Men not wearing a wedding ring? Thoughts please

Edwardia

My father never wore a wedding ring and this made my mother even more insecure and jealous, especially because he wore his father's signet ring.

My husband wanted a wedding ring, it was his choice.

Stephb1986_2

My h2b won't be able to wear a wedding ring as he works with machinery I'm just trying to come up with another way we can exchange "rings" but not a ring for him something else?

He's not into tattoos or I would say have tattoo rings.

If he doesn't like wearing rings and things don't force him because when you aren't with him he will probably take it off anyway

Steph xx

Gloomendoom

Stephb1986 wrote: »

My h2b won't be able to wear a wedding ring as he works with machinery I'm just trying to come up with another way we can exchange "rings" but not a ring for him something else?

He's not into tattoos or I would say have tattoo rings.

If he doesn't like wearing rings and things don't force him because when you aren't with him he will probably take it off anyway

Steph xx

You can still exchange rings at the service. We did. That doesn't mean he has to wear it afterwards. Mine stays in its box on my desk.

I have seen a couple of men wear them on a chain around their necks. It does look a bit "medallion man" though.

bratz81

I got married in June just past, and when we were planning the wedding I didn't assume my husband would wear one, I gave him a choice.

Most of the married men I know and knew growing up wear rings but to me a ring only symbolises what the people wearing it take from it. To some it's a symbol of the marriage and for others it seems to be nothing more than a nice piece of metal to wear.

My husband works in engineering and I did say to him if he didn't want to wear a ring in work or at all in case it catches it wouldn't bother me at all, I know I can trust him. He ended up getting a tungsten ring which will shatter if it gets caught on something.
He really wanted a ring, partly cos he loves the symbolism and is a soppy so and so, and partly cos he said it wasn't fair if I got a pretty ring and he didnt

Okydoky25

My BIL can't wait his ring for work but wanted something do had one tattooed round his finger which I thinks a great idea

Person_one

maman wrote: »

Personally I feel men wearing wedding rings look as if their wives have stamped 'keep off' on them.

Do you think that engagement or wedding rings on women say the same thing?

As a single woman its actually pretty handy to have that instant signal that somebody's unavailable!

pacific4130

I don't plan to wear my wedding ring much when I'm married. I don't particularly like wearing jewellery and also given my hobbies I feel it's dangerous to wear a ring.

Luckily my partner is a doctor, and understands why I think they're unsafe. She's seen plenty of de-gloving accidents in her time.

If you're curious (and not squeamish) google: 'ring de gloving'. You'll see exactly what I wish to avoid! I witnessed a colleague narrowly escape such an injury and that was warning enough!

silverchair

As my OH used to say when explaining the reason for not getting an engagement ring as "its not a Dogtag". In fact it saved us a lot of money by not getting one straight away. We only did because there was 75% off & it was too good a deal to pass by.

I don't see why theres so much stress over not wearing wedding rings all the time either. I don't always wear mine. Sometimes I just forget to put it on before we go out or its too hot & I feel uncomfortable with it on (I dont wear any other jewelry either).

It doesn't mean that Im going to be unfaithful or love my OH any less just because Im not wearing a piece of jewelry. If you feel that you cant trust you partner just because they dont wear their ring then thats an issue you will need to sort out within yourself

Torry_Quine

I think it's entirely up to the couple themselves as to whether one or both of the wear a wedding ring. To those of us who wear one it's important one but only a symbol. One thing that does surprise me is the number of people who wear one only sometimes or have a spare one for more everday use. Once we got married the rings went on and have never come off.

balletshoes

Torry_Quine wrote: »

I think it's entirely up to the couple themselves as to whether one or both of the wear a wedding ring. To those of us who wear one it's important one but only a symbol. One thing that does surprise me is the number of people who wear one only sometimes or have a spare one for more everday use. Once we got married the rings went on and have never come off.

as soon as I'm home through the front door my rings come off, and they don't go back on again until i'm heading out the door again. I also sometimes don't wear them in hot weather (my fingers swell a bit) and I don't wear my wedding ring under gloves in very cold weather (because it can and has slipped off).