anyone else choose to not wear rings?

United States
June 25, 2008 12:39am CST
we wore them the first year or two but then hubby went into the military so i kept his ring while he went into basic and we just never put them back on.. doesnt bother use and we trust each other but people cant understand it.. any other ring less couples out there?
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@msedge (4011)
• United States
30 Jun 08
I only use our wedding ring when i go out.I don't wear it at home because i don't want to ruin it while working stuffs.My hubby sometimes wear his when he goes to work but mostly we just keep it because sometimes we work together for our store and we just thought have it safe other than ruining it at work.
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• United States
1 Jul 08
If I took it off for certain things I would forget to put it back on or lose it
@msedge (4011)
• United States
10 Jul 08
Yes thats sometimes the problem also.It might get lose if you will take it off but just make sure its in the proper place so that it will be safe.
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@fwidman (11514)
• United States
25 Jun 08
I spent 20 plus years being married to my ex and she never wore her ring. She didn't like rings of any kind LOL I wore mine because I liked it. Heck, I even wore it when we were separated because I liked it.I see no problem with the two of you not wearing your rings. It's like anything else, it's a personal preference :)
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• United States
25 Jun 08
i dont like jewelry either it irritates my skin
@fwidman (11514)
• United States
25 Jun 08
My ex had that problem with some jewelry as well. Mostly though her problem was she would like something for a little while then she would get tired of looking at it.
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@cathylmg (283)
• Singapore
9 Jul 08
I and my husband don't wear our wedding rings too. My hubby's work requires him to use chemicals and it might affect the shine of the ring. I also prefer not to wear them because of the housework. So we agreed to wear it only on important occasions like wedding anniversary or wedding dinner.
• United States
10 Jul 08
yeah definitely keep them away from chemicals!!
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
1 Jul 08
yes we never wore our rings either after we were married, my hubby because he was a seventh day adventist and me because my fingers kept swelling during pregnancies. we trusted each other and knew each other very well. that was all that was necessary.
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• United States
1 Jul 08
is there something against jewelry with seventh day adventist? i knew one but he wasn't married so i wouldn't have noticed but i dont know much about that religion so im curious. hope you arent offended i am asking
@Barbietre (1438)
• United States
1 Jul 08
I have been married for 40 years. It has been a long time sunce I wore a wedding ring. My first wedding ring was very plain and very small, so on our 10th anniversary we bought new ones. But it began to irritate me. It was curved underneath and soap could get under it. So one day I just stopped wearing it. That was so many years ago and I am not even sure it would fit anymore. I have fancy rings of all kinds that I wear sometimes when I go out, some even look like wedding rings. But everyone I know, knows I am married, so it does not matter.
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• United States
2 Jul 08
yeah i make sure my friends and anyone that flirts with me knows im married quickly after meeting them
@Ambitiouz (200)
• United States
5 Jul 08
Neither one of us wears a ring consistently. It doesn't really bother me much. I only wear mine when we go out or to an event of some sort. He complains that he will ruin his ring at work. I'm a little bothered by that because he works with the public and my job required no jewelry. He keeps saying he needs an official wedding band and then he would wear it daily, which neither of us got. I think a ring reminds you of your commitment daily. I think eventually I would want to wear it more than just for going out, I'm not bothered so much about not wearing it around the house.
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• United States
8 Jul 08
maybe it was just my parents generation that had a fit over it (my parents had me late in life so they could be my grandparents age wise so i guess its harder for them to understand)
@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
30 Jun 08
My husband wears his ring all the time...I ONLY wear my rings if we are goin out to dinner, if I'm goin clubbing with my girlfriends (at the request of my children) OR when I'm traveling alone (again at the request of my children "so no creepy old pervs dont try to pick you up mum" LOL) Other than those times though I dont wear them..
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• United States
1 Jul 08
lol funny that your kids would think about those things
@uath13 (8192)
• United States
1 Jul 08
I don't wear mine. That's mostly because I'm rough on my hands & destroy rings quickly. They wouldn't last anytime if I actually wore them & I can't afford the repair costs.
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• United States
1 Jul 08
jewelry is so freaking expensive!!
@greysfreak (1384)
• United States
30 Jun 08
I've never been married, so I can't speak from experience. But my mom and dad have been married I guess about 28 years, they married in 80, and I was born in 83.. so that sounds right. LOL But anyway, I don't think I have ever known them to wear rings. I think I have seen my mom with hers every now and then, but definitely not that often. I definitely think it's a personal choice. I think also that some people aren't that into jewelry. And wearing rings definitely don't make a marriage good or bad, they are a symbol, but I'm thinking that if I get married even I probably wouldn't regularly wear a ring either, because even now I have some rings that I like, but I get annoyed with them pretty fast. I'm the same with a lot of jewelry, I do think maybe I could handle wearing it on a necklace chain that was not too clingy or too big.
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• United States
30 Jun 08
I did ok with just the wedding band but I couldn't handle the engagement since the ring kept turning around upside down lol. But once I stopped wearing my regular wedding ring I just couldn't get into wearing it again and my skin had gotten more sensitive so it would always bug me
@golfproo (1839)
• Canada
30 Jun 08
Hi There, When I got married I always wore my wedding ring and so did my wife. As the years went by we tended to put some wight on and the rings no longer fit!! I eventually lost the weight, as did she, but we never put the rings back on. It started to bother me and I started wearing it again and wanted her to but she refused. We ended up getting divorced so I guess I should have seen it as a sign. However, I am sure in many cases it does not mean anything other than the fact that people do not like wearing rings. cheers,
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• United States
1 Jul 08
I know my parents wanted to die when we stopped wearing ours and then every one I saw afterwards looked down at my hand and figured I was divorcing or something.. But everyone expected us to divorce since we got married young but it was so annoying to keep repeating that YES I'M STILL MARRIED AND WE ARE FINE!!!! Both of our weights have changed since we got them so there is no hope that they would fit again.
• Philippines
29 Jun 08
for my one year of marriage, i a the only one wearing the ring, he doesn't want to wear, his reason the ring is too big for him now because he lost weight. he only wear it for 1 month.
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• United States
29 Jun 08
i also stopped wearing my ring because i gained weight and the size 3-4 wasnt working lol
• Philippines
1 Jul 08
We love to wear it for few months, then if faded it's shine, it's a silver ring a cheap one cause we can not afford an expensive one. Maybe if the ring is so beautiful you'll never take it off your finger.
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• United States
1 Jul 08
thats one thing i hate about silver because i wanted silver then people told me white gold or platinum but that is beyond expensive.. we ended up using his parents extra set but now that we dont wear them we gave them back
@knightrider (1083)
• India
30 Jun 08
hey its good to keep wearing it, as a confidence buidling measure and for others to know you are not alone
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• United States
1 Jul 08
I always had more guys hit on me since they saw it as me being young so I must be easily swayed into cheating or something which always pissed me off that they viewed me as a challenge or weak
@Wizzywig (7847)
29 Jun 08
Haven't worn my ring for years. Its no big deal to me - not like I'm gonna forget i'm married.
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• United States
29 Jun 08
i find that i get hit on less with out the ring since it seems like people see the ring and try to figure out ways to break you up
• Canada
25 Jun 08
I have not wore my ring for years. To get the ring over my knuckle, it was too big for wear it was to be worn. I tried to have a spring band inside of it but it was still too loose. Therefore, for safety, I quit wearing rings altogether. My wife would like to see me wear it but I don't because I am working outside a lot and don't care to lose a finger.
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• United States
26 Jun 08
finger is definitely more important