Wedding rings

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How long after divorce did you remove them? It's been two years and I still wear them. I am autistic so wonder if it's habit.

I don't know as I'm still married but I have wondered this....

I suppose it's a question of when do you consider yourself 'single' again. If I were divorced and not ready for a relationship, I think I'd leave the rings on. Once I felt truly single and ready to embrace a new relationship, I'd stop wearing the rings.

I removed mine as soon as we had split up. Funnily enough, a year on from my divorce, I wear my engagement ring on my other hand. I tried to sell it but knew I'd get nothing much for it.

Everyone is different, so it's entirely up to you. I changed my surname way before he divorce too.

@candlelitprom That's cool you wear your engagement ring on your right hand. I think I might wear the wedding ring as it's less conspicuous but then, I can't imagine not being reminded of DH by the rings...maybe time changes that.

Took them off as soon as we separated, still not divorced after more than 2 years so I'm glad I didn't wait for that

MIL wears hers and she was divorced from ex-FIL in 1991. It's all down to you.

That makes my separated around 4 years, in a new relationship for about 2 years and still wearing my rings seem quite short.

Noticed my stbex stopped wearing his (we were separating, but abroad together) as I was still away from home I waited til I got back. Thought I would miss wearing my engagement ring as I had designed it, but although it was beautiful, it was uncomfortable so I cringe at the idea of wearing it now.
Have no idea what I will do with them, should sell them really and go on a weekend away!

I took mine off about a month after we separated, when I saw he’d taken his off. I’m still gutted, not for any sentimental reason, but because my engagement and eternity rings are beautiful. I’d feel weird about wearing them now, though.

I took my wedding ring off the day I found out he had cheated. He broke the vows & everything that beautiful ring symbolised. I can’t bear looking at it now. I really miss wearing it, but refer to it as my ‘bullshit’ ring. As the vows he took were all ‘bullshit’ to him.

Some sad stories here. My ex was an abusive arse! Strange though, they sometimes help to ground me when I'm having a panic (cPTSD) and as someone else suggested, I'm definitely not ready for a relationship so sort of feel that they might put someone off asking me. Mind you I'm sixty so not really up for wild dates anyway!

It's your own jewellery & you can do whatever you like with it! Sorry to hear your ex was an arse & congrats on your single status.

Took off my rare and beautiful clougau oak sessile ring right away and sold it around a year after we separated. Lamented wearing it for a further year, then we got back together felt dreadful. Didn’t want to have to explain to the kids why I didn’t have it anymore (on all the family photos etc)

So I begged the woman I sold it to to return it, she refused. I searched and searched for a replacement and then, quite randomly, last January I found one in exactly the right size on eBay and bought it back!! I LOVE that ring.

Can’t believe I’ve found it twice.

Thought I’d lost it last week and worked myself into a panic. Finally found it in the footwell of my car and I am now keeping it off until I have a nurses ring necklace to use at work.

Husband never got rid of his, he still has it. He never ever stopped loving me even when I kicked him out. He is absolutely the most incredible man I’ve ever met and I am so so blessed that he had let me back into his life

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