The Left Hand Scan

The Left Hand Scan

October 14th, 2009 @ 6:40 pm by Mrs. Frozen Yogurt
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The Left Hand Scan : wedding relationships rings 111 wedding-band

So the other day I was at Central Market (comparable to Whole Foods, sorta, for you non-Texas girls) and I was planning on just grabbing some lunch, but then as I walked through the aisles I was tempted by all sorts of glorious, organic food and I just couldn’t help myself (I swear this is relevant to the story). So as I’m juggling my salad, raspberries, wine for later, and some delicious cheese, I stop at the drink section to try and pile on some sparkling water. And then I see this guy approaching me.

I think, ‘oh how nice, he’s going to offer to help me grab some water.’ But then he starts talking to me… like, a lot:

Him: How are you?

Me: Um… ok (still juggling groceries, regretting not picking up one of those baskets on the way in).

Him: Are you having a good day?

Me: Um, yeah. I’m just trying to get some lunch (and now I’m starting to think, is he…hitting on me?). So I try to finagle my ring out from underneath my groceries to flash it at him. I cough and cover my mouth, casually brush my hair out of my face (oh crap, that could be seen as flirting? I went back to coughing while trying not to drop groceries). But he does not seem to notice. Now I’m really regretting not picking up a basket.

Him: (After a few other random questions he jumps right in) Are you single?

Me: Oh, no sorry, I’m engaged (showing the ring one last time).

Him: Consider it a compliment.

Okay, so he was nice, and it ended up fine, but do people not look for the ring on the left hand anymore? Or am I the only weirdo that does this? Or worse, do they see it and not care?

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73 Responses to “The Left Hand Scan”

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Mrs. French Bulldog (message) 7,706 posts, Bumble Beekeeper

Year before I was engaged I always did the left hand check! My Bestie would be like, “Oh, he’s cute!” and I’d be all, “Um, he’s married dear.” I ALWAYS looked!
Hey, Miss FroYo, you’ve still got it

10/14/09 @ 6:44 pm (reply)

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pmerr (message) 2,401 posts, Buzzing bee

I always look at the hand. On everyone. I’m just that curious I guess. I’m sure most guys don’t notice. They’re like that.

10/14/09 @ 6:54 pm (reply)

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lily_dsm (message) 65 posts, Worker bee

Guys don’t check. Until we got engaged, my husband didn’t even know which hand wedding rings belonged on!

10/14/09 @ 6:55 pm (reply)

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Miss Moonbeam (message) 1,732 posts, Bumble bee

I always look, but I know some folks that don’t.

10/14/09 @ 6:55 pm (reply)

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JeanL1984 (message) 381 posts, Helper bee

I never looked before I was engaged, but now that I am I find myself checking out everyone’s left hand to see what’s what.

10/14/09 @ 6:59 pm (reply)

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Miss Cloud (message) 802 posts, Busy bee

hahaha! I don’t think they look, creepy guys hit on me at work all the time, and they are sitting right in front of me while I type, so they can clearly see my hand.. always akward!

10/14/09 @ 7:05 pm (reply)

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Gilneas (message) 1,393 posts, Bumble bee

I had a right hand ring I used to wear that looked like a classic diamond solitaire (it was CZ) and on our first date, my fiance noticed and this went through his head:

OH NO she’s engaged? Why did she agree to meet… OHHH it’s on the wrong hand!

Which I thought was hysterical because most guys saw the sparkled and just assumed it was an engagement ring. Loved that he was clever enough to figure out it was on the wrong finger!

10/14/09 @ 7:14 pm (reply)

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Miss Scissors (message) 7,343 posts, Busy Beekeeper

Agh, I hate creepshow guys like that. Some take the engagement ring as a challenge, which is even WORSE!

10/14/09 @ 7:15 pm (reply)

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Bellini (message) 713 posts, Busy bee

hahaha miss froyo, i do that “hair sweep out of eyes” thing too!! and when i’m walking around campus (university of maryland—go terps!) i always hold my cell phone to my ear with my left hand so those horny college boys dont oogle me it doesn’t work tho.
i think women are more likely to look for a ring on a guy bc they are more “marriage” minded?

10/14/09 @ 7:16 pm (reply)

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LittleLynx (message) 281 posts, Helper bee

That happened a couple times to me too, and I asked some of my guy friends about it. They said that if you look young (I’m 23) a lot of guys will assume you’re just wearing your grandmother’s ring or something.

*shrug* That was the guys’ take on it anyways! So yeah… take it as a compliment, haha!

10/14/09 @ 7:22 pm (reply)

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Bellini (message) 713 posts, Busy bee

@littlelynx, i’m 23 too…maybe that’s what it is. that and the pink north face backpack i wear like a dork to class.

sick as it sounds, i think i will miss getting hit on when it slows down…not that i would ever respond! but you know, the attention is kinda nice poor fiance.

10/14/09 @ 7:32 pm (reply)

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missvintage (message) 571 posts, Busy bee

lily_dsm: that is sooo true! My fiance did not even know which hand it was supposed to go on. I agree that women check the left hand way more than men do.

10/14/09 @ 7:42 pm (reply)

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amariem25 (message) 3,753 posts, Honey bee

creeeeeeepy! that would freak me out!

10/14/09 @ 7:47 pm (reply)

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rmw61111 (message) 342 posts, Helper bee

I wonder the same thing. I think people see the ring and don’t care, or they see the ring and they think other things. I was the hospital Monday night and they kept asking over and over again if there was any way I could be pregnant. NO (we are waiting). But just because I have a ring on my hand DOES NOT mean my man and I have sex. I think some guys just don’t care, they don’t care that you have a ring, that doesn’t some people sometimes.

10/14/09 @ 7:48 pm (reply)

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