Do you wear your wedding ring?

[FourLeafedToadstool]

Chatting with some mums at a match at the weekend, and I horrified them! I mentioned I hadn't worn my wedding ring since basically when I was pregnant with DC2 who is now 13. One was adamant I should get it resized asap.

I've started a new job in an office and noticed that all the women wear jewellery and I don't.

Do you wear your wedding ring? Do you think it strange if someone doesn't?

What about wearing another ring on the ring finger? I've a couple which I used to wear on index or middle finger when I was (a lot) younger which would now fit my ring finger.

I think it's strange that people were horrified. That's an overreaction to a simple choice. I would suspect they're far from typical. Wear what you want on your fingers. They are symbolic items, but not everyone feels strongly about symbolism.

Why would you think it strange?

Always. If I take it off I tend to lose it!

Married 25 years. Wore my wedding ring for the first few months but have never worn it much since. Did get an eternity ring for my 40th that I wore fairly consistently for a year or two but I've realised I'm just not a jewellery person. Plus I do a lot of DIY/gardening and I would end up losing rings if I was taking them on and off all the time.

Opposite/alternative to a previous poster, I sometimes think that people who are very "ostentatiously" married are trying too hard and probably aren't that happy/secure... I didn't change my name either so it would be perfectly possible for people not to realise I am married but I very much am!

In my opinion it’s a symbol of marriage - again, this is my opinion!

Years ago I accidentally bought a cheap wedding and engagement ring set from M&S. I started wearing this recently due to weight gain. I can't fit my wedding band or engagement ring as it's too tight. But OP you don't need to if you don't want to. You know you're married and that's what counts.

If I didn't have that spare set then I probably wouldn't bother wearing anything.

No, and I only got married last month. It’s a bit big due to weightloss but I probably wouldn’t wear it even if it fit. No one has asked me why I’m not wearing it.

I was married previously and I only wore that ring briefly too. I’m just not a jewellery person. When I did wear it, I took it off a lot at work for handwashing etc and the women there were so vocal that I should NEVER take it off 🙄

How do you accidentally buy something? Genuine question!

Yes,it has double significance,it was my lovely late DMs, and I can't get it off anyway

Hardly ever worn it, eczema quite badly on my hands and l would think it would no longer fit me

I’ve never taken mine off since we got married - but I wouldn’t even notice if someone else wore theirs or not.

Never taken my wedding or engagement ring off since the day I received it—except periods of pregnancy and illness when my hand swelled too much for them. My husband wears his all the time too, except at the gym. Never really given much thought to it

Yes, but only fairly recently married

I always wear mine, when I leave the house. But it's everyone's own choice.

I wear mine all the time but it wouldn’t occur to me to notice if someone else wore theirs or not. Even if it was brought to my attention I wouldn’t think anything of it nor see it as any reflection on their marriage. Not my hands, jewellery or marriage= not my business.

I’ve lost weight recently and it’s made my wedding ring a bit loose and its dh deceased mums wedding ring resized so it’s far too sentimental to lose. I love it as well so now only wear it occasionally.

Same same. I don't like the way they grind against the weight bars. Other than that they're always on.

Don't care what anyone else does but if you don't wear rings and you haven't mentioned a spouse I'd probably assume you aren't married. I always use "partner" if I have reason to mention/enquire about someone's other half anyway, unless I actually know the partner/spouse.

Wasn't with anyone at the time and bought the set thinking it was costume jewellery or something not realising it was a cheap wedding band and engagement ring set. It came in handy years later due to my weight gain.

Been married for 11 years. We never even owned a set… we got married without them in a low-key registry at a desk in an office. To each their own, but I have never seen the point.

Oh I see. Side note - Marks jewellery is good quality and value.

Always wear my wedding and engagement ring, only take them off for 6 weeks of the year when I’m lambing. I may occasionally take my engagement ring off if I’m doing any heavy sheep related tasks but I also often wear gloves.
My engagement ring has sentimental value, it belonged to my husband’s grandmother. I like it on my hand then I know where it is. I also love the design of the ring so don’t believe in saving things for best. Wear it and enjoy it if u like it I think.

I don’t anymore because I lost weight and it doesn’t fit. My DH doesn’t either because he put weight on and it started hurting. Doesn’t bother us

No I don’t, mine was a cheap gold ring bought just to get married and I am not really bothered about rings. However, my dh bought me a lovely ring for my birthday a couple of years ago (a surprise) and I now wear that; it has my birthstone and diamonds and I like the sparkle. However, it’s not really because I need to show I am married, I just like it

I do, but I’ve always worn it on the middle finger of my right hand - it was my grandma’s and too big for the normal finger. I’m sure no-one knows it’s a wedding ring.

Yes, I have worn my wedding ring for nearly 44 years now.

I don't care whether other people wear theirs or not, but I think it is pretty pointless and expensive to buy a ring with no intention of wearing it after the wedding day.