I couldn’t resist putting this video up.

Ah, Lord of the Rings — so much drama over such a tiny thing!

I mean seriously, imagine if one piece of jewelry could change everything. What would happen if there was a ring that gave you the unlimited power of having any women you wanted? What would you do for it?

The biggest war in history will probably arise.

Well, at least the desperate men would fight for it, and all of womankind would fight to destroy it.

I should write the script for that one.

Enough daydreaming, onto the real article…

Lots of guys who are in the community like to wear rings, and for some reason those who don’t wear them feel like they should.

What you need to know…

Not All Guys Can Wear Rings

We’ve all seen people who just don’t seem congruent with jewelry. There are guys who just can’t pull off a ring if their life depended on it. It might be the way their hands are shaped, their overall image, or it’s just inexplainably all wrong.

From my experience, it seems to have a lot to do with the way you carry yourself and the way you are dressed to start with. Experiment with it, because the art of wearing rings is something that you can learn. If you’re still getting negative feedback after a while, accept your fate. You won’t be joining Froto’s gang anytime soon.

The type of ring you wear and how it matches the style of your clothes will be the deciding factor in judging whether it accentuates your look or confuses the hell out of people.

Remember, some people just can’t pull off rings with their look.

A ring wouldn’t do much for Steve Urkel’s look:

It wouldn’t help his image at all, or would it?

Well, maybe if he wore a “Ring Pop”.

What Can The Right Ring Do For Your Look?

The ring itself is won’t do anything for you. But it can be a great add-on to your image if you have other areas of your look managed well.

What these kind of accessories do is give you that extra bit of edge.

Check out Jaleel White — who played Steve Urkel — in this picture:

Whoa, big change. Matched with a completely different and suave image, a few of the right accessories would add that extra edge to his look.
I’m not saying that you need this “edge” — because some guys look better being clean cut and sharp, without all the excess stuff going on.

But others have a strong edgy side to their personality — that can be shown off.

This edge can be sexual; mysterious; romantic; or some loud, fun part of their personality.

Conversational Bits

One thing that always seems to work is playing with your ring in front of people in a conversation.

This works best in a group:

For example the other day Theory and I went out with two girls. While he was speaking to us, (mostly speaking to his target) I sit next to my girl and listen to him intently while flipping my ring from one finger to another.

I see that it grabs the attention of the girl next to me. I knew what was going to happen next from previous experiences.

I decided to try something different — I tried twirling it around on the table in front of me during Theory’s pauses. This works great to hook a girl because it always gets them to want to play with it.

(Tip: Whenever you look like you’re having more fun by yourself with something while other people are just sitting around - they always want to join in) e.g. - a basketball, mini football, paddle ball — they always say “Hey, let me try/see that”.

As soon as she asks to see the ring, I use it as a good time for some hand kino. You could also start teasing her — that her fat fingers will get your ring stuck. It’s fun to tell them that men’s rings look great on them — teasing them on their mannish hands.

Girls always react to this by hitting you or a look on their face like “I can’t believe you just said that.” If she isn’t super hot, she’ll probably feel insecure so assure her that she has beautiful hands.

Sometimes I just playfully compliment them and just start kissing a girl’s hand, as she laughs she gets used to the touch of my lips.

This always makes it easier for a make out. It’s also a great time you could use to segue into a thumb wrestle or other fun games to amp up the playful kino and emotional spikes.

Pick a Ring That Will Accentuate Your Unique Style

Now remember that these are only examples to give you an idea of what to look for:

Search online and look around for some ring.

I’ll give you some examples of what kind of rings match certain styles better than others:

The Rock Star

Stainless Steel Fleur De Lis Ring For Man

For those who dress punk, or have the “rock star” look — try these with your graphic tees, bad ass necklaces, belts, and other “rock star” gear.

Classy

Stainless Steel Wedding Band 10mm

Stainless Steel Ring with Screw Heads

These are very masculine rings that go well with guys who like to wear dress shirts, and suit jackets. It pairs well for the classy “money”, clean cut, bold personality. I personally wear these type of rings.

Hip-Hop

Gotta have bling all around.

Unique

These types of rings always get attention and will get people asking about it, I mean look at the one in the picture, I’d comment on it right away if I caught some dude wearing it.

Athletic

These kinds of rings have a “down to earth” feel to them. They match a guy with a relaxed personality. If you’re not the type of guy that likes to wear flashy necklaces, classy dress shirts, or rock & roll type clothing; but dress more rugged with an athletic style - like the Abercrombie look - these type of rings are great for you.

The key is the matte black on the rings - it’s never too flashy and has a relaxed, manly appeal to it.

You could buy these type of rings along with a rubber necklace to create your own unique necklace.

Stainless Steel with rubber insert with roman numerals

Stainless Steel Antiqued Band

Romantic

Mans Inset Claddagh Band (9-15)

If you guys don’t know what a Claddagh Ring is: “Traditionally, if the ring is on the right hand with the heart facing outward and away from the body, this indicates that the person wearing the ring is not in any serious relationship, and may in fact be single and looking for a relationship: “their heart is open.”

Read more about it here: Claddagh Ring

I always see girls wearing these, so who knows — maybe both of you will check each other’s rings out and BAM, true love will flourish.

There are countless numbers of places you can check out rings online, so check them out.

I found one place online that has a variety of rings to make it easier for you guys to look around at the different styles.

Here is the link if you haven’t checked out the ones above yet:

Men’s Rings

They aren’t too expensive; most of these are affordable.

If you want to buy online but don’t know your ring size, go to your nearest jeweler and they can help you figure that out.

Look on Ebay:

Try this place - they have a cool selection of different style rings.

Origin Jewelry - Ebay Store

Shine: a personal caveat

The reason why I chose rings with a dull shine, or a brushed-metal look, rather than brilliant shines, is because shiny rings can look rather tacky with casual wear. Shiny rings tend to go a lot better with more dress-up attire (i.e. blazer).

Color

If you want to go for bolder, more fashionable look, dare to play with colored rings. Just be conscious of color coordinating it with the rest of your outfit.

Lastly, sometimes the simplest and most minimalistic rings can work the best. Notice how Neil Strauss, author of The Game and acclaimed “Pick-Up Artist” sports a simple stainless steel/silver ring on his pinky and middle fingers.

Also notice the width of the rings–they are thicker than your traditional ring (probably ~14mm+) - this adds a bold / unconventional edge to his image. Overall, it works seamlessly with the rest of the outfit while adding that last classy touch to his overall look. Looks like Lisa Leveridge noticed too…

Hope that helps,

Jae

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