To stop wearing my wedding ring?

[SofiaG123]

It's far too big. I've somehow managed to lose weight in my fingers without losing weight anywhere else! Lol.

I'm unsure if I should get it resized because I'm concerned that if I get it made smaller, in a few years I might have to get it made bigger and I don't want to damage my ring in the process.

Would it be bad of me to just pop them in my jewellery box for the time being? Or is that a silly idea?

Thanks :)

[sooperdooper]

I nevertheless wear my wedding ring, it's only jewellery, just pop it away and see in a little while if it's worth getting it resized :)

[SofiaG123]

I was just making do with them (wedding & engagement ring) being loose but they fell off in a ball pool the other day and I was very very lucky to get them back. Haven't put them back on since for fear of losing them.

[LittleOwl153]

Put them on a necklace if you want to keep wearing them?

[SheepyFun]

DH has lost quite a bit of weight since we got married (our diet now isn't amazing, but it's better than his was pre-marriage!), so doesn't wear his ring at the moment - it's too big. He's managed to convey his relationship status via the medium of verbal communication, and hasn't randomly ended up in bed with another woman despite not wearing a ring I think it's fine!

[GoneGirl1234]

Mine was too tight as have gained weight due to medical issues, I don't want to resize yet (would like to get medical stuff under control and lose weight!) so I bought a dead cheap one on eBay (it was something like £5.49!) to wear for the time being.
But if you'd rather not wear one at all that is completely your call, you definitely aren't being unreasonable.

[Moanyoldcow]

I've got quite fat since I got married. I bought a cheap silver engagement and wedding ring from Amazon and hope I'll fit the real one soon.

People are dumb - they compliment my 'rock' all the time. It cost £10

[Moanyoldcow]

Crosspost Gone girl!

[JellyTeapot]

My wedding and engagement rings are too big so I've started hinting to DH about an eternity ring to keep them from slipping off

[HappenedForAReisling]

I don't wear mine.

[AddToBasket]

If I lose weight I wear mine on my middle finger.

I quite often don't wear my wedding ring. It feels really rebellious and exciting .

I lost my engagement ring once. So stressful. Now I only wear it once or twice a year.

[liquidrevolution]

I never wear mine. In fact I think DD (2,9) has commandeered them as part of her pirate treasure . Will have to hunt them down and put them somewhere out of her reach.

There are several reasons for not wearing them.

1. Annoying for my work. I am quite a manual person and dont want them to get damaged even though they are quite plain and simple in design.
   2)fat fingers from pregnancy means I cant put them on for special occaisions like I used to
   
2. I kind of dislike being categorized by the wearing of the rings to denote married woman. Its not that I dont want to appear married I just hate having to wear a ring to show it. Its all very complicated to explain , I just feel uneasy.
   
3. never liked my engagement ring. I hate solitares. In fact it was my third solitare engagement ring . I had hoped my DH who usually picks garish colourful things would buy a ring with a coloured stone. It was muted that we restyle the ring after DD was born but since I dont like wearing the rings anyhow theres not really much point.
   
   So all in all don't feel bad about not wearing yours. Buy a cheaper ring lik PPs have suggested if you want to.

[liquidrevolution]

• mooted not muted. Stupid fat fingers.

[Oddsocksforeveryone]

In my last pregnancy my weight went up and down plus swelling so I bought several cheap rings in different sizes. They are all pretty different so it was fun to have a change. Plus I have a tendency to take them off when I wash hands or just randomly and leave them places, nearly lost my original engagement ring digging in a bargain box for wedding decorations.

[notangelinajolie]

After 27 years I've never ever taken my wedding ring off which in all fairness I couldn't get off now even if I tried I'm not sentimental though and pawned my engagement ring years ago when we needed money. In its place is a 1ct fake QVC solitaire
OP could you buy a small ring that would stop your wedding ring falling off?

[Elphame]

I haven't worn mine for over 20 years now. My marital status is no ones business but mine and I don't like to be "branded". My husband doesn't wear a ring so I don't see why I should!

[crazywriter]

My rings are too small right now. I wear them around a chain instead so they're still with me and out of reach of my girls.

[Devorak]

I kind of dislike being categorized by the wearing of the rings to denote married woman.

That would hold water if men didn't wear wedding rings.

I wear my engagement ring for special occasions but always wear my wedding ring. It is a little snug and does take some effort to get off. I had to take them off during pregnancy and bought a £20 replacement to wear. Got lots of compliments wearing it. I guess it would have been worth a fortune if diamond and platinum not aluminum and glass!

DH had his resized a few years ago. He was early 20s when we got married and decades later he's a bit bigger. The resizing cost 4 x the price of his ring (cheap). I'd be upset if he didn't want to wear it.

Wedding rings are a symbol of love and fidelity and a lovely symbol.

[DoubleCarrick]

Dh hasn't worn his since the day after our wedding and I haven't worn mine since I fell pregnant. If you aren't bothered then pop it away. If you are then it's the perfect excuse to go ring shopping!