Does your DH take his wedding ring off to go to bed? Do most people?

[HRHWickedwaterwitch]

Dp, who will become my dh on Friday [excited emoticon!], wants to know. He doesn't wear any jewellery atm and thinks it'll feel strange wearing his wedding ring to bed and that he might want to take it off to sleep. I think it shouldn't be taken off except to clean and that he'll forget to put it back on again, end up not wearing it blah blah.

He does want to wear one but he also wants to know what mumsnetters think. So, tell me, what do you think and what does your dh do? TIA!

Have a fab time on Friday, www

My DH rarely wears his ring now, as he doesn't like to wear it for work, in case he has an accident. He occasionally remembers to wear it if we are going out somewhere special but it is a little big for him, so generally it just sits in its case in his bedside cabinet!!!

TBH it doesn't worry me whether he wears it or not!

I wear mine nearly all the time (even in bed), apart from when I shower / wash up / bath the kids. But I frequently forget to put it back on after doing these things, and then have a huge panic about where I've left it!

Dh removes his at night but only because he gets eczema under it if he wears it 24/7. Mine, I can't get off nowadays.

And I never take my watch off, either. To judge from the replies here that definitely makes me odd!

suedonim... i don't take my watch off either!

Not read the whole thread...so sorry if this is not relevant now!

Dh and I both permanently wear our wedding rings. However, he removes his to do DIY or fiddly things. He hates wearing it. He has large knuckles but thin fingers, which means that he had to buy a ring large enough to go over them, and that the ring moves around a lot. He complains about it, but I tell him he has to wear it!

Phew, I'm not alone, Starlover!

waterwitch - your post made me laugh cause this is a real issue in our house (after ten years...)

Mine is on permanently - okay, so it's stuck to my fat finger but even when I was skinny, I kept it on. But DH insists on taking his off every night. He says it feels weird wearing it at night, but I see that as a definite lack of committment!

Having said that, despite taking it off every night, dh has never 'lost' his wedding ring - where as I nearly lost mine when I took it off to make a pizza and threw it out with the left over dough. We had to take everything out of the communal wheely bin to find it - only moments before the bin men arrived to take it all off to the dump.

I suppose what I'm saying is, if he doesn't want to wear it at night, then fine. If he doesn't want to wear it during the day, then kick ass.

Have a lovely, lovely day on Friday ! A wintery wedding is soooo romantic .

My dh doesn't wear a ring at all. He doesn't like jewellery! I certainly don't doubt his commitment for one second.
I wear my ring but can't sleep in earrings or my watch.

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Both dp and I wear our engagement ring all of the time unless we are painting or using really harsh chemical so we dont damage the rings. I will do the same as will he when we get married next year.

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Congratulations on your wedding.
We don't take our wedding rings off. I even kept my ring on when I had an operation. The nurse just covered it with tape.

The thing that gets me is the 'if I have to wear it, so should he' - um you don't have to but it's jewellery. Most of us quite like jewellery. Most men don't. It's not like a ball and chain or electronic tag.

my DH lost two wedding rings because he took his off at certain times (bed, showers, washing up, moving stuff). now he leaves this one ON.

and i check. constantly.

oh i should mention, we've only been married since 16 april 2004 ;)

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we both take them off - my rings are a bit big so would be worried about losing them.

My DH loves his & never takes it off but said it did feel strange at first. One of the nicest things he said to me was how every Saturday when he has to tape over it to play football he smiles when it reminds him if our marriage. Ahhh, soppy git!
Congratulations and have a lovely day tomorrow

our stay on all the time.

I have to say I am VERY worried by Cod's idea that we should let our dhs have CHOICE over this. Thin end of the wedge. Blimey they'll be wanting to decide what they eat, and which house to buy next!!!

I wear mine all the time. DH doesn't wear his because of his job, but wears it on a chain round his neck. It doesn't bother me.
Hope you have a lovely wedding day.

Ours both stay on all the time apart from for manicures and massages!

DH's never comes off - mine comes off if I'm playing the piano/organ in church and it's cold - otherwise it falls off - and I really don't want to lose it down between the organ pedals - especially as this one is a replacement for the one I lost (fell off) when I was out doing Avon one day.