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Prince William refuses to wear a wedding ring

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Shineynewthings · 01/04/2011 10:18

I just don't understand why anyone wouldn't want to wear something that symbolises their love and commitment to someone? In makes things appear a bit unequal to me.

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Rapaccioli · 02/04/2011 08:42

The only jewellery a man should wear are a watch and cufflinks. Not wearing a wedding ring isn't about 'not honouring his partner', it's about taste.

Abr1de · 02/04/2011 16:38

Couldn't agree more, Rapaccioli.

bemybebe · 02/04/2011 16:48

don't care myself
his choice

purepurple · 02/04/2011 16:53

DH doesn't wear a ring. Should i be worried? We have only been married for 24 years.
Thinking about it, my Dad never wore a wedding ring either. It doesn't bother me in the least.
How is a wedding ring going to make a marriage last any longer? It's a piece of jewelry, not a magic charm.

Hullygully · 02/04/2011 16:55

Neither me nor dh had or have wedding rings.

TheFallenMadonna · 02/04/2011 17:02

According to my PIL, it is apparently a Roman Catholic thing for a man to wear a ring.

scottishmummy · 02/04/2011 22:01

lets hope william isnt adulterous or duplicitous like his dad,wedding ring didnt stop charles being a shagger.or come to think of it there is family history of adulterous males

gregssausageroll · 03/04/2011 09:39

I wear rings but DH doesn't. He doesn't like jewellery at all on him (not even a watch) and he couldn't work with one on anyway.

TondelayoSchwarzkopf · 03/04/2011 09:56

Well the men in my family (old-school builder and farm labourer types mostly - def NOT posh) would never wear a wedding ring. I think wedding rings are a little old-fashioned and precious (iywsim - not in the value sense).

But when I asked DH if he was going to wear one he was shocked. He would never consider NOT wearing one and thinks men who do are the kind who pick up women in bars. I disagree personally - think it's a matter of choice. He wears our wedding ring and also his grandmother's one on his little finger.

jcscot · 03/04/2011 10:26

I don't know about weddng rings for men being a Roman Catholic thing - my father doesn't wear one.

My husband does. He's also in the Forces and only takes his ring off when doing something hazardous or when he leaves for operations, so it can't be that.

It's a personal choice whether a man wears a ring or not (as it is for a woman). I'm not bothered that my husband wears one and I'd have been equally unbothered if he'd chosen not to wear one.

Not really news, this.

SpringFollows · 03/04/2011 12:10

My DFather never wore one. He was a farmer and saw firsthand what an happen when they get caught. My DH never considered one ever. He is also a public school type and said simply that no-one he knows wears one, and they would laugh at him if he did.

easterbunnyhopsback · 03/04/2011 12:39

Horrors!

Wamster · 03/04/2011 13:20

Sorry, should have explained myself better: predatory women see married men as more of a 'challenge'. Also, if man is married, makes him seem more appealing as someone else thinks he is OK.
This is NOT how I feel personally, just found it to be true of other women.

Nesbo · 03/04/2011 13:27

Springfollows, by "public school type" do you mean he is still at school?
(struggles to imagine grown men laughing at someone for wearing a wedding ring)

bemybebe · 03/04/2011 13:51

yeah, what is 'public school type'? Is it the opposite of 'state school type'?

SpringFollows · 03/04/2011 13:53

No, not still at school. (although I sometimes wonder... )

Seriously he claims he would be sniggered at. I do not know if it is true or not, I aint from the UK originally, and alot of things I find baffling are explained away as a cultural difference.

It is very true though that I have never ever seen any of his friends wear a ring.

SpringFollows · 03/04/2011 13:53

Oh, and the 'public school type' was from up thread, I did not coin it for this purpose.

stylenotfashion · 04/04/2011 11:45

OP I thought it was odd too, I'm with you.

I love my DH wearing my ring, I like twiddling it when we're snuggled on the sofa, I like all the scratches that show it's age and how we've lasted. I like the fact they are simple gold bands that match each others.

It's a romantic thing for me and dh anyway

Each to their own though, my Sister isn't bothered. We're all individuals thank goodness :)

FABsBackAndIsWell · 04/04/2011 18:51

Ryoko - I think you will find William has a job.

Leopardino · 05/04/2011 00:07

FAB

Not a real one though (note: that's not a swipe the forces which I think is a real job)

threefeethighandrising · 05/04/2011 00:17

Seriously who cares?

And anyway if the point of wearing a wedding ring is to tell people that you're married, then the massive wedding broadcast simultaneously on (probably) every bloody channel, along with being the future monarch kind of has that one covered don't you think? You'd have to be living in a box to not know he's married.

meditrina · 05/04/2011 05:09

Leopardino: search and rescue pilot is an important job, intermeshed with the role of the emergency services. Not possible to compromise on the level of flying ability required, and a genuinely life-saving role. Why do you think it isn't a real job?

IngridBergmann · 05/04/2011 07:20

I would DEFINITELY wear a ring if someone ever gave me one...which will never happen...because yes I would need people to know that someone had in fact wanted me, after being left on the shelf for about 100 years.

I know it's sad. That's my life Grin

gregssausageroll · 05/04/2011 07:27

Not a real job? Blimey! I am no fan of the royal family but even I see that him living and working in Anglesey as a Search and Rescue Pilot is a job. You might think so too if you have to rely on S&R over the Summer.

OK, he probably gets time away for his charity work etc but he's hardly sat on his arse doing nothing.

FABsBackAndIsWell · 05/04/2011 08:25

Leo not a real job? What part of flying a helicopter and rescuing injured and sick people is the pretend bit? Hmm.