Singelringen’s international aspect is definitely its strong suit, in my opinion. I’m glad to hear that in other countries, single men wear singelringen as often or more than women. That is a relief–as you know, the culture of engagement rings and wedding rings historically has had overtones of claiming women as property, and if singelringen can appeal to both men and women, that’s one step closer to reclaiming the use of rings on modern terms. If that makes sense (it’s 5:40 am, for goodness’ sake!)
CC

Straight guys wearing Singelringen – absolutely. Actually in Canada the percentage of straight men wearing Singelringen is higher than women. Especially in Calgary!

I have met many celebrities at VIP gifting parties and the men were very happy to wear Singelringen. Some like to wear it on a neck chain. http://myspace.com/singelringen

In Mexico, the male/female ratio is about even. Uriel del Toro looks great in Singelringen – I do believe he is straight.

More than 15 respected authors who write about Single Life have endorsed Singelringen.

We have many stories of “cute meets” wearing Singelringen. It’s more about explaining the unusual ring than running into someone else who is wearing it.

Comparing the Singelringen Global Community to Facebook … Facebook is the gold standard by which all social communities are judged. In terms of functionality, Facebook wins. But what niche communities are about is who is there. At this point in time, Singelringen Global Community is more about meeting proudly single adults living in other countries. I wouldn’t count on it as a local dating site.

Buy a Singelringen by Valentine’s Day and get 30% off.

It’s hard to assess the efficacy of the site (if you consider efficacy as meeting people for partnering) without paying the 69 dollars. And do people join to meet partners, or to meet other singles and share notes about the single lifestyle? I think it’s a mixture of both, but then, I’m not curious enough to pay 69 dollars to find out for sure, right now.

And you’re right, it’s kind of hard to imagine straight guys wearing the ring–though maybe the Europeans are less hung up about that kind of thing than we are.
–CC