If you are married do you wear a wedding ring?

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Just interested really.

I have not worn my rings for a few days because my finger has been sore and it feels really nice to not have them on. Got me wondering why we wear them in the first place, is it purely to let other people that we are 'taken'?

Yes, so does dh.

DH and I both have plain gold bands.

DH & I both wear our rings. They symbolise our marriage and what it means to us.

If I take off my rings to put on hand cream or wash up, my DCs follow me round with them telling me to put them back on!

Yes,I wear my wedding and engagement rings,and another ring my parents gave me,whenever I go out,but not at home.

Dh used to hate it if I didn't wear it when we were first married(not in a dictatorial sort of way but in a rather insecure "will it jinx the marriage" sort of way!) but he actually lost his ring ,and so hasn't worn one for years.
I don't want to let other people know I'm taken particularly,but I like the rings as a symbol of the marriage.

Neither of us wear one. I do have one, but have never worn it since my wedding day.

I wear my wedding and engagement rings every day, but take them off at night. Same with DH - he has a matching wedding ring to mine.

They're nice and shiny and they match. It totally doesn't bother me what interpretation people put on wearing or not wearing them. I'd only be bothered about people who normally wear them, but then take them off if they're going on a night out with the girls/boys as I wonder what they think they mean by it!

no, not for any deepseated "i am not a possession" type reason, and I know where they are (on the kitchen windowsill) but because i forget. the getting married was the important bit, not the exchanging of rings.

I don't even have one, we got married without rings.

I never take off my engagement and wedding ring (as I am so ditzy I would loose them) and my DH only ever takes off his wedding ring when he plays cricket (I?ve dealt with too many mangled finger/ring combos from the sideline so I am quite happy for him to do this!) He always gives me the ring to look after and I put it back on him when he's finished. Makes me feel all soppy thinking of our wedding day again!

'I find my face and figure perfectly adequate protection from being hit on most of the time' made me snort most inelegantly

I wear one and so does dh. I do not wear it to let other people know I am married or 'taken'. I doubt that anyone wears one for that reason. It's a symbol of unity.

I have a wedding band and always wear it, along with my engagement ring. Feels odd if I don't have them on.

I do, so does DH.

when I first startd wearing it, i got annoyed because it felt too big (felt like it was pushingmy other fingers apart)

odd, because there's a huge gap between my fingers cos i've got big knuckles.

it annoys me every now and then, and i take it offwhen i'm doing hard work with my hands.

but mostly i don't notice it.

I wear mine all the time.
They only come off when im doing dishes or painting or diy ,because im afraid they`ll get damaged.
We cant afford to replace them if they did. (plus specially made so one of a kind).

It just makes me smile when i see my rings...a gift from my darling husband.

DH wears his constantly too ...he says it reminds him of me....

We didn't exchange rings at our wedding and neither of us wear rings..

I wear my wedding and engagement ring permanently, never take them off, and DH wears his wedding ring too.

Very symbolic to me/us.

My parents have been married for 40years this year and neither of them wear theirs. Each to their own.

I do but take it off every night, for washing up and for exercise. Just have always hated wearing any jewellery when getting hot and sweaty. DH takes his off at work when necessary. But to us they are a symbol of the promises we made to each other and a circle being an appropriate representation of our relationship, complete and unbroken. Not really going for the "I'm taken" message but I did actually appreciate that spin off benefit on holiday in north africa where no ring seemed to be an invitation to every male over 16.

I don't wear my engagement ring anymore as it's a bit cumbersome and I think it looks weird/showy/tacky to keep wearing it once wed. I have an eternity, anniversary and wedding ring though so the finger is stacked up anyway.

Not wearing any at the moment as took them off when fiddling with chicken and didn't put them back on. Often wish had chosen a plainer wedding ring as stuff gets stuck in it.

A friend of mine got quite aggressive when I was just wearing the eternity ring (it has the DCs birthstones set in it instead of diamonds, I love it), saying "what does that mean, noit wearing your wedding ring?", which makes me more inclined not to wear anything.

I can't get mine off!

brokeoven your DH is right not to wear one, I've seen some horrible 'de-gloving' injuries from manual workers wearing wedding rings.

I have worn my rings all the time with the exception of when I was pregnant (fingers swelled up). I was amazed at how many people noticed that I'd taken my rings off and asked if DH and I had been arguing! I ended up wearing my great grandmothers old wedding ring which fitted my swollen fingers quite nicely.

Dh does but mostly I don't tis just the size really when I was pg it fit great till the last few weeks where it would have had to been cut off but normally it slides off really easily plus my exema flares up badly under it, my fault I'm sure from not drying properly under it etc so iv it off the last few weeks to let my skin heel but now you've reminded me I shall stick it back on! Dh says it makes HIM feel "safer" from being hit on... Ya he's just that good lookin

I feel weird without my ring. When I was pregnant, I'd swell really badly, so I bought a cheap replacement ring in a pawn shop to wear.

DH plays with his a lot. I love seeing him with it on. It reminds me of our wedding, just on our own with two witnesses, and our marriage, our relationship, our beautiful children.

I always wear one but take other jewellery off at night. DH probably couldn't get his off now.

I took it off for about a week after a major row a few years ago. I seriously considered ending our marriage and this was the only way he'd understand how strongly I felt. He was gutted, then extremely relieved when I put it back on.

It symbolises how we feel about the commitment we made, rather than an 'unavailable' sign.