For Married Folks

United States
March 24, 2008 8:40am CST
If you are married, do you still wear your wedding rings? When my husband and I first got married, he told me he would never wear his wedding ring. That bothered me then. I must have pitched a fit or something, I can't remember, but there's hasn't been a day he didn't wear his ring. I used to wear mine all the time, but since I stay home a lot, I don't wear mine much. I wear it when we go out, otherwise, it sits in the jewelry box most of the time. Do you still wear your wedding rings? Does your spouse?
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• Philippines
24 Mar 08
Yes, both my husband and I still wear our wedding rings, but only when we go out, which is practically every day (we're both working). we don't wear it at home, coz most of the time, it gets in the way. and we both don't like wearing jewelries at home.
• United States
24 Mar 08
My husband takes his off when he comes home too.
• United States
26 Apr 08
If I had a fiance tell me, "I'm never going to wear my wedding ring" once we were married, I would tell him, "then we're never getting married." One thing I can't stand: double-standards. Wifey had better always wear hers; but hubby doesn't have to? I don't think so...
@patgalca (18394)
• Orangeville, Ontario
25 Mar 08
My husband wore his wedding ring but after awhile complained that it dug into his finger. So for our second anniversary I bought him a comfort band. I had the priest at my church bless it first. But now he can't wear jewelry at work for safety reasons. I wear his wedding ring along with my own rings. During summer vacation when he goes to see his family I try and get him to wear it but more often than not he takes it off because he is not used to wearing it. I wear my rings all the time except at night. I take them off before I go to bed because I don't want to get cream in them when I am doing my face, and since I am having a shower in the morning and don't want to get soap in the ridges, I just keep them off until after my shower in the morning. But I wear them all day long. I feel naked without them. Plus I think they are pretty and they have great meaning to me.
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• United States
25 Mar 08
I guess the wedding band still has value pat, along with the vows.
@jayperiod (870)
• United States
24 Mar 08
We both wear ours all the time. The only time we don't is if we're cleaning with chemicals that might ruin the gold or if I'm working with electricity. Voltage through a high conducting gold ring does not feel good.
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• United States
24 Mar 08
I'm sure jay........zzzzzzzzap!
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
24 Mar 08
i hate wearing rings around the house, i dont know why, i just hate the feeling of rings being on my fingers (plus i have major arthritis in my fingers!!). i do work outside of the house every morning and so i do wear them (my wedding ring, engagement ring and a jacket ring) when i go out which is pretty much every day, but the minute i come home, off come the rings!!
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• United States
24 Mar 08
Along with the shoes, the bra and anything else I can get off cher.......lol Ahhhhhhh - freedom
@BlackBay (584)
• Canada
24 Mar 08
I wear my rings everyday, they've been off twice in 15yrs. for repair. My husband would love to wear his everyday as well but his job doesn't allow it for safety reasons, so his ring sits and waits for holidays.
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• United States
24 Mar 08
AT least he wears them on holidays. I'm lucky mine wears his all the time.
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
24 Mar 08
My husband doesn't because of his job, and mine broke years ago..
• United States
24 Mar 08
I understand carmel. Ouch....
@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
24 Mar 08
For personal Religious reasons, I do not wear any jewely at all including my Wedding Ring, and neither does my husband. We both know we are Married, and have never had any issues with it. I know some wonder how we can go without wearing one, but for us it is personal conviction and choice.
@Aurone (4755)
• United States
25 Mar 08
Interesting, could you elaborate about the religious reason for not wearing jewelry? I have never heard of it before and I am just curious.
@whittby (3072)
• United States
24 Mar 08
I don't wear mine since my knuckles got a little swollen and the ring doesn't slide off and on well. Now that I'm not wearing a ring all the time, when I do put one on, it doesnt feel right and kind of bothers me. I'll wear a few rings when I go out and get dressed up, otherwise I don't bother. At my age, I don't think anyone is particularly looking to see if I'm in the "market" haha. whit
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• United States
24 Mar 08
I know what you mean whit. At my age - who's looking anyway and shame on them if they do.
@moneyandgc (3428)
• United States
24 Mar 08
The only time I take my wedding ring off is to put on lotion or to clean it. I stay home too; I still wear it though. My husband wears his all the time too. He only takes it off for short periods of time when he needs to at work. Like when he is doing field training all week, he might take it off so he doesn't lose it out there. He comes home covered in mud and stuff so he is scared that if it falls off he might never find it. If he is in the clinic, he might need to take it off for a few minutes to perform a procedure. Other than those types of times; we both wear our rings all the time.
