Do you wear your wedding ring ?
Discussion
I had mine on for about 8 years. It was always a bit slack on the finger as I didn't like it too tight. I then lost a bit of weight and it just kept falling off so I put it in the drawer. Never missed it as it was always a bit of a pain and collected dirt etc. The Mrs never complained about it either.
Cash was pretty tight at our wedding 7 years ago, my ring was a fairly plain ridged band made of aluminium. Rubbish or not, I was proud to wear it.
3 years ago I had a reaction to while on holiday which resulted in an anaphylactic reaction where words didn't come out in the right order, hives all over and my face, hands and feet swelled up. Think Hitch.
Many tests later and it's still undiagnosed but antihistamines keep it mostly under control. I've had 3 further anaphylactic reactions since, one of which temporarily degraded my eyesight to the point that I couldn't distinguish objects smaller than an HGV. I know this because I was driving the North Circular on Gunnersbury Avenue at the time.
I no longer wear a ring, I would prefer to.
3 years ago I had a reaction to while on holiday which resulted in an anaphylactic reaction where words didn't come out in the right order, hives all over and my face, hands and feet swelled up. Think Hitch.
Many tests later and it's still undiagnosed but antihistamines keep it mostly under control. I've had 3 further anaphylactic reactions since, one of which temporarily degraded my eyesight to the point that I couldn't distinguish objects smaller than an HGV. I know this because I was driving the North Circular on Gunnersbury Avenue at the time.
I no longer wear a ring, I would prefer to.
I stopped wearing it after I was widowed. Funny this comes up today, I was tidying up earlier and found the little box with the rings in it. I put it on to see if it still fits and then forgot I was wearing it. Felt a bit weird in the supermarket later when I realised I still had it on.
I got married in January last year and that's the first time I've ever worn any jewellery.
I quite like it now and wear it all the time except when at gym or working with tools or in garden - see degloving.
It's becoming a bit of a habit to take it off and fiddle with it, spin in round on table etc.
Give a quick polish with toothpaste every now and again.
Just a simple white gold band with my wife's name and our wedding date inscribed on the inner face.
I quite like it now and wear it all the time except when at gym or working with tools or in garden - see degloving.
It's becoming a bit of a habit to take it off and fiddle with it, spin in round on table etc.
Give a quick polish with toothpaste every now and again.
Just a simple white gold band with my wife's name and our wedding date inscribed on the inner face.
hairyben said:
Physical job and any ring, unless made from depleted uranium, would get proper fubar'd.
Same here, plus we have all seen the safety videos where guy catches ring on something, degloves finger.... or catches gold ring in arc welder and rings evaporates with predictable results to finger. 
I have taken mine on and off so many times in the workshop it now lives permanently on the power socket above the bench.
Come to think of it, it is just a plain band, and now looks more like a brass plumbing ferrule, so scratched and worn it is.
Edited by King Herald on Tuesday 22 August 09:07
I did wear mine to start with, but working offshore meant it spent half the time sitting next to my decent watch at home. I also spend a fair bit of time at home faffing about with old motorbikes in the garage and I just got out of the habit.
This annoys my wife, but now it just feels weird if I do wear it.
Those degloving pictures/videos were quite effective by the looks of things!
This annoys my wife, but now it just feels weird if I do wear it.
Those degloving pictures/videos were quite effective by the looks of things!
I have two wedding rings. Thought I had lost the original one ages a few years ago.
It coincided with a new job and me going out a lot for client entertainment. Wife thought I was cheating and without the wedding ring it got worse.
So I got a replacement made.
A year later wife presented me with the original ring and said she had kept it before we headed off to Thailand in the sock drawer a year after out marriage.
So basically I ended up buying a replacement I did not need to keep the peace.
It coincided with a new job and me going out a lot for client entertainment. Wife thought I was cheating and without the wedding ring it got worse.
So I got a replacement made.
A year later wife presented me with the original ring and said she had kept it before we headed off to Thailand in the sock drawer a year after out marriage.
So basically I ended up buying a replacement I did not need to keep the peace.
HannsG said:
A year later wife presented me with the original ring and said she had kept it before we headed off to Thailand in the sock drawer a year after out marriage.
Your wife hid your wedding ring, then complained you weren't wearing it? 
My wife has lost three of hers over the last 20 years, muggins here bought her new ones.
I still have my original.
Edited by King Herald on Tuesday 22 August 08:57
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