30 years on and my wedding band is never coming off—how about yours?

[Pauline2026]

I often wonder who still wears their wedding ring permanently after many years of marriage.
My mum is 72, and she has never taken off her cigar wedding band since the day my dad slipped it onto her finger 48 years ago. It always fascinated me, and I knew I wanted the exact same style to wear continuously from my wedding day onwards. So, we ordered a matching set: a wide, chunky, plain 9mm band for me, and a thin, simple one for my husband. I have worn mine ever since—for nearly 30 years now.
Because I have rather prominent knuckles and slender fingers, I remember my husband had quite a struggle getting it on during the ceremony. Later, after my first pregnancy, I put on a bit of weight and couldn't have removed it even if I’d wanted to. Now, it simply feels like a part of me. It won't come off at all anymore, as my knuckles have grown larger over time, yet I still adore it.
I’d love to hear your ring stories. Do you still wear yours, and what about your husbands?

Worn my wedding ring for 30 years and DMum's wedding ring for 5 years. They're not tight, perfectly easy to wash under and I've never taken them off.

I never wear any other jewellery apart from gold stud earrings, out of laziness more than anything else - if I was taking my rings on and off for whatever reason they'd probably just end up in a drawer somewhere.

Eta DH wears his all the time too.

I said I still have the wedding ring from my first marriage. I don't wear it. And as I said it is so small it amazes me I ever was able to

Married 30 years, used a ton of soap and managed to get my wedding ring off a few months ago as I was aware that it was getting tighter. Currently wearing it on my little finger and have asked for a new wedding ring for Christmas.

I'm a keen gardener so take my ring off when doing things like digging up the dahlia (a couple of weeks ago), and cleaning jobs where I don't want to damage the intricate pattern. Once the pattern has worn off it would be impossible to restore it. It doesn't bother me that I've taken it off, it's just a practicality rather than having an significance about the state of my marriage, which is fine.

Absolutely nothing could get under the OP’s ring if you look at the photo

God op. Get yourself to a jewellers tomorrow and get that cut off, and then resized, it looks awful and tha5 could cause a serious risk to your finger,

Not necessarily. My ring has a pattern of small asterisk type stars all round it, with a line top and bottom. When I got Gold Arts to enlarge it, they re-engraved the pattern; and you can't tell where the new bit is.

If it needs removing they’ll cut it off.

Used to take mine off at night and leave them on a cupboard by the bed.

I presume my ex flogged them, along with everything else, while I was in a women's refuge.

(To PP) A bolt cutter to chop off your finger just because it’s wearing an Argos ring he gave you… FGS.
That’s an inhuman level of abuse.
Did nobody else pick up on that??

When I had DS I was given an eternity ring, a band of diamonds. I wore my engagement, weeding and eternity ring for a couple of years but it felt a bit much so I have chosen to wear just my diamond eternity ring.

We have been married 25 years on Tuesday and I have worn my ring everyday since then. It was a bit big when I got it but put on a lot of weight and it did get a bit snug. Now have lost 9 stone and it is very loose.
I had to stop wearing my engagement ring as it git too tight but is back on now it fits.
DH has bought me a much smaller silver celtic ring for our anniversary which I will wear on the same finger which hopefully will hold the other two on.

I also have a gold ring my father bought me for passing my eleven plus. I used to wear it on the middle finger of my right hand. I now wear it on my ring finger of that hand. I have wirn it everyday and have never taken it off for more than making pastry sort of time.
Its been on that hand 55 years.

Eh, were you drunk as this made no sense

It’s revolting isn’t it!!

Not if it’s an elective procedure. I had an MRI this summer and had to sign paperwork in advance to say that I would present without piercings or jewellery, and to agree that if I showed up with something I couldn’t take off or out, I would forfeit the appointment, because they weren’t equipped to remove stuck items.

Agreed. Sorry @Pauline2026 but that wedding band doesn't suit you. It's really thick and chunky and your hands look quite delicate and slim. Your wedding ring finger looks swollen like the wedding band is too tight. 😬

This. ^ It's weird too. I can't imagine never ever taking your wedding ring off in 60-70 years! Like NEVER.

Like, if you have earrings in for so long - I have 5 piercings in each ear, they smell: they need removing and washing every few weeks, as skin cells and soap/shampoo builds up.

I can't comprehend never removing rings off your finger(s) for many decades......! 🤢

I bet there's a build up of dirt and dead skin cells behind that huge chunky wedding ring of the OP's! 😬

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That photo posted is pretty disturbing. It looks like your finger is about ready to explode @Pauline2026

Sorry I misunderstood

Oh good God.

Now I've seen the photo I'd say there's definitely a chance of permanent nerve damage, just like my friend suffered.

Op do you not look at your own hand and think Christ that looks awful, it’s now far too small.

i don’t understand what you’re seeing, you think your knuckles have mysteriously grown which is why it’s stuck. It is clearly your fingers are fatter and now the ring is too small and digging in.

due to the scale of it, it’s going to cause you signficant issues. Just get it cut off and resized, it will protect your finger and look a lot better.it needs to be made about three sizes bigger,

no ring should dig in with the flesh folding over the top and the finger looking deformed.

I lost a lot of weight so I don’t wear mine anymore

Why’s my post been hidden? It’s clearly been reported, which is odd.

I’m widowed, but I’ll never take mine off. Means too much.

Having seen the photo, I don’t think @Pauline2026 could get that ring off even if she wanted to.