The other day my co-worker handed over an article from the Canadian Press titled “Hey, guys, put down the beer and take a hint”. Strange title I know, but great article. So the premise behind this article is all about a new product that is hitting bars and restaurants around Canada. It is Canadian Jewelry Exchange’s ring-sizer coaster. So what is a ring-sizer coaster?? Well, it is a normal coaster but with special powers. The coaster can tell you what size engagement ring your future fiancé should buy you. Working in the wedding industry it is always neat to see how the different company’s market their product to potential brides 7 grooms. It’s a brilliant marketing scheme for this Jewelry Company and is probably doing wonders for their sales. However, my thoughts on this product aren’t so positive.

We all know that men, unfortunately, can be a little clueless when it comes to the needs and wants of a woman, especially romantic. Its been proven, written, and displayed. But do we really have to constantly clue our men that we are waiting to be proposed to? I am beginning to believe, through talking with friends, that men do need a little push every once in a while, but im talking a push to do the dishes or be a little more romantic. It doesn’t sit well with me to push my boyfriend to propose, I want him to want to propose and I think that it would take the whole meaning out of it, if I knew I had to convince my man to want to take the plunge.  There are enough pressures out there that can make you feel like it is time in your relationship to get married. Not only do you have to deal with your biological clock, you have to deal with your family’s clock. I can’t tell you how many family functions I’ve been to where people ask “so when are you two getting married?” I’m not going to lie, it gets tiring!
Its not that I don’t want to get married, I can’t wait for that day; I have images of it every day….I do work in the wedding industry, it’s all around me every day! I know that one day my partner and I will be married; I just want to ensure that it is because he wanted to ask, not because of outside pressures that he did.

On this coaster it says “Come on, he’s not a mind reader. Let him know your ring size and leave the rest to us.” Blunt? Absolutely!!  For some women out there, this could be a god sent because now you have the perfect ‘subtle’ (if you can call it that) hint that will finally make you man realize that you are the one he wants to spend the rest of your life with.  I’m not sure, but in my opinion, if you have to get a coaster to get your man to marry you…maybe it isn’t the right fit in the first place.

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