I have diamonds in mine that scratch the kids and I don't want to lose down the drain or into the dinner! If mine was a band only, I would never take it off. My husband always wears his.
When I was in the Navy I never wore it on ship. I hooked it on my watch band so I 'wore' it, just not on my finger. I just didn't want to get it caught on anything and rip my finger off. I also took it off when pregnant and had swelling which made it too tight. My engagement ring on the other hand I've not worn for years. One of the tips is broken and we haven't gotten it fixed over the last 5 years or so. It's just not been a priority to spend $100+ on that vs say a new wardrobe for a season for one of the kids.
I take mine off while cooking, showering, sleeping--whenever it's going to possibly be in the way. I don't think I'm any less married without my ring. Out in public it's always on, but at home I often take it off.
I only take mine off for a second or two to put lotion on my hands (so I can get under where the ring sits). Otherwise, I never take mine off. Neither does my husband. We got ours together during our first trip to Portland before we moved here. It was something special to both of us. They were our engagement rings, and our wedding rings. They're just plain silver bands. Eventually, we plan on possibly having the original artist melt them down and create 2 new bands from the mixed metal.
I don't take mine off, I just have gotten so used to wearing it it feels weird if it is off. My mom is so extreme that if she has to take here's off for some reason she has my dad put it back on, because he did it the first time.
I take mine off for things like dishes and bathing the kids, just to make sure I don't lose the stones and so I don't scratch my girls. I always wear it otherwise. My husband is a firefighter and has gotten his caught on machines and equipment, and has gotten hurt in the process. He wears his on a chain around his neck and because he felt so strongly about it, he got the design of his wedding band tattooed on his finger over the summer. That way he has both the actual ring and the symbolic one.
I wash my hands and lotion my hands to much and I'm afraid I'll lose it. Plus, my husband doesn't wear his, so why should I wear mine? After 18 years, the ring doesn't mean much to me anymore.
Rich - sounds like you're a materialistic one. After 18 years of marriage, if your marriage relies on whether you wear a ring or not, it's a pretty shallow and brittle marriage. *shrug*
I work in the health care field with patients all day so I take mine off to protect them and to keep my hands clean. Rings go right back on as soon as I'm out of work!
When I became a widow, unexpectedly, I kept my ring wedding band and engagement ring on all the time. It was a nice reminder of happier times with my darling husband. When the time was right, I removed it and keep it in a ring box with his wedding band. Sometimes I take the rings out and look at them, try mine on, and then it goes back into the box. It's been nine years since he took his own life and I remember all the happy times we shared together during our 6 years of wedded bliss.
My husband passed away years ago, and I wear HIS wedding band, my wedding band and the ring that he gave me in 1973 (I say it is my engagement ring). Why shouldn't I wear them-- we are still married.
It took me a long time to find my lady, I literely searched the world. I finally found her in Hong Kong. She's a Filipino & I am deeply in love with her to this day. We got married In Dagupan, Philippines her home town in 1995. I had to take it off one time to get it resized. But, as soon as I got it back back on the right hand it went. And, that's the hand the preacher put it, so thats the way it is.
Both my husband and I do not wear any engagement or wedding rings. We both know that we love each other and that we are married to each other and that is all that matters to us. We do not need rings to tell us this. We have been married for over 22 years. He put $10,000 in my stock trading account and I put $10,000 in his stock trading account. Today my account is worth over $250,000 and his is worth over $300,000. We both love to travel, so every year we use some of the "engagement ring" money to travel somewhere overseas for our anniversary celebration. Now I can afford any ring that I want, but I think I will keep investing and travelling instead. Our initial investment has really paid off and has allowed us to really enjoy our lives together.
My husband wears his wedding ring on a chain around his neck. He works around expensive equipment and rather than cause a short working in them, it made more sense that if he wanted the ring, he'd have to find some other way to wear it.
I wear my rings on my fingers, but I don't leave them on all the time. I take them off when I'm working in dirty situations or eating messy food. I take them off when I sleep because I don't like sleeping in my jewelry. Otherwise, I feel naked without my rings.
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I have diamonds in mine that scratch the kids and I don't want to lose down the drain or into the dinner! If mine was a band only, I would never take it off. My husband always wears his.
