History Main / WithThisRing

* In ''Film/Armageddon1998'', Rockhound puts the mack on a beautiful blonde by informing her the big diamond wedding ring she's wearing isn't the real thing.

* ''ComicBook/TheBatmanAdventures'' #16, a comic book based on ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', had a story in which Harley Quinn convinces the Joker to marry her by claiming she has inherited a fortune. When he proposes, without any ring, she snaps, "What kind of a floozy do you think I am? After all these years, you better have a ring!" He improvises by pulling the ring out of a hand grenade and putting it on her finger, leading to 'fireworks' behind them as they kiss. In a deranged sort of way, as you might expect from that pair, it was actually kind of heartwarming.

* Back before the ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' nightmare in ComicBook/SpiderMan, when Mary Jane was missing and presumed dead, Peter Parker switched his wedding band to the widower finger. This resulted in an amusing misunderstanding when a guy hit on him, [[MistakenForGay mistaking him for being gay]].

* "Film/TheLittleMermaid2023": Prince Eric is about to present a wedding ring to Vanessa. Scuttle attacks and makes him drop it. Grimsby, the ShipperOnDeck for Eric and Ariel, kicks the ring across the courtyard to delay it being found. By the end of the film, the ring has ended up on Ariel's finger as his bride.

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* In ''ComicBook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders'', Sapphire Stagg was abducted from her wedding to ComicBook/{{Metamorpho}}. After she was rescued, best man Geo-Force admitted he had lost the rings during the battle. Metamorpho used his powers to form two gold rings out of his body so the wedding could go ahead.

* As cool as the gesture would be, neither Franchise/{{Green Lantern}}s nor members of the Comicbook/LegionOfSuperHeroes can give up their rings as an engagement gesture.

*** In the ComicBook/{{New 52}} reboot of ''ComicBook/{{Earth 2}}'', Alan got engaged just before the horrific train accident where his lover was killed and he was given his powers. The engagement ring, now a TragicKeepsake, became his power ring.
* ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'' (2011) finds Nightwing rescuing an old circus acquaintance from his crazed, demon summoning ex-fianceé Zohna, who was using the ring with which Jimmy had proposed to fuel an unholy soul binding ceremony. Once Nightwing rescued him, Jimmy tossed the ring down a sewer grate.

* Pre-crisis Franchise/{{Superman}} squeezed a lump of coal into a diamond so he could propose to ComicBook/{{Lois|Lane}}. No ring, but, that's impressive enough.

* In the ''[[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMirage Mirage Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' continuity, Casey Jones starts to propose to April with a ring his grandmother gave him... which the Foot promptly shows up and steals, because it's a magical artifact. Casey panics, but April makes a ring out of a flower and gives it to him, telling him to please continue.

* "Film/TheLittleMermaid2023": Prince Eric is about to present a wedding ring to Vanessa. Scuttle attacks and makes him drop it. Grimsby, the ShipperOnDeck for Eric and Ariel, kicks the ring across the courtyard to delay it being found. By the end of the film, the ring has ended up on Ariel's finger as his bride.

* "Series/{Monk}": Subverted. Stottlemeyer chooses Adrian as his best man. Knowing his responsibility is to make sure the ring is not lost, Monk closes his fist around the ring and refuses to open it for several days until the wedding.

* "Film/TheLittleMermaid2023": Prince Eric is about to present a wedding ring to Vanessa. Scuttle attacks and makes him drop it. Grimsby, the ShipperOnDeck for Eric and Ariel, kicks the ring across the courtyard to delay it being found. By the end of the film, the ring has ended up on Ariel's finger as his bride.

The widow finger is the opposite finger. A woman or man whose spouse has died switches the ring to the opposite hand. HilarityEnsues in situations where wearing a wedding ring on the "wrong" hand is considered a tell for being gay and on the make. Widows also occasionally wear their wedding ring around their neck on a chain.

* Back before the ''Comicbook/OneMoreDay'' nightmare in Comicbook/SpiderMan, when Mary Jane was missing and presumed dead, Peter Parker switched his wedding band to the widower finger. This resulted in an amusing misunderstanding when a guy hit on him, [[MistakenForGay mistaking him for being gay]].

* In the ''[[Comicbook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMirage Mirage Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' continuity, Casey Jones starts to propose to April with a ring his grandmother gave him... which the Foot promptly shows up and steals, because it's a magical artifact. Casey panics, but April makes a ring out of a flower and gives it to him, telling him to please continue.

