History Main / WeddingRingDefense

* Technically, the rings worn [[NunsNRosaries nuns and some other people]] who have taken vows of celibacy, are not this trope, as the nuns are symbolically married to Christ.

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* ''Film/ParadiseHawaiianStyle'': Knowing that Elvis' character can't help but make moves on attractive women, his friend who goes into business with Elvis has the secretary he hired wearing a wedding ring.

This trope is when an unmarried person (often female) invokes that reaction by wearing a gold ring on his or her left ring finger. While technically a lie, this trope doesn't automatically include these characters being generally dishonest. Their desire to not have to put up with others assuming they're sexually available normally gets sympathy, or at least understanding.

---> '''Hawkeye:''' (ending kiss with Erika) What am I doing? What am I doing? What am I - what am I doing?!
---> '''Erika:''' Whatever it is, I approve.
---> '''Hawkeye:''' You're married, madam. You're a married madam! Why don't I go away?
---> '''Erika:''' Hawkeye, I am not married!
---> '''Hawkeye:''' What, do you mean your finger's just turning gold?
---> '''Erika:''' It's my grandmother's. It cuts down on wrestling matches.
---> '''Hawkeye:''' You're not married?
---> '''Erika:''' Never have been.

* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', when then-traveling performer Agatha gets summoned to dine with the local ruling family, she's given a ring to wear to help discourage any romantic advances, with the ring's owner claiming that it's gotten him out of trouble often enough. Unfortunately, it turns out that the family's interest in her involves something much worse: [[spoiler: sticking her in a machine so she can possessed by a mental copy of the comic's resident BigBad. Fortunately the ring turns out to be a disguised lockpick.]]

* Commonly used by [[NunsNRosaries nuns and other clergy members]] who are bound to vows of celibacy, especially if they don't wear traditional habits or a clerical collar.

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* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', when then-traveling performer Agatha gets summoned to dine with the local ruling family, she's given a ring to wear to help discourage any romantic advances. Unfortunately, it turns out that the family's interest in her involves something much worse: [[spoiler: sticking her in a machine so she can possessed by a mental copy of the comic's resident BigBad.]]

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* In ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' Kim Briggs wore her wedding ring after her divorce in order to ward off unwanted advances by other doctors. At first, J.D. didn't even notice her as married women are "invisible" in his words.

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* In ''[[Literature/VorkosiganSaga Diplomatic Immunity]]'' the Betan herm Ker Dubauer wears an earring[[note]]Betans use earrings instead of finger rings, and have different styles to signal romantic statuses of all sorts.[[/note]] in a style that signals "romantically attached, not looking." [[spoiler:"Dubauer" is actually a Cetegandian ba in disguise, and the earring's style is intended to ward off intimate encounters that would blow that disguise.]]
* In ''Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', Erik gives Christine a ring to wear after he agrees to let her go, saying that it's only to know that as long as he sees it on her hand, he will still be a friend to her. Judging from his [[StalkerWithACrush actions and feelings towards her]] however, it's pretty obvious he did this with an eye toward warding off potential suitors.
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* In ''Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'', Erik gives Christine a ring to wear after he agrees to let her go, saying that it's only to know that as long as he sees it on her hand, he will still be a friend to her. Judging from his [[StalkerWithACrush actions and feelings towards her]] however, it's pretty obvious he did this with this trope in mind.