What does it mean when your Army boyfriend gives you his dog tags?
Heart of GOLD asked:
He’s been to war, been shot at and come home. He’s now a reserve but could be sent back any minute. The other day he gave me his dog tags… what does that signify? Anything in particular like a promise or engagement ring? He’s been talking a lot about marriage in the last couple of days…
Dog Tags
He’s been to war, been shot at and come home. He’s now a reserve but could be sent back any minute. The other day he gave me his dog tags… what does that signify? Anything in particular like a promise or engagement ring? He’s been talking a lot about marriage in the last couple of days…
Dog Tags
Maybe it’s your engagement ring. He will be needing those tags back if he is still in the reserves.
It is up there with an engagement ring. Your his woman.
it signifies that he cares about you and that he wants you to have a permanent part of him. but its not an engagement present unless he proposes honey
well i’m not a soilder so i;m not sure….but in war…you loose your tage when you loose your life…maybe he’s giving you his heart??…..i doubt it;..i think he just wanted you to have something of his to remind you of him when he’s not there….
It means he has to get a new set of dog tags.
Take care of his dog while he is away…hehehe
I think that it means that he values you as much as his own life.
Dog tags are basically the only identity that a soldier has if they’ve been killed on the battlefield. It is a great honor.
That being said… I lost my own husbands dog tags when we were first dating
I was trying on clothes right before a store closed, and left them in the fitting room. I tried to call right after they closed, no one answered. I was there when they opened the next morning, and they said that their cleaning people had not seen a thing. Liars…
Whatever…. I’ve worked as a janitor too, so I’m not that quick to accuse them…
Anyways. I assume that some illegal Mexican Missourian is now going by my husbands name.
We had new dog tags printed, and he never takes them off… EVER…
All I can say, is DO NOT TAKE THEM OFF for ANY reason!!! Even if for a minute, they can be lost, or left behind. They are very important to him. Consider it a great honor.
The whole loss is still very depressing. I let him down when I took them off and lost them. It’s like losing a wedding ring… except much more important.
If he’s given you his dog tags he cares for you, a LOT…
You are a lucky woman.
That means that he has pretty much the same commitment to you that a man has to his wife, regardless of whether you choose to reciprocate or not.
Wow..
That’s really sweet
feel honored, it means he cares enough about you to trust you. thats big. it has his ss# for petes sake. but dont consider it an engagement or otherwise, its just a very heartfelt and thoughtful gift.
it shows that he cares and trusts you and that he wants you to have a part of him.
you rember in highschool when kids gave their class rings up im sure everyone has worn their boyfreinds class ring this is a similar thing to that its sort of like saying he really cares about you and he wants you to wear them all the time
It means he is out of uniform.
I dont know about an engagement ring but i think it is similar to that kind of symbollism, he is saying you are his, and he is yours
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww that is so cute. it means that you are his girl.alot of guys give there girls there dog tags as a symbol of there love. you have to wear them all the time.it is not an engagement ring but it is a step in the right direction.