one up ...
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posted on
02/14/2014 1:15:19 PM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true.)
To: Hot Tabasco
This is truer than you think.
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posted on
02/14/2014 1:15:43 PM PST
by
Chickensoup
(leftist totalitarian fascism is on the move.)
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