It does seem a little high school-ish. My boyfriend in hs bought me one.    

Quoting ma ♥:" Watching MTV & just wondering how everyone else feels about "promise rings"?? Am I the only one ... [snip!] ... they are so juvenile? LOL. Honestly if a guy I were dating gave me a "promise ring", I would probably start laughing    "

Eh, I had one when I was a teenager and we ended up, and still are married.  
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

My now husband got me a promise ring. And I wore it all the up until I got my engagement ring. And I still have the promise ring.

My high school boyfriend (now DH) proposed to me my senior prom with a promise ring. He promised that one day when we were older and had things financially settled he would marry me. He kept that promise, one year later he proposed with a diamond ring  

They seem pointless IMO. It's like saying "hey one day I'll tell you I want to marry you one day"

...Why not just skip it if you're not ready to be engaged and wait until you're engaged? I don't get it.

I had a promise ring from my last boyfriend. He gave it to me right before he left for Europe for 6 months as a promise that even though he was far away he would still be there for me. It wasn't juvenile to me. It meant a lot to me because it was so hard to be away from him for so long.

ETA: I was 21 if that matters.

I got one from my husband when we were in high school and I loved it. Now we're married so it all worked out lol.
If for some crazy reason he and I divorced and I started dating again I would laugh hysterically if someone tried this on me now. Once you graduate, a promise ring is just stupid. Either pony up and commit or keep it to yourself lol.

I like the meaning behind it... just because it's "juvenile" doesn't make the action childish, kwim?

It depends on age & how long the couple has been together .. back in high school & in a 3 year relationship i liked the idea. So i voted like since I'm now married, it wont happen again but it was cute back then..

Quoting Mama Milk Machine!:" They seem pointless IMO. It's like saying "hey one day I'll tell you I want to marry you one day" ...Why ... [snip!] ... to marry you one day" ...Why not just skip it if you're not ready to be engaged and wait until you're engaged? I don't get it."

That's the thing, I don't get it either.... I just don't get it.

Or just get engaged & be engaged for a long time? There isn't a set amount of time couples HAVE to marry once they're engaged. lol.

Quoting empire state of mind:" I had a promise ring from my last boyfriend. He gave it to me right before he left for Europe for 6 months ... [snip!] ... juvenile to me. It meant a lot to me because it was so hard to be away from him for so long. ETA: I was 21 if that matters."

Hmmm that kind of makes sense. I've never heard that scenario before.

High school relationships sure but as an adult I think they are silly.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Δ ☮ ∂:</b>" It does seem a little high school-ish. My boyfriend in hs bought me one.    "</blockquote>



Took the words right out of my mouth, lol.

Juvenile.

Quoting ma ♥:" That's the thing, I don't get it either.... I just don't get it. Or just get engaged & be engaged ... [snip!] ... get engaged & be engaged for a long time? There isn't a set amount of time couples HAVE to marry once they're engaged. lol."

Exactly!