This was brought on by my mother's friend talking about her tall, talented, georgeous daughter who wants to stay a virgin and wears a purity ring, and gets a lot of flack for it.
Purity rings get a lot of flack. I'm guilty of that, I think. I can't remember, but if I am, it was probably the same flack that I hear from other people: Kids can't control their sexual urges, the rings don't mean anything, they don't stop teens from having sex, and on and on and on.
I've never worn a purity ring. I'm uninterested in partner sex, so I don't see a reason to remind myself to not do something that I don't want to do, and have no urge to do. However, the one ring that I wear in a gold band with inset diamonds in it that my mother gave me. I'm concerned about blood diamonds, so those are the only diamonds that I'll wear.
My moral issues with diamonds aside, I've worn that ring for the last few years, ever since Mom gave it to me. Recently, I noticed that one diamond was chipped, so I took it in and was told that in addition, two more were loose. I didn't want to loose any of the diamonds, so I took the ring off. It's been two months, maybe three, and my finger still feels naked without the ring. I'd fiddle with it when I wore it, and it reminds me of Mom every time. Not wearing it makes me feel itchy, and sometimes I'll be looking around, wondering what's out of place, before I'll realise that my ring's not on my finger.
