Why do you wear a wedding band?

ninerbuff

Don't wear mine at the gym. I don't wear gloves and hate wearing them since I'm really "old school" and like to "feel" the knurling and grips. Unfortunately the knurling on the bars and dumbells rip the crap out of my ring. It got majorly scratched up the first time I tried it.
So while I'm on the clock at the gym, I don't wear it. I do keep it at home so I don't lose it and wear it when I'm out an about.

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servilia

I wear mine everywhere I go except the gym. I guess because I love him and it's just such an awesome and unique ring it would be a waste not to wear it haha

BenderFitness

Because my wedding was one of the best days of my life, and I love the symbolism of what my ring means. Also, it's an outward symbol of my love and commitment.

KimmieBrie

Respecting all of the answers so far, would you feel any less bonded to your mate if you didn't have an object to adorn your hand?

(mind you, I wore one for 15 years, so I'm not minimizing your feelings).

I would not feel less bonded, however, since we exchanged the rings in a wedding ceremony - I would be deeply sad to lose the symbol our commitment and piece of that day. Every time I look at my rings I remember how and where my husband proposed, how we shopped for our wedding rings together on vacation, and how great our little wedding was. They're like fragments of time forever frozen and wrapped around my finger. It's like a baseball players ball they hit their 500th home run with - it's just a freaking baseball but the meaning to them is priceless.

Amber82479

My husband and I were married 2 years ago on our 10 year anniversary. I wear my wedding band for a few reasons... first and foremost, because it is a constant visual symbol that I am loved and valued by a man who committed the rest of his life to me as I did to him. I wear it b/c dang it, I waited 10 years to have it and I do wear it somewhat b/c it's beautiful... Though the beauty is only a tiny part of it. I wear a plain band when I can't or don't want to wear my nice ring, just b/c I love the visual of knowing I'm loved and tied to someone so amazing I'd get my finger tattooed if I couldn't wear a band!

Oh, and no, I wouldn't feel any less bonded w/o my rings, I'd just feel like something was missing and I'd also be deeply saddened to lose that part of me and the memories tied to them.

Asil76

I wear my wedding ring because I love it and what it symbolizes it is one of the few things my husband actually picked out on his own. My husband rarely wears his because of work...probably should have went with a less expensive ring :ohwell: I picked out his.

tuneses

Mine got cut off at the ER when I was pregnant. Had some reaction and got all swollen. I don't wear a ring now because we haven't decided what to do. The only reason I miss it s because we are in a military town and it's just less hassle for me at the gym and stuff to have a ring

TheRoadDog

I don't. Other than a watch, I don't wear any jewelry at all. I have my wife's name tattooed on my ring finger.

skittybang

I wear mine because it's perty =] He doesn't wear his. While it should hold some sort of symbolic value - we don't see it that way. It is just a ring.

LorinaLynn

I wear it because I like having that little reminder that there's always someone on my team. So, yes, I'd wear it if no one else could see it, because it's for me. But no, I wouldn't be any less committed without it.

I never take it off, but it's getting looser and I might need it resized. I have developed a callous on my palm right below it from where it rubs when lifting.

heathhumble

The commitment we have to each other.I never take it off.It does bother me when I see married couples that take thiers off.

teagin2002

I wear a wedding band, but traditionally we don't wear wedding bands, we wear god chains with two round gold pieces hung on it it is called a (mungalsutrah).
My hubby doesn't wear anything.

I wear my wedding band because I am a woman who loved gold and diamonds :bigsmile:
I wear my mungalsutrah to keep my hubby safe and in my heart always.

Kandace_Riopel

i wear mine because of what it represents, my commitment love and fidelity to my husband. and i would wear it on a remote island because being there wouldnt change my commitment love or fidelity to him!

UponThisRock

Because it's a total chic magnet.

OLFATUG

I've been wearing my wedding band for 15 years now. (well 14, I lost the first one and had to replace it! -=long story=- ).
I take it off for a couple weeks every year, since my wife's family owns a turkey farm, and I work nights in the processing facility.

ttennimon

At my job i simply just am not allowed to wear it. Due to where an what i work with its just not allowed but i try to remember to put it on on the weekends and what not.

BabyBubbles31

To remind me that he loves me every day. Just as much as the day he put the band on my hand. It's a piece of him, I can carry with me always.

I love this one... DITTO!

Jellyphant

I only wear my engagement ring. Never really bothered to get another ring, mainly because I feel like it'd feel weird wearing 2 rings on the same finger. Plus, I'm a cheapo and this ring here gave me enough trouble!

grmpy1

My diamond wedding ring is now too big to wear, it keeps falling off my finger, I told my husband last night I need to get it sized, but it is expensive to do and I still have 50 lbs or so to lose. I have a simple gold wedding band I wear that will have to do until then.

I never took mine off, that was until I started using hand weights...it drove me crazy. But that is the only time it comes off. I guess I am just old fashioned and like the sentimental value of it!

earlgreygirl09

I wear mine because of what it represents to me and what it shows the world. I am proud to be married to my husband and I feel like it is the crowning achievement of our relationship, a place we both worked hard to get to and now we can both find peace in knowing that we will always be together for the rest of our lives.

