nevergiveup Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Do you wear your engagement ring/wedding ring? I have never worn either--I only had an engagement ring and have never really worn it. My husband does not have a wedding ring nor would he wear one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Yes, I wear my engagement & wedding ring almost all the time. My husband does not wear his wedding band to work due to the nature of his job but he does wear it otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenneinCA Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Wedding ring, all the time. Like taking it off before the ankle surgery was emotionally difficult. Engagement ring, never, since we were married. For me, it was a placeholder until I got the real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Wedding ring and anniversary ring. All the time. DH never removes his, that I see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebcoola Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Yes, I wear my ring all the time. DH has a metal allergy so he got a tattoo ring he still wears the other occasionally cause he is sentimental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnE-girl Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I wear my wedding ring all the time and my engagement ring with it when I leave the house. My wedding ring is just a thin gold band. It was the only thing for our wedding that was cheaper for me than DH. My engagement ring is a small-ish diamond solitaire. DH was a poor law student when we got engaged. DH wears his wedding ring everyday. Our rings were blessed during our wedding ceremony, so if we lost them, replacing them wouldn't be quite the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I used to wear my wedding band, but swollen fingers during pregnancy made it not fit and somewhere along the way I think I lost it. Dh has lost two or three bands, so right now neither of us wears one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I wear my wedding ring, but my engagement ring got broken several years ago and I have yet to go get it fixed. I think I'm worried it will either be too costly, or unfixable altogether, so... it just sits there. Too bad, because it's a pretty ring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 No. I hate it. I started wearing it to church because people thought we had an unhealthy marriage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I wore both until my oldest was born. Then I noticed one of the prongs on my engagement ring left a tiny scratch when changing her diaper...so I stopped wearing it. I stopped wearing my wedding band 6-7 years later when I gained weight and it became too tight. DH stopped wearing his band 2 years ago when he was struggling with blood clots during chemo and his fingers kept swelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Wedding ring--all the time. It was dh's grandmother's ring. Engagement ring--never as I've never had one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Yes to both, all the time. Although my "engagement" ring has been replaced and updated, since we couldn't afford much when we first got engaged. DH has a ring, but he never ever wears it. It's a sensory thing; he can barely stand to wear his Garmin when he runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 On my right hand, I wear a diamond ring my dh gave me when we had been married 14 years. I like it better than my engagement/wedding set. Orthodox wear wedding rings on the right hand, so I wear a slim band on my right--it is a ring my sister gave me years ago. :0) At any rate, I've got a ring on each hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I wore mine all the time until about 2 weeks ago. I have arthritis and have recently had extreme swelling in my fingers. I took them off because I was afraid that they would have to be cut off. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I don't have an engagement ring, but I've worm my cheap Wal-mart wedding band for 24 years now..lol. So long that I have "ring scar" that doesn't go away even after weeks of not wearing the ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I don't have an engagement ring. I specifically asked dh not to give me one. For once, he listened! I wore my wedding ring until during labor. I didn't swell during pregnancy, but I needed to take it off when I went into labor. And then I just never got it resized. So I don't wear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Mine are welded together and yes I wear them. I can't imagine not wearing them. DH wears his ring too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storygirl Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I have never taken my rings off since our wedding day 18 years ago. I can't get them off now, actually. I would have to work really hard at it and maybe have them cut off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caclcoca Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I took mine off during my third pregnancy. I have not been able to get them back on. It has been 11 years now. I want to get them resized, but there is always something else that needs to be done first. My husband also stopped wearing his because of weight gain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loowit Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I wear mine all the time. My wedding band is a wrap for my engagement ring and was custom made for me. The two are soldered together. Lately it has gotten too loose and has fallen off a few times because of weight loss. I have been wearing it on my index finger for now. DH wants to get it resized but I am not sure how much it will cost. DH wears his wedding band all the time unless he is working doing things that would make it hazardous which isn't very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 For most of our 9 years of marriage my weight has fluctuated up and down because I've been pregnant 6 times. So when they fit I wear both. Dh never takes his off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I wear mine both, taking it off when I go to bed. My husband hasn't removed his since we lost a baby 9'years ago. He used to fiddle with it all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertBlossom Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 My engagement ring was a band with inlaid diamonds so it's also my wedding ring. I love it. Unfortunately I am about 20lbs too heavy for it to fit comfortably without making the skin all wrinkly. Recently I bought a couple stainless steel really cheap rings on Amazon. One is plain that I wear all the time. The other has a big fancy c.z. that I wear on Sundays or to dress up. I didn't wear my ring for a long time because it was too small. But DH is deployed and once while out (with all my kids even!) I think I got hit on. 