What do I do with my old wedding band?

[floridadreamer]

Originally Posted by Steve Bagu

To the OP...keep the ring...not sure if you have any daughters...maybe for one in the future.

My stepson asked for his mothers wedding ring (one small stone) a while later after she passed away to give to his new fiance. They were married for some yrs...no children...then a divorce...would love to have that ring today for one of my four grandaughters.

My youngest daughter got her mothers 2nd Multi diamond ring that I had bought yrs later in our marriage.

My first grandchild (girl) in her early 30's is getting married for the 1st time next month. A few yrs ago I bought her a small diamond ring to wear on her right hand so that some of it might rub off and give her luck...well took a while but did work.

My point is that there is NO value better then Sentimental Value regardless of the original cost. Granted there was a divorce...still the ring was yours and what better then to be able to pass it down to a daughter or grandaughter in the coming yrs ahead.

Steve

I like that idea. Some day my son or future son in law might want to propose and not be able to afford a nice ring.

[ColdRedRain]

If you're a straight guy, don't put it on your thumb. That just seems kind of.....gay.

A man that is self concious about his masculinity is kind of....gay.

[LinaJo76]

Originally Posted by Union Federal

I am divorced and I still have my platinum wedding band that I obviously no longer wear. I don't want to sell it because I paid $1200 for it, and couldn't get more than $200 for it. It has a minimal design on it, and I'm wondering if I could wear this on my right hand without getting weird looks from women?

It is engraved and I'm sure I can get the engravings removed from the inside of the ring. Also, can these rings be upsized to fit a thumb?

Well, a while back (back in 2002), I knew a woman who was divorced and wore hers on her right hand. Just the band part, not the solitaire. It still looked good and looked like a regular jewelry ring.

But in my first marriage, I just pawned mine, after I signed the divorce paper work. But mine had a separate band, so I kept the band and wore it on my right hand from then on. I still wear that thing too.

[Robhu]

In some areas wearing a wedding band on the ring finger of the right hand designates that the wearer is a widow or widower.