Hear Me Out: It’s Time To End The Engagement Ring

On today’s episode of Hear Me Out… popping the question. By The
Knot’s estimates, we’re officially entering peak wedding season.
And we know there are many, many controversial opinions we could
tackle about weddings, but let’s start with that thing that
precedes most weddings: the engagement ring.  The ring –
especially a diamond one – is an institution that feels like a
foregone conclusion for couples taking the next step in their
relationship. But does it need to be?  Belinda Luscombe,
author of Marriageoloy and editor-at-large at TIME Magazine, joins
us to argue for the end of the engagement ring.  If you have
thoughts you want to share, or an idea for a topic we should
tackle, you can email the show: hearmeout@slate.com Podcast
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