What’s in a Ring?

A mountainous lake scene with a frozen lake and trees crossing the scene. The text "What's in a Ring?" is in script over, with subtitled text detailing the dedication and the author Brie Beau Sheldon and their website.

I have a big life thing coming up soon – specifically, my partner Thomas and I will be exchanging rings near Halloween to make our relationship “official.” While looking at rings and thinking a lot about love and relationships, I realized there’s just not a lot of support for polyamorous people who want to have a formal aspect to their relationship, and especially when you’re not religious in any way, it can be difficult to have a way to mark your relationship.

Someday Thomas and I want to have a more formal commitment ceremony, when things are more secure, but for now, we’re just gonna have a quiet exchange of rings. I decided to write a little game about love, polyamory, self love, consent, and commitment – and give people like us a ritual to mark their love, too. I tried to be inclusive – I hope it is inclusive to you! If you like it, consider picking it up at https://briebeau.itch.io/whats-in-a-ring and leaving a donation to help us pay for a celebratory dinner. 🙂

Love to all <3

An image of the full text of What's In a Ring? over a watercolor flower.
What’s in a Ring? by Brie Beau Sheldon, dedicated to Thomas Novosel.