to dislike wedding rings on men?

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I think it makes them look wimpish and henpecked. Probably because my father would have died rather than wear a ring. Does anyone else feel the same?

No. You're a loon.

Wimpish and henpecked?!

Quite the contrary - I think it makes them look manly and proud, especially when they wear no other rings.

Besides, both the man and the woman made the committment and bound themselves to each other, so why should only the woman wear the emblem of tha commitment and binding?

YABU. And weird.

Well, not for those reasons, but dh doesn't wear one as I can't stand jewelry on men. I don't wear a wedding ring either though as I have never worn any jewlery (I have a phobia about it, am very strange!).

Although saying that, I have heard comments over the years from both men and women saying that that would hate thier dh/dw not to wear one as it shows they are 'thiers' which I personally find a bit strange.

YABU

Oh good, Lola, I'm not the only one who hates jewellery on men.

Why does it make them look henpecked? It's just a symbol of commitment.

The only jewellery I hate on men are earings especially if they have two.

I don't feel that way. Does a wedding ring on a woman make her look - what's the word people use for a henpecked woman?

ah. dominated
and weak?

Or is it ok for women to look dominated and weak because that's what we are?

Either both parties wear one as a symbol. A mutual symbal.

Or one party wears it to symbolise they are owned by the other, more dominant, none ring wearing party.

Where's dittany when you need her

yabu

I second the loon comment. Wimpish and henpecked? Either you are Gene Hunt or you dominate your husband to the point he feels like a henpecked wimp.

I love wedding rings on men. Its a symbol of the commitment they made to their partner and shows that they are proud of that - it's lovely.

My DH wears one. It's the only piece of jewellery he wears except his watch. I don't think it marks him as "mine" but it does show that he is in a serious relationship. Not that it stops some women! One slapper told him "it doesn't matter" when he rebuffed her advances by telling her he was married

I find men without them very strange and somewhat conceited - like they're too 'special' to wear a ring for their wives or not committed enough to their relationships. I always feel a bit sorry for their wives when I see a married man without one.

OP - it's not just jewelly on men (although I think that always looks awful, especailly when it's loads of earings, neclaces, rings) it's everyone - I can't even shake someones hand if they are wearing a ring and if they are wearing a necklace and try to hug me, I break out in a panic! Possibly not the best person to have joined this thread as I have major issues with it!

I once turned down the most gorgeous, lovely guy for a date as he was wearing a really delacate chain with a cross on it. I even got my friend to casually ask him about it - he said his nan gave it to him for his holy communion and he never took it off, not even for a shower. Nearly vomitted right there and then and couldn't even think about going out with him!

Maybe I'm just older than you lot. New-fangled, this male ring-wearing.

My Grandad wears one. I would guess he's older than you!

And my Grandma died many years ago. It is still a symbol of his love!!

Lola, I've never heard of a phobia like yours. What do you think set it off?

I sort of agree about men who wear a lot of big chunky rings, gold chains, and earings but that is just my age talking. My Dad wears no jewellery, I wear a simple gold band and a watch. Younger men seem to wear jewellery as a norm. In the upper echelons of business, men do not wear jewellery (it would be frowned on) except in creative industries.

DW though always notices men who wear wedding rings. She says she finds it attractive in the sense that it makes them look dependable.

I've known lots of men in my grandfathers' generation who wore a wedding ring.

My Dad never wore one but DP has got one ready for when we get married in August and I'm really pleased.

AlCrowley How on earth does not wearing a ring make a man uncommitted? What the f* do you think legally binding yourself via marriage to another human being is about?! Being "uncommitted"?!

This wearing of wedding rings by BOTH parties is a recent fancy, it's the marriage that is the sign of committment not a bleedin' ring!

Anyway, for some reason, women are MORE attracted to men wearing wedding rings not less.
A man wearing a ring is seen as an attractive proposition.

I like men to wear wedding rings. I've never been married but I would be exceptionally pissed off if I ever did and my poor sod husband didn't wear a ring.

Also, being single, wedding rings are handy. I've found that some men don't wear them for a reason...

There is a practical issue too. In days gone by, more men did manual work. My Dad was a farmer and wearing a wedding ring would have been dangerous and the ring itself would have been worn away quite quickly.

I never take my ring off and occassionally it does get caught when I doing gardening etc.