Men not wearing a wedding ring? Thoughts please

freyasmum

I rather like the outward symbolism of the rings but if my (pretend :rotfl:) husband decided not to wear one, then it's obviously his choice - as has been said, it wouldn't make us any less married than if he did. But I would quite like it.

Person_one wrote: »

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

I sometimes wear a ring if I'm going out just for that very reason.

onlyroz

I don't wear one, I don't own one and I wouldn't have married somebody who tried to make me wear one. Hubby would have liked to get me one but I told him no and he let it go.

Torry_Quine

One thing that surprises me is those who say they or their spouse don't wear any jewellery so that's why they don't wear a wedding ring. Although strictly speaking it is jewellery I don't think of it like that. Probably as it's permanently there and I think of jewellery as something that changes or don't wear at all.

pinkclouds

megc wrote: »

he does a lot of gardening and DIY says they can be dangerous too if they get caught on something etc

Have you heard of degloving? Not sure how hazardous his DIY is but engineers, seamen, etc do not wear jewellery onsite/onboard - if you get a ring caught on your finger, you can potentially risk degloving it.

I would buy his wedding ring anyway, as a keepsake/memento, but not wear it. We don't wear our wedding rings and neither do my parents. I rarely wear any rings - I prefer bracelets or, sometimes, necklaces.

Wedding rings are a conveniently small keepsake, can be passed down (or sideways) to relatives, can sometimes be worn to deter propositions (not always a successful ploy), potentially improve arthritis (if you have it) in the ring finger and, of course, are a nice part of the actual wedding day.

no-oneknowsme

lilac-straw wrote: »

I don't wear a wedding ring and I'm female.

Same here. I have been married for many years and very rarely wear my rings. For some reason I just hate the feeling of a ring on my finger

merlot123

lilac-straw wrote: »

I don't wear a wedding ring and I'm female.

I've been married for 16 years and more often than not do not wear my wedding/engagement rings, I simply do not like wearing them, I find them a nuisance when gardening/washing up etc.

It doesn't mean I don't love my husband nor does it mean I am not committed to him 100%.

My husband doesn't have nor ever wanted a wedding ring.

CKhalvashi

Neither myself, nor OH wear anything on our hands at work; we're messing round with guitars and recording studio/video equipment all day. It's just not practical.

I always wear one when not working, however we have a friend do our gardening for us (owns a landscaping company) in exchange for looking after his kids for 2 nights a week, so I don't entirely know on that one.

CK

Tygermoth

My OH wears his ring all the time.

I rarely wear mine, special occasions only. I don’t like the restrictive/alien feel on my finger so tend to fiddle with it then after a while absentmindedly take off (normally putting it 'somewhere safe'....and losing it)

I am not a wearer of jewellery at all, I cannot abide a watch or even earrings.

The OH understands and knows I am committed so it bothers him not one iota.

Threebabes

My hubby has a ring, he wore it for a few years and now it stuck in a drawer. He said it catches on stuff. I dont mind either way. I wear mine out the house but take it off when Im home.

balletshoes

Torry_Quine wrote: »

One thing that surprises me is those who say they or their spouse don't wear any jewellery so that's why they don't wear a wedding ring. Although strictly speaking it is jewellery I don't think of it like that. Probably as it's permanently there and I think of jewellery as something that changes or don't wear at all.

I don't know really, as I said, my wedding ring is on and off my finger every day. But my watch I only take off when I'm around water, I wear a bracelet that I never take off, and I wear earrings which only come out for cleaning then go back in my ears again. I think its because its a ring, so it can feel more restrictive somehow (I don't wear any rings in the house). I don't tend to feel the other jewellery when I'm wearing it, but I feel the rings, especially in extremes of heat and cold.