AI art by me

(I’ve written about this before but did so again on Fet. Just as easy to post it twice and share it with new readers here.)

As always, this is just my opinion, and I am NOT an expert. I comment on what I observe and think. Feel free to add discussion, but not debate.

“Every Kiss begins with Kay!” – Kay’s Jewelers.

The Ring has been a staple of commitment, promise, and belonging to someone. Love and Marriage” is a song that supposedly goes together like a horse and carriage. I won’t comment on who is the horse and who is the driver. Ahem. Leisure Suit Larrys and the other equivalents are experts at spying the third finger of the right hand. Granted, these days it doesn’t have the same meaning it once did.

My point is that civilization as a whole agrees that a ring on that finger signifies a person is bound to a promise, commitment, and a person. There’s nothing weird about that to anyone. The weirdness or kinkiness is when there are relations without said ring. “You should have put a ring on it!” It’s made it to pop music! The gold and diamond equivalent of “if I lick it, then it’s mine!”

Walk anywhere, go anywhere, or be in any social situation, and all accept the ring. However, go to the same places and wear a collar? Oh, no. That is bad, evil, the end of civilization, and so on. They mean the same thing. Why aren’t they viewed the same way? I’m commenting on this because a friend posted something about being careful when accepting or giving a collar, as it’s like a wedding ring. I’ve always seen and felt the comparison.

Go ahead and be play partners. Go ahead and scene as Dom/sub. The collar is not a requirement of either of those situations. A collar is a firm commitment and should be given and accepted with vows just like a marriage. This is my opinion on it.