A lovers charm, or pendant?

[firemyst]

Hello!
My soon-to-be fiance is moving to China for business next month.
I was wondering, is there any kind of pendant, or a tradition of giving something, when your lover moves away? Even for a safe return.
I wasn't sure where to even begin looking, and thought someone here would know!
Thank you!

[skilly-nilly]

I think that making something that you then cut/break/tear into 2 pieces is a good charm.

What you use depends on your beliefs, and also on what you have and find meaningful.

I use a drawn bind-rune cut in half, but I've also used children's puzzle pieces (one half for each). You could also tear a photo of yourselves in half and each of you keep the photo of the other and then put them back together when you're together again.

Or you could write out your names and then cut across both names so that they're only whole when put back side-by-side.

In the bad old days when the British Army was fuelled by poor boys from the Celtic countries the tradition was to cut a ring in half and weld it back together when the soldier came home to marry his sweetheart but that presupposes that you've got an axe and the skill to aim it which generally isn't the case in these days of central heating.

I think that intent is what's really important.

[Julea]

I remember seeing a lovely pendant on dragonweave.com that was an embracing couple, but separated into the individual figures. Let's see if I can find it again...

Edit: Found it!
http://dragonweave.com/silver-love-jewelry.html#lovers

[firemyst]

Thank you so much....The pendant is beautiful, and I will see what I can find with the puzzle too!:hehehehe::smile:

[RunningRiot]

A popular token in my tradition is to braid a small lock of your hair, cut it off then give it to your loved one. This ensures you'll be there to protect them, and the way the hair is twisted together represents strength and connection.