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I have my grand parents wedding bands. His was broken and somehow mangled into the shape of an octogon and he carried it in his wallet which is exactly where we found it 36 years later. My grandmother's ring had these hack marks on it where he tried to cut it off her finger when she was pregnant and couldn't get it off. I had them restored and they even left the notches in it for me.
I don't think they ever put them back on and had six more kids. But I can't tell you how special they are to me and I was going to have them looped together, one inside the other, as a necklace pendant to wear -then pass it along to the next cousin or nephew that married, which is what you could do with them when or if you have a daughter or something.
Its no big deal, I know of more people who dont wear one than I do of those who do. Who cares what society thinks, its your body. I dont do rings. Take it or leave it.
I have my grand parents wedding bands. His was broken and somehow mangled into the shape of an octogon and he carried it in his wallet which is exactly where we found it 36 years later. My grandmother's ring had these hack marks on it where he tried to cut it off her finger when she was pregnant and couldn't get it off. I had them restored and they even left the notches in it for me.
I don't think they ever put them back on and had six more kids. But I can't tell you how special they are to me and I was going to have them looped together, one inside the other, as a necklace pendant to wear -then pass it along to the next cousin or nephew that married, which is what you could do with them when or if you have a daughter or something.
I find it very troubling that the OP thinks that the only two options that matter are his own comfort and the opinion's of "society." It is downright bizarre to me that his wife wasn't even mentioned in the post.
If the wife doesn't care, then they could be like your grandparents and happily not wear them. But if the wife feels any anxiety about the OP not wearing his ring, I believe he needs to tough it out and wear it.
My father refused to wear a wedding band when married to my mother. Said he hated jewelry, including watches.
Well, guess what?! He cheated on her and is now "happily" married to wife #2 who insists he wears a wedding band and a watch. He loves her, so he does it.
I say, never trust a man who won't wear a wedding band. Only marry a man who is so excited to be with you that he wants a ring to show the whole world he's taken.
My father refused to wear a wedding band when married to my mother. Said he hated jewelry, including watches.
Well, guess what?! He cheated on her and is now "happily" married to wife #2 who insists he wears a wedding band and a watch. He loves her, so he does it.
I say, never trust a man who won't wear a wedding band. Only marry a man who is so excited to be with you that he wants a ring to show the whole world he's taken
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Neither of my parents wore wedding bands that I recall, at least none exist that I am aware of. He wore one with wife number 2 and wife number 3 and I remember how odd it looked on him because he's just not the type to wear a ring or jewelry. Ny brother wears his religiously but his wife doesn't. So to each his own whatever works.
My father refused to wear a wedding band when married to my mother. Said he hated jewelry, including watches.
Well, guess what?! He cheated on her and is now "happily" married to wife #2 who insists he wears a wedding band and a watch. He loves her, so he does it.
I say, never trust a man who won't wear a wedding band. Only marry a man who is so excited to be with you that he wants a ring to show the whole world he's taken.
I happen to be of the same (evidently unpopular) opinion and it has nothing to do with Mr./Ms. Society.
Don't wear it if you don't want to. My parents have been married for 30+ years and neither has ever worn their wedding ring past the day of the wedding. To my knowledge, no one has ever questioned them about it.
My father refused to wear a wedding band when married to my mother. Said he hated jewelry, including watches.
Well, guess what?! He cheated on her and is now "happily" married to wife #2 who insists he wears a wedding band and a watch. He loves her, so he does it.
I say, never trust a man who won't wear a wedding band. Only marry a man who is so excited to be with you that he wants a ring to show the whole world he's taken.
Could you explain how wearing a ring keeps a man from cheating???
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