# What is his ring size?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 22, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-his-ring-size/648000 "2013-01-22T13:51:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![rin287](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@rin287](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rin287)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-his-ring-size/648000/1 "2013-01-22T13:51:47Z")

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I have a size 8 ring which fits up to the first third of his ring finger, and fits perfectly on his pinky finger. What ring size should he be? That is the only measurement I have of his finger, because I would like to give him a surprise?

Any help please?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![spifflog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-his-ring-size/648000/2 "2013-01-22T14:38:15Z")

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> [@rin287](#):
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> I have a size 8 ring which fits up to the first third of his ring finger, and fits perfectly on his pinky finger. What ring size should he be? That is the only measurement I have of his finger, because I would like to give him a surprise?
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> Any help please?
> 
> Thanks!

Not the answer you want, but get him the ring as is and ensure the jeweler is willing to resize it, or willing to accept a return for cash (not credit). I’m a size 12, and a half size makes a difference for me. So getting it right to the 1/2 size isn’t likely.

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**Author:** ![Disheavel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-his-ring-size/648000/3 "2013-01-22T19:54:18Z")

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> [@spifflog](#):
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> Not the answer you want, but get him the ring as is and ensure the jeweler is willing to resize it, or willing to accept a return for cash (not credit). I’m a size 12, and a half size makes a difference for me. So getting it right to the 1/2 size isn’t likely.

Seconding **spifflog** , being also a size 12 coincidentally, and I think that a 12 is going to be ballpark. But my fingers change sizes by a full size over the course of a day and everyone likes their ring tightness a little differently. Going to a jeweler to ask about easy resizing will also allow them to give you a better size guess (they are professionals after all) as well.

\*actually after thinking about it, my wife’s size 7 only fits to my pinky first knuckle and not on my ring finger at all so 12 is probably far too large.

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**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-his-ring-size/648000/4 "2013-01-22T21:12:24Z")

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They’re probably a 10 or 10 1/2, but as noted above, be sure to confirm a liberal return/exchange policy. While there may be a standard sizing scheme, like with shoes, each jeweler or manufacturer may be a bit different. The kind of ring also matters. For reasons I can’t fathom, most tungsten carbide rings feel a half size larger than they actually measure as.