Is it ok to wear a ring on your "ring finger" if you are not married?

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I was married for years and even though we divorced years ago I still feel strange without my wedding ring on. I've put on weight recently and a ring that I wore on another finger no longer fits - but it does fit my "ring finger". It's a gold band with cz studs and does actually look a little wedding band-y. I don't really care whether people think I am married or not, and my lovely DP has no problem with me wearing it but I was just wondering what other people think... is your "ring finger" exclusively for wedding bands or is it just another digit to put a pretty ring on?

It's your finger 🤷😂 wear what you want in my opinion, get that ring on haha x

No, you don't need anyone else's approval. Wear it if you want to!

I'm married, and haven't worn my ring for almost 25 years.

Just do what you want, it's nobody else's business!

Wear the cool ring , it's great to see them back on . people wear rings on the Instagram page far as I know .

It’s fine

Free fingers from the patriarchy!!

YES!!!

They are your fingers, OP, you can wear whatever you want on them!

Bugger, I better tell my lesbian friends they can’t join in! 😆

Just watch Celia Pacquola
And enjoy your finger ring

Oh I do that. It occasionally elicits weird responses but I don't care.

I had a ring that only fit that finger and I wore it all the time - wasn’t married and didn’t care what others thought.

Yes of course it's okay. Enjoy your ring!

Enjoy your ring!

sometimes I wear my wedding ring. Sometimes I wear my grandmas. Sometimes I wear a plastic gingerbread man ring. Sometimes nothing. Sometimes anything that matches my mood. Enjoy your jewellery

I wear what I call my respectability ring, it's halfway between an eternity ring & a wedding ring. I started wearing it as ds was at a Catholic primary school (we aren't Catholic) when I got divorced. I carried on wearing it when I got engaged to my late dp.

I wear what I call my respectability ring, it's halfway between an eternity ring & a wedding ring. I started wearing it as ds was at a Catholic primary school (we aren't Catholic) when I got divorced. I carried on wearing it when I got engaged to my late dp.

I think it goes according to everyone culture
In some cultures rings don't signify anything in another they do

From my personal experience as long as it doesn't look like the traditional wedding ring (either plain gold or diamond ring) I would not consider it as a wedding ring at all

But it is always important to ask if their marital status will be relevant to you in any way

My mum is long term separated. She wears a ring on special occasions or when travelling because she hates the feeling of it now being bare.

I don't wear a wedding ring because my husband can't. We both wear a ring on a necklace. If I was travelling, I would wear it for security reasons.

Indeed, as a single female, I never travelled without a ring.

I say go for it.

It's entirely up to you. It's your finger.

OH and I don't like rings so our wedding rings are in a little box in my dressing table as we never wear them - been married 25 years

so where would you wear an engagement ring if only wedding rings were allowed on your ring finger?

Wear what you want! In some countries the ring finger is on the right hand. It's just a finger!

I think the only reason not to would be if you were single and actively looking for someone new - because anyone who was interested would probably check your ring finger to see if you were available. You've mentioned you have a lovely DP so this doesn't apply to you - it might even be useful if you are ever on the receiving end of unwanted advances.

I would go for it. You may get some comments, probably from women who are desperate to be engaged/married but aren’t, but I wouldn’t let that stop you.

The power of culture... of course you can do that...

Is this even a thing? I inherited my grandmothers wedding ring when I was 19, I’ve always worn it for safe keeping and it only fits my ring finger. I’m mid forties and no one has ever commented on it. It hasn’t stopped men hitting on me (when I was younger) when travelling for work, and I don’t think my long term DP has even noticed it. It’s just a ring? Wear it as you wish!

Yaaaas!!! This!