When I was in the Navy I never wore it on ship. I hooked it on my watch band so I 'wore' it, just not on my finger. I just didn't want to get it caught on anything and rip my finger off. I also took it off when pregnant and had swelling which made it too tight. My engagement ring on the other hand I've not worn for years. One of the tips is broken and we haven't gotten it fixed over the last 5 years or so. It's just not been a priority to spend $100+ on that vs say a new wardrobe for a season for one of the kids.
I take mine off while cooking, showering, sleeping--whenever it's going to possibly be in the way. I don't think I'm any less married without my ring. Out in public it's always on, but at home I often take it off.
I only take mine off for a second or two to put lotion on my hands (so I can get under where the ring sits). Otherwise, I never take mine off. Neither does my husband. We got ours together during our first trip to Portland before we moved here. It was something special to both of us. They were our engagement rings, and our wedding rings. They're just plain silver bands. Eventually, we plan on possibly having the original artist melt them down and create 2 new bands from the mixed metal.
I don't take mine off, I just have gotten so used to wearing it it feels weird if it is off. My mom is so extreme that if she has to take here's off for some reason she has my dad put it back on, because he did it the first time.
I take mine off for things like dishes and bathing the kids, just to make sure I don't lose the stones and so I don't scratch my girls. I always wear it otherwise. My husband is a firefighter and has gotten his caught on machines and equipment, and has gotten hurt in the process. He wears his on a chain around his neck and because he felt so strongly about it, he got the design of his wedding band tattooed on his finger over the summer. That way he has both the actual ring and the symbolic one.
I wash my hands and lotion my hands to much and I'm afraid I'll lose it. Plus, my husband doesn't wear his, so why should I wear mine? After 18 years, the ring doesn't mean much to me anymore.
Are you a child? Must not be much of a ring.
Rich - sounds like you're a materialistic one. After 18 years of marriage, if your marriage relies on whether you wear a ring or not, it's a pretty shallow and brittle marriage. *shrug*
I work in the health care field with patients all day so I take mine off to protect them and to keep my hands clean. Rings go right back on as soon as I'm out of work!
When I became a widow, unexpectedly, I kept my ring wedding band and engagement ring on all the time. It was a nice reminder of happier times with my darling husband. When the time was right, I removed it and keep it in a ring box with his wedding band. Sometimes I take the rings out and look at them, try mine on, and then it goes back into the box. It's been nine years since he took his own life and I remember all the happy times we shared together during our 6 years of wedded bliss.
I have arthritis in my hands. I do not wear my rings much anymore because it is too painful. Before that I only took it off to go in the ocean.
My husband passed away years ago, and I wear HIS wedding band, my wedding band and the ring that he gave me in 1973 (I say it is my engagement ring). Why shouldn't I wear them-- we are still married.
I take mine off once in a great while to clean it but that is it. I feel naked without it.
Hubby's got a bit tight so he had to take his off to have it sized. Other than that he has never taken his off.
Once we get it back it will go right back on his finger. I own that hand, just as he owns mine. :)
55 years married to my sweetheart and the ring only comes off for surgery and then only if the hospital demands it.
It took me a long time to find my lady, I literely searched the world. I finally found her in Hong Kong. She's a Filipino & I am deeply in love with her to this day. We got married In Dagupan, Philippines her home town in 1995. I had to take it off one time to get it resized. But, as soon as I got it back back on the right hand it went. And, that's the hand the preacher put it, so thats the way it is.
Both my husband and I do not wear any engagement or wedding rings. We both know that we love each other and that we are married to each other and that is all that matters to us. We do not need rings to tell us this. We have been married for over 22 years. He put $10,000 in my stock trading account and I put $10,000 in his stock trading account. Today my account is worth over $250,000 and his is worth over $300,000. We both love to travel, so every year we use some of the "engagement ring" money to travel somewhere overseas for our anniversary celebration. Now I can afford any ring that I want, but I think I will keep investing and travelling instead. Our initial investment has really paid off and has allowed us to really enjoy our lives together.
My husband wears his wedding ring on a chain around his neck. He works around expensive equipment and rather than cause a short working in them, it made more sense that if he wanted the ring, he'd have to find some other way to wear it.
I wear my rings on my fingers, but I don't leave them on all the time. I take them off when I'm working in dirty situations or eating messy food. I take them off when I sleep because I don't like sleeping in my jewelry. Otherwise, I feel naked without my rings.