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I never wanted one either for my first marriage or the second (present) one because in my entire life I have worn jewelry only a few times. It has always seemed like a physical liability in things I enjoy doing.
Occasionally I see creative works of jewelry that I admire for their esthetics and craftsmanship. But I know I would not wear them.
A couple of times I have been surprised when someone assumed I was single merely based on the absence of that little gold band. As if it has magic powers, and a cheater could not simply remove one from their finger. If you have to rely on a symbolic token to know someone’s marital status...well, why not just ASK THE PERSON in the first place?
When I started down this thread, I thought, Why would anyone NOT wear their wedding ring?
After reading a few of the potential workplace dangers, it makes more sense.
Still wear mine after 52-years -- recently had to have it stretched a half-size ... it must have shrunk some over the years!
One other thing to think of here is rheumatoid arthritis. My husband had that. Since we did not wear simple plain gold bands, ours were difficult to size up. They literally had to be cast and remade in a larger size. Very very expensive. So, he stopped wearing his wedding ring. He did however wear an octopus ring that he fell head over heels in love with. The plain shank of that was sizable. He did switch fingers frequently.
I find it touching that people wear their bands and don’t want to take them off. But it isn’t some thing that I ever felt. It’s just a ring. And amazingly gorgeous ring. But it’s just a ring.
I am not wearing my wedding ring daily now. My original wedding rings were changed after 25 years. I had the diamonds remounted into a single gold band which I like very well. But I discovered during pandemic how much I prefer going ringless. I put on my three rings when I go certain places, but day to day, I am ringless.
Neither hubby nor I wear our rings.
He stopped when working construction, I stopped when doing ceramics (the ring left marks in the clay. Clay returned the favor). Neither of us care.
I'm wearing my rings right now. I haven't always worn them, though.
They are two individual rings that I wear as a set. Both are white and yellow gold. The "wedding ring" is actually a man's diamond channel-set band. (I have big hands.). DH had to drive out to a Costco in Tracy to get it. He didn't stop talking about that for weeks.
He picked out a ring for himself at an art fair but he doesn't wear it.
I have an old white gold diamond ring that I call Grandma's Engagement Ring. It isn't, though. Grandma had seven kids and dozens of grandchildren. If she had had a ring (she didn't), it wouldn't have been handed down to me. My mother and one of my aunts would have fought over it.
When we were shopping for wedding bands I tried on the one I now have. I really struggled it get it off. She laughed and told the woman behind the counter. "that's the one, we'll take it" 43 years now and I haven't gotten any thinner.
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