😨 So I bought myself the band to wear until i finally stick to a diet. 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 (edited) I wear my wedding band daily (unless I hike or rock climb) and DH does too. I take it off at night since I cannot sleep with jewelry on. I don't have an engagement ring. Edited October 30, 2016 by regentrude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I used to wear my wedding and engagement rings all the time. A couple of years ago one of the stones fell out. Now I only where the wedding ring, which is a plain gold band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I wear both every day. Both are nice but not ostentatious, and I feel strange without them. (Plus, we were poor college students when DH proposed, so it's a big deal that he was able to buy my engagement ring, and I think it probably means a lot to him that I wear it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Everyday. Can't get them off and never want to. Same for dh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I used to not but now I do. It was important to my husband that I wear them and I saw no reason not since it was so important to him. He has a wedding band and he wears it all the time. I take off my rings to shower and to turn out dough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I wear mine except when I knead dough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I wear mine whenever I'm out of the house, as does DH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 (edited) slightly O/T, but then again not: I have trouble with the concept of engagement rings. How does the idea of an engagement ring that is worth several monthly salaries and historically the show of earnest money on part of the man who is doing the buying fit in with a modern understanding of equality? Exchanging rings as a sign of serious intent I get; a hugely expensive one sided transaction I don't. (Plus I also abhor conspicuous display of wealth.) Am I the only one who thinks this is outdated? Edited October 30, 2016 by regentrude 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 No, not for years. I have an engagement ring and wedding ring welded together. They now don't fit, and they're stupid-expensive to get enlarged. I was actually talking to dd about this a couple of days ago, how tastes change, as to fingers and that a simple plain band would be best. I'm not sentimental, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixieB Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 I almost never take off my wedding ring (plain band). MRI, surgery, those are about the only times I've taken it off. I don't have an engagement ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Exchanging rings as a sign of serious intent I get; a hugely expensive one sided transaction I don't. (Plus I also abhor conspicuous display of wealth.) This was actually where my conversation with dd started: the concept of engagement rings, and indeed engagement. Do you need a sign of outward commitment in the space between dating and marriage? Shouldn't your behaviour speak for itself (that you're "off the market")? And what's the point when engagements break down and there's no legal contract in that period? No answers, just the issues we were pondering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 slightly O/T, but then again not: I have trouble with the concept of engagement rings. How does the idea of an engagement ring that is worth several monthly salaries and historically the show of earnest money on part of the man who is doing the buying fit in with a modern understanding of equality? Exchanging rings as a sign of serious intent I get; a hugely expensive one sided transaction I don't. (Plus I also abhor conspicuous display of wealth.) Am I the only one who thinks this is outdated? You are (I think) assuming that your understanding of equality is universal. There are still a number of people who hold to more traditional views regarding marriage, marital roles, etc. I don't think it's outdated, personally. OP, I wear my wedding band at all times. I think I had to take it off during surgeries. My engagement ring sits, right now, in the jewelry box DH gave me on our wedding day (ring needs to be resized and it just isn't conducive to "where" I am in life - and it scratches little ones). DH wears his wedding ring unless he's in the shower. His has been replaced once, I think, although I don't recall why. Occasionally he forgets it on the soap holder in the shower :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lllll Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 (edited) nm Edited December 28, 2016 by ..Kathy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 slightly O/T, but then again not: I have trouble with the concept of engagement rings. How does the idea of an engagement ring that is worth several monthly salaries and historically the show of earnest money on part of the man who is doing the buying fit in with a modern understanding of equality? Exchanging rings as a sign of serious intent I get; a hugely expensive one sided transaction I don't. (Plus I also abhor conspicuous display of wealth.) Am I the only one who thinks this is outdated? Think of it as an early "push present". We women are the ones who have to endure pregnancy and childbirth, and for many of us, it leaves permanent negative effects on our bodies. The least we can do is get the occasional piece of nice jewelry as "thank you" from our hubbies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 I wore mine anytime I wasn't actively baby wrangling til after the last child. It (engagement ring set into a guard ring for a wedding set) no longer fits and the estimate to resize and restore a worn prong was a gazillion dollars, so I've not worn it for quite a while. I have an anniversary ring that fits so I usually wear that. I miss my original, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amy g. Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 (edited) I wore my engagement ring for 15 years. The band was worn through and the prongs were loose. Dh had my diamond reset and added some emeralds which are my birthstone. I wear it all of the time. I haven't taken my wedding band off in almost 25 years. Editing to add that Dh has only taken his band off for surgery. Edited October 30, 2016 by amy g. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 I wear my engagement ring and an anniversary band 99% of the time. I take it off for showering, swimming, kneading dough, and really messy crafts. My original wedding band was a family heirloom that barely fit when I first got it and couldn't be resized without totally throwing off the design. I took it off during my 1st pregnancy and never could get it back on. That's when DH and MIL gave me the anniversary band as a "push present". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 I don't have a separate engagement ring. We used the main stone in a temporary setting and added the other two in a different band right before the wedding. That said, I only wear my ring when I'm going to be out and about. It's big and likes to catch on things along with being the most valuable possession I own, so I tend to baby it a bit :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renthead Mommy Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Husband made our wedding bands. They are thin, and because he never wore his (didn't like it under rubber gloves) I wore both of them. Then when he was back in a dental lab that he could do gold, we took some old gold, some from my mother, and some from my grandmother (and then some from a random wedding band I bought at a pawn shop because I needed more gold) and he made me third gold band. (The others were a silver metal color from his left over technique metals from dental school and a couple JFK silver dollars.) Wore it for about two years. Took it all off when I went to Boy Scout camp. Came back and started swimming and working out in the pool and just never put them back on. Not an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 (edited) slightly O/T, but then again not: I have trouble with the concept of engagement rings. How does the idea of an engagement ring that is worth several monthly salaries and historically the show of earnest money on part of the man who is doing the buying fit in with a modern understanding of equality? Exchanging rings as a sign of serious intent I get; a hugely expensive one sided transaction I don't. (Plus I also abhor conspicuous display of wealth.) Am I the only one who thinks this is outdated? DH-to-be and I exchanged rings - simple, but unique bands - in the last 2 months. :wub: We, too, felt that it would feel very strange if only I wore a ring. The commitment is a joint one. I feel so very honored that he wears that ring. Our rings are also our wedding rings. I guess we'll have to take them off before the actual ceremony! Our ceremony will also be non-traditional. We are self-officiating our marriage, which is legal in PA (only one of two states in the US which allows it). OP, I never take my ring off. I am very, very low maintenance when it comes to appearance. No jewelry, other than my ring and a necklace he gave me. Taking my ring off would be too much work. Hee hee! Edited October 30, 2016 by lisabees 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 I wear my engagement ring amd wedding band. Dh wears his band as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 I wore both my wedding and engagement rings until I started having an odd reaction to them. My skin was turning bright red around the rings, and they were gold so it wasn't a metal reaction. When I was seven months pregnant with DC#3, I decided I wanted a wedding ring, so I went into a James Avery and bought a silver one for $50. I'm sure it was odd, a heavily pregnant woman with 2 children in two, but the saleswoman was very nice. I walked out with a wedding ring, and I've worn it ever since. DH has had three; I bought him a very nice one after he lost two expecting he'd keep track of one with a name brand attached. I was right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 I wear both and always have except when very pregnant because they were too tight then. Dh does not wear his band unless we are going out (less than once a year, LOL). He works in construction so it's a safety issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Dh wears a simple gold band. I haven't worn my ring in probably 12 years. We planned our wedding in a few days. I never liked the set, but we got a decent deal on it as it was used (called off wedding). I planned to have it remade when we had more money, by having the small center stone moved to a side stone. By the time we had the money, I realized the ring really meant nothing to me. An accent stone had fallen out, so I took it off and never looked back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 My wedding ring is a thin gold band and I've worn it pretty much constantly for the 26 years we've been married. So has DH. His ring won't come off anymore, not because of weight gain (he weighs about the same as when we got married), but because it won't slide over his knuckle. I wear my engagement ring all the time, too, but it's actually a replacement ring. The stone fell out of my original ring a few years ago and was never found. I was sad because the ring had a lot of sentimental meaning to me, but DH got me a very beautiful (and much bigger) diamond for my birthday. On my right hand, I wear an anniversary band with three diamonds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopskipjump Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 (edited) I very rarely wear my rings anymore. I had them re-sized with pregnancies and then downsized again after the last baby. The set needs yet another downsizing and I just don't want to mess with it because wearing jewelry bugs me. Edited October 31, 2016 by hopskipjump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryMak07 Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 I always wear my wedding band when out of the house. I wear my engagement ring sometimes. I take it off to sleep, wash dishes etc. DH never takes his off, ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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