First of all, even though I don't want to hear that song ever again in the near future, I think it's brilliant and almost flawless in terms of the craft of pop music. And I only recently saw the video and it was also flawless -- no smoke and mirrors, just Beyonce fucking GIVING. Gah.

But anyway in regards to the question... Of course. I hate the idea that we should promote heterosexual monogamous relationships that HAVE to end in marriage by having that song be a huge hit... Can't stand that we teach our little girls that they have to get married and find a husband or else be a *gasp* Old Maid! But if you replace "put a ring on it" with "make me feel validated as a person and in our relationship" then of course, that happens to anyone who is not being fulfilled in their relationship or cannot get the kind of level of seriousness or commitment out of their partner, in vanilla and BDSM relationships. If the person(s) that you are with are not looking for the same thing as you are, or cannot give you what you want, of course you are justified in packing up and trying to find your bliss elsewhere.

Also, seriously, I love this song. I often explain to people my situation ("engaged as in, will certainly marry him in the future, but not engaged as in planning a wedding") by saying "He liked it, so he put a ring on it," lol. As much as I don't think that all meaningful human relationships should be measured by the standard of marriage, I do sort of support people who are like, "Hmm, this is a good thing, I gotta lock it down!" which is how I sort of view the ring currently on my finger (which may as well be a collar, except I don't get disapproving looks for never changing my "necklace" lol)