Promises in High School Aren't Forever

Written by Emily Merkle Design Editor

Promise rings, a symbol of commitment, are becoming increasingly popular throughout our high school years. 
Promise rings, however, don’t always mean a commitment to be with this person throughout high school and possibly lead to marriage, but also a symbol of chastity, loyalty, monogamy, friendship or a promise to oneself.
Promise rings and engagement rings are completely different and should remain that way. The ring first of all, should not be placed on the left ring finger. This finger should be kept for when you are prepared to get married with this specific person. 
Also, the ring should not have the appearance of an engagement ring, typically a silver band with one diamond.
A relationship should also not have the pressure of getting a promise ring. According to http://www.timesfreepress.com/ 48 percent of women married before age 18 divorce in 10 years, compared to 24 percent married at age 25 or later. A promise ring will never guarantee commitment in a relationship and shouldn’t be forced to mend a relationship either. 
Couples who do decide to get a promise ring should wait more than a year before going through this commitment.
You’re only in high school for four years of your life, and if you choose to spend one or more years of that committed to someone, something is going right, but you must always have to remember it doesn’t guarantee anything. To be blunt about it, the amount of marriages that are high school sweethearts are 2%, there’s over 2,000 students in this building, you do the math.
For those 2 percent that do make it, you would be much less likely to divorce than any other marriage, depending on religion, with a ten year success rate of 78% according to http://brandongaille.com/.