My wedding band hasn't left my finger since he placed it there on our wedding day. My engagement ring however, I usually wear only when I leave the house....not because I don't like it, but because I'm always doing stuff around the house like dishes or baking something.

vzucco

I love this thread, very interesting!

My husband and I started dating when we were in high school and after I graduated I moved away for a few years but we stayed together. We went to the beach together during one of our visits and he bought me a cheap little silver ring with turtles on it, the kind that doesn't even close around the back so you can adjust it. He also got himself one with waves on it.

We started wearing those rings as a symbol of our love and when we weren't together it was like we always had each other. That stupid little 5 dollar ring never tarnished, broke, or turned my finger green. It looked beautiful for all the years I wore it, like magic! I only replaced it with my wedding band when we got married, and I got that one for free since it was my mom's.

If I lived by myself in the middle of the woods I would still wear my ring. I don't wear it to let people know I'm married, it's just a part of my hand now, like my love for my husband is a part of me.

monroe61

Respecting all of the answers so far, would you feel any less bonded to your mate if you didn't have an object to adorn your hand?

(mind you, I wore one for 15 years, so I'm not minimizing your feelings).

I think since I told him from the get go I wanted something that could be mistaken for a paper weight, had he proposed without a ring, I really don't know what I would have said.....probably something like, "are you kidding" or "you're going to stop listening to me already" At least he knows I'm a materialistic snob and he loves me anyway

Yes I love this I am also a materialistic snob and the bigger the ring the better and my husband also knows that! I am also always sending him pictures of new rings...bigger rings!!! I mean I would take it as an anniversary gift of course

HMD7703

Ok not to be a buzz kill, but I am not wearing mine right now and I bet money that my DH isn't either. Why? because it does not define us or our relationship. I don't need a ring to show people I am not available, my actions do that and my words back it up. I don't need my ring to remind me of crap... I can remember just fine.

No issue with people that live and die in that wedding ring, but it just isn't a thing for me.


BTW forcing your S.O. to wear it will NOT stop him/her from cheating, flirt or be flirted with. PSA

SinIsIn

Because it was given to me by my husband...and I think they are pretty!! My rings are the only piece of jewlery I wear.. i've worn them for so long that if I don't wear them I feel like something is missing.

tchrnmommy

I second all the reasons everyone else has said for why they WEAR them (not those who say they don't).

I do sometimes take it off while around the house because I have a one year old and the setting is high and I have a tendency to scratch her. But it is on my finger everytime I walk out the door as I keep it on a ring dish in my kitchen window.

My husband only takes his off when showering but puts it right back on.

His favorite thing to say to me as I run out the door is "are you married?" lol.....not that I would forget to put it on when I/we leave the house or anything, it's just kinda become our little thing....

godblessourhome

i didn't wear one for years, but i wear mine now because it bothered my husband that i was seen as available.

four months after we were married (married on the 26th and my platinum rings had 26 diamonds combined - 25 small and 1 large; i loved the symbolism of that), i was pregnant and the hormones caused me to be allergic to my wedding ring. i thought it would go away after i had the baby, but it didn't. the allergy got worse. i only wore those poor rings for 4 months and a few special occasions.

about 2 years ago, my husband did some research and found a metal that i might be able to tolerate (palladium). we went and had a new wedding band commissioned with 39 diamonds - 38 small and 1 large. i LOVE this ring! i occasionally still have to take this one off and let the skin on my finger have a break, but wearing it makes me feel absolutely loved and cared for.

here's a picture of my beautiful ring - http://thanks-and-praise.blogspot.com/2009/06/happy-birthday-to-me.html

papastu

Ok not to be a buzz kill, but I am not wearing mine right now and I bet money that my DH isn't either. Why? because it does not define us or our relationship. I don't need a ring to show people I am not available, my actions do that and my words back it up. I don't need my ring to remind me of crap... I can remember just fine.

No issue with people that live and die in that wedding ring, but it just isn't a thing for me.


BTW forcing your S.O. to wear it will NOT stop him/her from cheating, flirt or be flirted with. PSA

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been married 22 years and neither of us wear one, just a piece of metal, dont need an object to show how much you love someone

aqua_zumba_fan

I'm in a civil partnership (UK) and when I proposed I used origami hearts, chocolates and a compilation CD combining compilation tapes we made when we first started going out together. I didn't feel the need for a ring, especially as neither of us wear rings generally. We talked about whether to get one or something else symbolic for the ceremony but decided we didn't need to as it made no difference to how we felt.

rsdgirl

my wedding bacnd came from my husbands grandmother and I LOVE IT (actually more than my actual ring lol) i frequently wear just the band

dsjohndrow

Well it the symbol of unbroken love. I wear mine so I don't have to bring my wife along where ever I go. I am proud of her, and she will scratch the eyes out of anyone that doesn't respect it.