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• United States
24 Mar 08
Maybe I'll start wearing mine again. I always take it off to do dishes though and when I clean house. I hope I don't loose it.
@Chey1970 (1186)
• United States
24 Mar 08
Yes, both me and my husband still wear our wedding rings. I haven't taken mine off since my husband placed it on my finger. He has removed his once, when he was doing some work and had to try and fit his hand into a small space (he didn't want the ring to catch on something and be worried about losing his finger). He said he felt naked without it, and hasn't removed it again.
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• United States
24 Mar 08
It's so nice that people still care enough to wear them. I think it's cool.
@Annmac (949)
2 May 08
Even during 13 operations when it was covered with tape, I've never removed my wedding ring except for cleaning. I'd feel naked without it as it's been on my finger over 37 years. My Hubby was an electronics technician and it's not a good idea to wear jewellry whilst fixing TV's etc, so he never bothered wearing one. He's not one for wearing anything, and it sits in the jewellry box along with his engagement ring and mine.
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
24 Mar 08
I don't take mine off and neither does my husband. He said when he was married years ago he didn't wear his much. I guess it was a fairly ornate ring and he was afraid to damage it (he did a lot of rough-necking type jobs, and then drove truck). He says he's already worn this ring longer than he wore his last one the entire time he was married and we've only been married 7 months (he was married 7-8 yrs before). Why do you leave yours in the jewelry box?
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• United States
24 Mar 08
Wearing the same ring for so long - what a treasure....too bad more people don't see the good in it. I'm home all the time. The only time I usually get out is to go the grocery store, once every two weeks. I do so much work around the house, fixing and painting and dabbling in things, cleaning and stuff that I just don't bother to put it on. I've lost a diamond in it a couple of times and I don't think it's good to have it in all those chemicals and paint and stuff, so I keep it safe. I wear it when we go out or when I go to the store. I'm just a homebody - of the worst kind....and rarely wear any of my jewelry when I'm home.
• United States
24 Mar 08
I'm one of those people who thought it was mandatory for married people to wear their wedding rings. My husband and I always wear ours. Every so often I take it off to clean it and he goes bananas!! As soon as its cleaned, he looks for it to be back on my hand! Its kind of funny.
• United States
24 Mar 08
If I go out tracy, I wear mine. I used to be one of those people who thought it was mandatory too, until I started staying home so much.
@phoenix25 (1541)
• United States
10 Jul 08
My husband and I wear our wedding rings all the time. We rarely take them off. My husband only takes his off when he is giving me a massage. I only take mine off if I am cooking and am doing something messy like mixing meatloaf. I stay home, but wear mine anyway. I didn't have to ask my husband to wear his, he just wanted to.
• Canada
11 Apr 08
My husband and I never take our wedding rings off. To us, not wearing them would defeat the point of having wedding rings. My father didn't used to wear his ring when he was married to my mother, but now that he is married to my step-mom I've neer seen him take it off. I wonder why...
@agfarm (930)
• United States
1 Apr 08
My Husband and I both agree , that the Wedding ring is aesthetically appealing , but....as they say.....The clothes do not make the Man. My Marriage is in My heart not on my hand. I'm not really sure why I do wear my Wedding-Band , perhaps out of respect to my Husband more than anything. I have Carpal - tunnel in Both hands , so sometimes it is unbearable to wear any jewelry. My husband and I know where each other's hearts are , so for Me ....wearing a Wedding -Band is not a concern in the Least.
@crazylady (470)
• United States
26 Mar 08
I wear my rings almost all the time, unless my fingers lose weight and my rings get so loose they could fall off. I take them off for a few hours till my fingers get back to normal. My hubby has never worn his ring past the I do's.
• United States
27 Mar 08
My husband and I both always wear our wedding rings. We do take them off when we take showers or when putting on lotion but anytime they come off, we put the right back on. I don't know if this will change down the road or not but I don't see it changing anytime soon.
@lvaldean (1612)
• United States
26 Apr 08
I wear mine when I travel, during the day for business meetings, and when we go out together. The rest of the time no usually don't put it on. My husband doesn't wear his.
2 May 08
Hubby didnt have one,he has had a couple of cygnet rigs but each time they have got split at work,but he wasnt too worried about having a wedding ring really.I had one and mine has always been worn.except for the odd occasion when we have had a fight and ive been fed up and taken it off.But now iwear it all of the time.Hubby still hasnt got a ring of any kind.But seeing as we have been marreid for years now its no big thing.