Engagement
Nov 13th, 2006 | | life
An engagement is an agreement or promise to marry, and also refers to the time between proposal and marriage. During this period, a couple is said to be affianced, engaged to be married, or simply engaged.
In the United States and the United Kingdom, an engagement ring is worn on the fourth finger of the left hand; the custom in Continental Europe and other countries is to wear it on the right hand. This tradition is thought to be from the Romans, who believed this finger to be the beginning of the vena amoris (“vein of love”), the vein that leads to the heart.
From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engagement)
Beberapa waktu lalu aku sempat berbeda pendapat dg sayangku mengenai pemakaian cincin tunangan, dia bilang cincin tunanang itu dipakainya di tangan kiri, dan akan dipindah ke tangan kanan pada waktu kita menikah nanti. Sedangkan menurut yg aku tahu, cincin kawin itu dipakai di tangan kiri, jd kalo tunangan makenya di tangan kanan dong
hehehe.. Baru tahu kalo ternyata memang ada dua budaya yg berbeda mengenai hal ini ![]()
Aku jg mengira kalau kita akan dibuat stress, sensitif dan penuh dg perbedaan pendapat yg berujung pada pertengkaran, itu akan terjadi ketika kita mempersiapkan perkawinan, ehm… ternyata aku jg salah besar! Saat2 diwaktu kita baru mempersiapkan pertunangan pun, hal ini sudah terjadi! Hal2 kecil yg biasanya kita anggap sepele sekalipun bisa berujung pada pertengkaran hebat! Yaa… Tinggal kita aja yg harus lebih berusaha untuk saling memahami dan saling mengerti…
Wish me luck…
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