Our good friends Em & Lo informed us yesterday that a wedding band is the #1 male power accessory needed to lure in the ladies. The Frisky: 5 Horrifying Things You'll Learn When Moving In With A Guy

Indeed, a recent study at Oklahoma State University confirms what legions of men have sworn since the beginning of time—women are twice as likely to want a relationship with a man who's already taken. The Frisky: 40 Things Every Woman Should Do Before She Turns 40

While we can't speak for all women on those allegations, we've crafted a single … Read More

The ring is a powerful item. It has no beginning and no end. It's usually made of metal and it says a lot more about a person than any other jewelry (except for, perhaps, a crown).

Men have been known to order their own fingers be removed rather than sacrifice their rings. Men tiny in stature but large in heart have marched to the end of the (Middle) Earth for the sake of a ring. And men have even been known to take off their wedding rings lest they sully it by hitting on women with it upon their fingers*.

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Before getting your moral molars all impacted, we'd like to make clear that we're not endorsing having an affair or ruining a perfectly good marriage (or an imperfect one, for that matter).

Whether single or taken, flirting is fun. Getting hitched helps out in the tax and health care departments, but married social life can start to feel like a blur of "dinner at the Newman's" and "girls' nights out." We already know that flirting at the office helps business and is good for substance-free spirit-lifting. Unlike flirting with single blokes, hair flips and … Read More

There are guys (and gals!) out there who do not wear wedding rings. Some of them have never had a ring (weird hand-fasting ceremonies, etc) and some just choose not to encircle the fourth finger on their left hand with a hunk of precious or semi-precious metal. I'm sure you know a few of them and their reasoning may even make sense. But a lot of the rationale is BS and doesn't really hold up in the light of day. Here are our top ten excuses for not wearing a wedding ring.

10) The Protection Racket: Insurance is expensive and … Read More

I'm back from a girlfriend getaway in paradise. Traveling with a best friend off the beaten path awakened joy in me and soothed my soul, but it also left me wondering: Why can't I capture that sense of fun and wonder in everyday life? Why do I feel so stuck here in Boston, yet I was free as a bird in Mexico?

One idea: I took off my wedding ring while traveling. I think my naked ring finger gave rise to more open responses and deeper interactions than I would have otherwise experienced.

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Celebrities are getting married like it's coming back in style. A fist to this non-monogamy business, eh fellas?

First off, Female First reports that Evangeline Lilly is back together with Dominic Monaghan. And the 2 Lost stars are thinking of making it 'official' very soon (in the next couple of years, what's the rush?) in Hawaii. We're OK at differentiating between people and the characters they play, nonetheless we would have a hard time settling down with either of these guys. First off, who would want to spend the rest of their life always looking … Read More

Recently my unattached friend Katie told me that she had taken a trip to Tiffany's, solo, to try on diamond engagement rings. I shot her a look. "But they're just so sparkly!" she protested, deeply in lust.

Before another friend's bachelorette party, doing fact-?nding for the old "How Well Do You Know Each Other?" game, I asked her groom-to-be what was the best gift he’d ever given her. "The rock, of course," he replied instantly.

Later on, his ?ancée's answer lined up neatly: "That’s gotta be my ring!" she shouted to a limo full of hooting, nodding female heads, … Read More