* ''Series/{{Cheers}}'': In "[[Recap/CheersS5E14 Diamond Sam]]", Sam forms ASimplePlan to buy Diane a knockoff ring. He ends up spending thousands of dollars covering for the plan, then ends up buying the real ring anyway, only to have Diane discard it, thinking it's the fake.

* In ''Series/TheWalkingDead,'' Glenn pops the question to Maggie by finding a zombie wearing a ring, cutting her finger off, and making a romantic proposal.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder'': During their dinner atop the hotel chandelier in their first scene, Bernard is about to propose to Miss Bianca when he finds the ring has fallen out of a hole in his pocket and rolled away. While he's chasing it, Bianca is informed of their job in UsefulNotes/{{Australia}], and when Bernard makes it back to address said proposal, it becomes OneDialogueTwoConversations on the way to the Rescue Aid Society meeting room until he finds out himself they're off to the land down under.

* In ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'' when Junpei proposes to Akane he puts the ring... [[YourOtherLeft on her right hand]]. [[spoiler: She still says "yes".]]

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* In ''DefineNormal,'' for their mock marriage, Skylar proposes to Emily with the amethyst ring that Emily wears all the time.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Night wing t }}'' (2011) finds Nightwing rescuing an old circus acquaintance from his crazed, demon summoning ex-fianceé Zohna, who was using the ring with which Jimmy had proposed to fuel an unholy soul binding ceremony. Once Nightwing rescued him, Jimmy tossed the ring down a sewer grate.

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* '' Film/IndependenceDay'': Steve has been carrying around an engagement ring with leaping dolphins for his girlfriend Jasmine. His pal Jimmy hits on the reason Steve hasn't asked yet: the Air Force will not look kindly on his career ambitions because Jasmine is a stripper. Jimmy gets on one knee to encourage his friend to kiss the butt of the brass so they'll overlook it. Cue the rest of the Black Knights walking in on them. [[/folder]]

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* The music video for Music/GunsNRoses "November Rain" has Axl and his groomsmen looking about frantically for the ring. Steve is wearing it on his pinky.

* "With This Ring" by T. Graham Brown is about a man proposing to his wife: "With this ring I promise I'll always love you".

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* ''ComicStrip/NineChickweedLane'' did a fakeout on the readers by making it appear Amos had bought an engagement ring. It was really a [[spoiler: Captain Midnight decoder]] ring. Whether it turns out to be an engagement ring anyway remains to be seen.
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* In the ''Series/TheTenthKingdom'', conflict arises when Wolf spends all his money on a magic engagement ring with a sentient, singing pearl on top. Virginia is upset that he didn't use the money to buy the mirror they've been chasing the entire series.

* ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'' (2011) finds Nightwing rescuing an old circus acquaintance from his crazed, demon summoning ex-fianceé Zohna, who was using the ring with which Jimmy had proposed to fuel an unholy soul binding ceremony. Once Nightwing rescued him, Jimmy tossed the ring down a sewer grate.

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* In ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'', Rockhound puts the mack on a beautiful blonde by informing her the big diamond wedding ring she's wearing isn't the real thing.

* In ''Film/{{Apollo 13}}'', Jim Lovell's wife Marilyn loses her wedding ring down the shower drain on the morning of his launch and [[PortentOfDoom understandably panics]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder'': During their dinner atop the hotel chandelier in their first scene, Bernard is about to propose to Miss Bianca when he finds the ring has fallen out of a hole in his pocket and rolled away. While he's chasing it, Bianca is informed of their job in Australia, and when Bernard makes it back to address said proposal, it becomes OneDialogueTwoConversations on the way to the Rescue Aid Society meeting room until he finds out himself they're off to the land down under.
* In Disney's ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood'', Robin gives Marian a flower twisted into the shape of a ring.

* In ''Manga/SpyXFamily'', Loid lost the ring he was going to use when asking Yor to pretend to be his wife. So he [[https://pm1.narvii.com/7390/82b72d50d73d6db270146cb5e5a3e3bd54cb37e6r1-629-487v2_hq.jpg uses the pin of a grenade he threw at some mooks]] as a substitute wedding ring.

** Later Lars (who's secretly fallen in love with Agatha) puts a wedding ring on her finger when she has a dinner date with the local prince in case he has lecherous intentions. Agatha misses the symbolism, remarking innocently that "people keep giving me rings".

* Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage begins with Cletus slipping Frances an improvised ring made of fabric and her putting it on. She still wears it when the movie transits into current day, although it had mostly frayed away by then.