Ladies, are you tired of waiting around for your man’s marriage proposal?  You know that you are destined to be together, but maybe he is either a little gun shy, or completely oblivious.  If you are itching to tie the knot but know that your groom to be isn’t going to pop the question anytime soon, maybe you should consider proposing to him.  In today’s modern society, more and more women are proposing to men, so many in fact, that some jewelers have started creating engagement rings for men!

Since tradition declares that it is the man’s duty to purchase the engagement ring for the woman, he may be a little shocked at your proposal, so make sure that you do so at the appropriate time. While many woman love seeing “will you marry me?” flashing on the scoreboard of the baseball game while he gets down on one knee presenting the diamond engagement ring, but he may not appreciate the theatrics.  You know how guys can be, and while in private he professes his emotions to you, making them public is another matter.  I am not suggesting that you pop the question in the privacy of your own home, but maybe you present him with his engagement ring over dinner, on a hike, or weekend getaway, less dramatic occasions.

Now that you have the proposal plan you need to select a man’s engagement ring.  This will be much easier than you think; thanks to advances in men’s fashion there are many interesting options for men’s wedding and engagement rings on the market.  Famous athletes like David Beckham, musicians like Kanye West, and actors like Brad Pitt have made men’s jewelry fashionable and sparked many of the current fashion trends.

Men’s engagement rings should likely not have the same type of raised diamond that a women’s engagement ring would have.  Men are after all practical creatures, as well as active ones, and raised stones would most likely get in their way.  Because a woman’s engagement ring almost always contains a diamond or precious gemstone, you should select a men’s engagement ring with a stone included.  It doesn’t need to be a solitaire necessarily, but something that sets his engagement ring apart from a standard wedding band.

What to do once you finalize the ceremony?  At this point you will also present him with his wedding ring, and most men are not going to want to wear two rings on one finger.  Some grooms choose to wear the wedding ring on their left hand and then their men’s engagement ring on their right hand, or you could select a men’s wedding band that can be permanently affixed to his engagement ring.

If you have difficulty finding jewelers that sell men’s “engagement rings,” don’t be discouraged.  This is a growing trend and eventually they will be all over the market, but essentially a men’s engagement ring is just like a diamond or gemstone men’s wedding ring, the difference is that you give it to him when you propose marriage.  Take a look at some of these men’s wedding rings that would serve great as men’s engagement rings.