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Wedding ring - men and women

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LorlieS · 01/04/2024 21:18

Just out of curiosity! Wonder what the percentages are (UK).
I do and my husband does, but if he didn't then I wouldn't either (out of principle!!)

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awitchoftroubleinelectricblue · 01/04/2024 23:37

Neither of us wear one at home. We both wear one when out.

karma3 · 01/04/2024 23:48

Dh and I both wear weddings rings and I wear my engagement ring too

Magnalux · 02/04/2024 00:04

i wear mine very rarely, dh doesn’t wear his at all so I had his wedding band sized down so it fits me, I wear that ring most of all!

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Dorriethelittlewitch · 02/04/2024 00:19

Neither me or dh wear one. He would if I wanted him to but I hate wearing rings.

My mum does, my dad didn't (he explained de-gloving to me as young child when I asked why).

PandaG · 02/04/2024 00:28

Both have and wear all the time, I'm on my second engagement ring due to first being damaged and not really repairable. I also bought DH and engagement ring (men's signet ring set with diamond chips) which he now wears on his right hand.

Tarkan · 02/04/2024 01:17

We both have them. DH doesn't wear his to work because he drive buses and it ends up hurting him after a long shift. He sometimes forgets to put it on at other times too.

I don't wear mine around the house because I'm prone to dermatitis under them. I'll wear it (and my engagement ring) when I go out unless it's to my fitness classes (with Pilates I find they can hurt my hand a bit depending on what we're doing and when I get back to pole fitness we can't wear jewellery in case it damages the pole).

tuvamoodyson · 02/04/2024 07:45

We both wear ours. It isn’t ’important’ to me to have my marital status known, but my ‘marital status’ is married! 🤷‍♀️

BeyondMyWits · 02/04/2024 07:52

I don't, DH does. As a 7 year old, I saw my mum having hers cut off when her finger swelled (badly) after an accident. It just gave me "ick". Wore one on my wedding day. Never since. DH can wear his if he chooses. Usually does.

GettingStuffed · 02/04/2024 08:05

Neither of us wear rings, him because men don't wear jewellery (age related) and me because my hands swell in hot weather and I put it somewhere safe.

On the other hand DS wears his

Allywill · 02/04/2024 08:12

my husband never wore his apart from on honeymoon - he couldn’t get used to wearing it. i wore mine for years but after putting on some weight in middle age it no longer fits so now i don’t either.

moreoutsidespace · 02/04/2024 08:13

Mine are in my jewellery box. I don’t wear them day to day. If we’ve got an ocassion on, I’ll put them on, if I remember. DH doesn’t wear his and never got one on our wedding day.

Bigearringsbigsmile · 02/04/2024 08:14

We both wear ours all the time

Instantcustard · 02/04/2024 08:20

We both do although I quite often take mine off and forget to wear it whereas he never does!

Rosesanddaisies1 · 02/04/2024 08:46

We do - but often take them off for sports, gardening etc. I think I’d be a bit upset if DH chose not to wear it at all.

Hereyoume · 02/04/2024 09:07

I've never understood the purpose of wedding rings.

Presumably the happy couple both know that they are married.

Why would a stranger need to know you are married?

mondaytosunday · 02/04/2024 09:09

I did and my husband (now deceased) did when married to me but not when married to his first wife (of 20 years, read in to that what you will).
My father did not because he was a surgeon.

Elphame · 02/04/2024 09:10

Neither of us.

SallyWD · 02/04/2024 09:22

Me and DH both do. My mum dies but dad doesn't. My dad hasn't worn a piece of jewellery in his life.

35965a · 02/04/2024 09:24

I do sometimes, I often forget to put mine back on, I never wear them for cleaning or showering etc.
My husband rarely does. In his job they’re not safe. Have you ever seen a pic of a degloving injury from a ring? 😱 We don’t want to risk him leaving it on and that happening or him taking it off and losing it

ErrolTheDragon · 02/04/2024 09:44

DH never had one, neither did his father. I stopped wearing mine about 10 years ago when it became a bit uncomfortable when I was doing things like sailing ... not sure I know where it is now. Afaik no one else noticed or cared.

Tootytoot78 · 02/04/2024 09:49

I had one but DH didn't because of his job, I don't like jewellery on men so I was happy with that.

Stormbornform · 02/04/2024 09:50

I wear mine most of the time. DH wears his when put of the house. I see it as a respect thing as does he.

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LorlieS · 02/04/2024 16:43

As I said before, we both wear ours. Neither of us do manual jobs where it be potentially unsafe to do so and, as I see it, if we both wear them then fair enough.
But what I would not be OK with is husband that expected me to wear mine but chose to himself.
The same has applied to us in terms of titles and last name changes.
Fair play to those of you who have broken with tradition and don't wear them at all!

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Vicliz24 · 02/04/2024 16:46

We both do even though I'm a Ms and kept my own name . I wasn't turning the ring down 😂

WeightoftheWorld · 02/04/2024 16:55

We both do but DH doesn't wear his much. He doesn't like to wear it at work due to infection control (healthcare) and often then just forgets to put it back on for weeks on end. I take mine off every night for bed but usually remember to put it back on again once I've showered in the morning.