‘The Pear Ring’ The New Way To Pick Out Single People

There's a new social experiment going viral on social media and folks are having mixed reviews. It's been a long time since I dated, but usually people will ask you if you're single. If you're on a dating app, people will assume you're single unless you say otherwise. Now there's a new way to tell if someone is single.

The Pear Ring is being called the 'opposite of engagement rings'. According to Interesting Engineering, this new social experiment lets others know that you're single and open to a conversation. For instance, if you're at the grocery store and see someone wearing this ring, it's a sign that can approach them for a conversation.

The goal of the ring is to encourage more social interactions. Instead of scrolling through a dating app, this is a new way for people to converse in person. In the 80's as a teen, and as a 20 something in the 90's, REAL life conversations were the only way to connect. Dating apps weren't a thing. That may be why people my age finds it difficult to use them. Using dating apps seems so odd to me. I've tried numerous ones, and they seem so impersonal.

So far, millions of the $25-dollar green rings have been sold. In the photos, people are wearing the ring on their ring finger and on their middle finger. The bright green color sets the ring apart from wedding rings.

I'm not sure this ring social experiment will work or if it's just a way for the ring makers to snag a lot of cash. Some people think that women who wear the ring will just be bothered more. Others think it's a great way to approach someone at a bar, gym, or restaurant.

The big problem with this ring is that if someone approaches you that you aren't interested in, the whole 'I have a boyfriend/girlfriend' line doesn't work. It will be interesting to see if this ring catches on. So far, I've never seen anyone wearing the ring. However, I haven't been looking. Next time I'm at the store or out with friends, I'll be looking for the bright green ring.