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To ask if you wear your rings or not?

191 replies

SrSteveOskowski · 13/03/2019 19:33

Just curious. Mine come on and off all the time. I don't wear them at work as I have a physical job and there's too much of a danger of having them catch in something and losing a finger. (Seriously)
Sometimes it depends what I'm wearing and whether the rest of the jewellery that I have on matches them or not.

DH never takes his wedding ring off, but he's not bothered about whether I wear mine or not. I wouldn't be bothered if he didn't wear his either, however my not wearing mine all the time seems to get MIL very riled. So naturally I rarely wear them around her just because I know it pisses her off ;)

She used always give out about BIL's ex wife not wearing hers all the time and 'no wonder they split up'. They split up because BIL was shagging someone else, but as far as MIL is concerned, he can do no wrong. He never wore his either, but 'it's different for men' Hmm

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crosstalk · 14/03/2019 12:44

Another one who rarely if ever wears rings of whatever sort but lucky enough to have a spectacular MIL. DH did until it cut into his finger catching a cricket ball.

mrsk28 · 14/03/2019 13:43

I always wear mine and so does DH. I'm heavily pregnant at the moment and found they were getting a tad too tight so wearing them on a chain now. I would be offended if DH didn't wear his since we vowed to wear them forever.

LondonJax · 14/03/2019 13:50

I wear mine outside the house but inside...no they get taken off as soon as I get home along with my watch. All three - engagement ring, wedding ring and watch - then sit on the side until the next day.

DH only wears his on high days and holidays.

stevie69 · 14/03/2019 13:56

I don't have a ring to my name but I'm not keen on jewellery, other than my piercings, so it's probably not a bad thing Blush

Roomba · 14/03/2019 14:00

The only ring I have is my grandmother's engagement ring. I keep it on my finger as I figured it was the safest place. I lose stuff, plus I was burgled a while ago and was very glad it had been on my finger rather than in a box at home at the time. I suppose I could be mugged for it, but that's far less likely than me taking it off and forgetting where the hell I'd put it.

MissCharleyP · 14/03/2019 14:07

Don’t at work as too much risk of it coming off (work outside and fingers shrink in cold) or being damaged. I don’t wear to gym/martial arts class either for risk of damage. Wear both all other times excluding baths/shower.

thecatsarecrazy · 14/03/2019 14:14

Dh never wears his. I do. Had my engagement ring fixed recently.

FullOnMonet1975 · 14/03/2019 14:15

Never wear engagement ring as it's too big for me now.

Wedding rings we wear more often than not. As we take them off for bed we sometimes rush out in the mornings & realise we've forgot to put them on. Doesn't bother us though.

Sometimes if my DF & DM notice I'm not wearing it they comment. Apparently taking off your wedding ring means you're more likely to get divorced Hmm

ketchupormayo · 14/03/2019 14:22

I'm not allowed to wear rings in work and DH is a surgeon so he doesn't wear his when he's working. Wear them when we can though!

user1496701154 · 14/03/2019 15:16

Me and oh don't were rings thought were just engaged. His is to big and mine is to big now after pregnancy a d weight loss. Were not bother been together 10 years

labazsisgoingmad · 14/03/2019 18:53

my engagement ring never gets taken off im hoping to have a wedding ring to add to it one of these days

havingtochangeusernameagain · 14/03/2019 18:59

I take mine off on a regular basis, in the shower, if I go swimming, sometimes if I go running etc. And then I forget where I've put them and might not put them back on for a week!

havingtochangeusernameagain · 14/03/2019 19:00

Apparently taking off your wedding ring means you're more likely to get divorced

I lost mine! Quite early on actually, we'd only been married a few months. Had to get another one made and the cost of gold had gone up. Good that I only have small fingers!

And my husband lost his too although he found it again in the garden a couple of years later. So he now has two.

RedRiverShore · 14/03/2019 19:07

I find jewellery quite irritating to wear, so does DH so really we just got wedding rings for the day then it went back in the box, maybe we should have got one from Woolies Grin

NoNoNoOohmaybe · 14/03/2019 19:08

Nah never. They're beautiful but I found rings uncomfortable before I got them and I can't get into the habit, combined with a job where I'm not allowed to where them in work hours.
Also I'm not sure about the whole outward signs of marriage, Im a Ms. I love and adore my husband and talk about him frequently and openly. I'm probably weird.

UbbesPonytail · 14/03/2019 19:33

My engagement ring was a family heirloom from DHs side. I have arthritis and my fingers have got more swollen over the years and I can’t have it enlarged again.

My wedding ring is worn on ‘skinny’ finger days. If not I have a couple of simple silver rings I wear instead.

I have wondered about having them made into one ring that fits all the time.

foxtiger · 14/03/2019 23:10

I don't wear my original rings any more. I have quite big knobbly knuckles and they were hard to get on and off, although they fitted OK once they were on. I wouldn't choose the same style now either - I got married quite young and had very conventional gold rings because everyone I knew had those, without really considering my own taste. Nowadays I almost always wear some others DH gave me more recently. They're silver (which I prefer), and the "engagement" ring has a small moonstone in a setting that's OK to get wet. I only take them off when I'm doing a messy cooking job like making crumble topping, or doing a sport where they could cause an injury. I don't take them off for baths and showers, swimming or sleeping. DH is also wearing a different ring now from the one he had when he got married (for the opposite reason - his was always a bit too loose) but I don't think he ever takes the newer one off. Any rings I wear on the other hand come off at the end of the day as I have quite a collection (all silver, not expensive) and rarely want to wear the same one two days in a row.

Meangirls36 · 15/03/2019 18:42

Mine broke so I got a small silver ring with two hearts on it. Feel naked without it .

FuckBrussel · 15/03/2019 19:21

DH and I wear our wedding rings all the time - mine has only been off my finger for surgery. I put my engagement and eternity rings on when I go out of the house, but they both have opals in and I don't want them to get wet or scratched.

WithAllIntenseAndPurposes · 15/03/2019 19:26

Mine are way too small now Blush

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Gillian1980 · 16/02/2020 11:02

DH never takes his off.

I take mine off overnight and don’t wear them for showers, swimming or baking.

DH never seems bothered if mine are off. Occasionally if I’ve overslept and not put them on in my hurry, I’ve had comments or questions from colleagues.

Lipperfromchipper · 16/02/2020 11:03

I wear mine all the time, dh wears his when he’s not at work.

GADDay · 16/02/2020 11:05

Married 22 years. Haven't worn a ring for 21 years. My fingers swell up and it gers very uncomfortable / and results in chronic dermatitis Sad

MamaGee09 · 16/02/2020 11:08

I wear mine all the time, I feel bare without them. Dh wears his wedding ring at the weekend as he has a manual job and the ring gets ruined if he wears it at work, it’s already been repaired numerous times,