. . . AND THE ANSWER IS ( DRUM ROLL PLEASE ) ACTUALLY - DO NOT THINK THERE IS AN ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION ( MS ASHLEY REID ) EXCEPT TO ASK - HOW MANY LEAVES ARE THERE ON ANY GIVEN TREE ( OR PERHAPS ) HOW MANY WAVES ARE THERE IN THE SEA . . . THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF JEWELRY STORES - IN AMERICA ALONE - AND THESE THOUSANDS OF SHOWCASES - HAVE HUNDREDS OF ENGAGEMENT RINGS ON DISPLAY ( AND NOT TO MENTION ) SELF MADE ENGAGEMENT RINGS & CUSTOM MADE ENGAGEMENT RINGS . . . DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENGAGEMENT RINGS - MAY BE ANSWERED THIS WAY - IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE DIFFERENT SHAPES OF THE CENTER STONES - FOUND WITHIN THE ENGAGEMENT RINGS SETTING ( MORE THAN SIX - BUT LESS THAN TWELVE ) TYPES OF DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RINGS - MAYBE I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING THE QUESTION BEING ASKED . . . THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AN ENGAGEMENT RING ( ITS A BINDING FACTOR / FOR THE SAKE OF THE PUBLIC ) BETWEEN TWO INDIVIDUALS - WHO HAVE DECIDED TO SPENT THEIR LIVES TOGETHER ( ITS THE FIRST STEPS ) ON THE JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILE - AND THAT FIRST STEP BEGINS WITH THE PROPOSAL - AND THEN NEXT IS THE SYMBOL OF THEIR LOVE - AND THAT THE ENGAGEMENT RING ( SOME PEOPLE ) HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO USE CIGAR BANDS - ANYTHING THAT IS MADE IN A CIRCLE ( SOUNDS LIKE A COUPLE ) WHO MAY NOT BE READY FOR MARRIAGE ( FOR LACK OF ECONOMICS ) ONCE THE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE ( RESULTS IN A FAMILY UNIT ) THE COUPLE & THEIR OFFSPRING ( MARRIAGE LICENSES ) IN OUR SOCIETY PROTECTS THE FUTURE RIGHTS OF THIS FAMILY UNIT - AND ONCE THE MARRIAGE TAKES PLACE - THEN THERE IS THE TOIL & THE STRUGGLE - BECAUSE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES INVOLVED . . . NOW THAT THE TWO HAVE BECOME ONE IN CHRIST - THIS COUPLE HAS DONE WHAT OTHERS HAVE DONE - IN THEIR PROSPECTIVE FAMILY TREES - THIS COUPLE IS DOING THEIR PART TO PERPETUATE THE FUTURE GROWTH OF THEIR FAMILY . . .