Why is it that the woman wears the engagement ring, and there is no similar engagement band for the man?

Question

Although that is the established "Tradition" how did it come to be? There is no traditional band for a man to wear until he is Married.

Answer 1

It's an old carry over from the days when women were property. Possibly for her dowery, in a more enlightened time...

Answer 2

There is...that brass ring in your nose that she pulls you around with until the day you die.

Answer 3

It came to be cause Jewelers needed to make more money.....