My Wedding Ring is falling Off.

WEN575
WEN575 Posts: 34
edited September 26 in Success Stories
I have been married for almost 8 years (together 14) and have NEVER removed my wedding and engagement rings except when my fingers were swollen during pregnancy. I hate not having my rings on, but lately I am finding that I have to remove my rings during the day as they are getting loose and slipping on my fingers (spinning around and sliding up and down a bit). Yes this is very exciting as it is a definate sign that I am losing weight, but it also means that I am going to have to be out of pocket a bit when I reach my goal weight as I will have to get my 3 rings (wedding, engagement and eternity) re-sized (never a cheap option). So yay for losing weight but I wish I could make money for each kg I lose so I could afford all the new expenses I am going to have (new clothes, re-sizing my rings and then probably wanting to get a new hairstyle etc to go with the new body.)
As long as I am losing weight though, I will still celebrate!!!

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  • jbug100
    jbug100 Posts: 406 Member
    I had the same problem. I had a metal guard put in my wedding ring. They said it would be difficult to resize. The guard is working great. Congrats on the weight loss!
  • ohthatmomma
    ohthatmomma Posts: 115
    Congratulations on the weightloss!
  • Christine1110
    Christine1110 Posts: 1,786 Member
    Congrats! that is wonderful ; )
  • LeelaLosing
    LeelaLosing Posts: 237 Member
    How exciting!!! I think it might be a sign that you're supposed to get a new husband!

    lol....sorry couldn't resist!
  • elizwelshman
    elizwelshman Posts: 136
    Congrats on the weightloss!! :smile:
  • stacimusmax
    stacimusmax Posts: 172 Member
    I am having the same problem. Yeah!
    However, my husband and I are separated and he is planning a divorce. I still don't want to take them off :(
  • WEN575
    WEN575 Posts: 34
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  • WEN575
    WEN575 Posts: 34
    Ah thanks for all the congrats. I still have a long way to go (need to lose another 30kg) but it feels good to have noticeable signs that I am making progress.
    and @ Leelalosing ...I LOVE IT!!
  • kkellam1
    kkellam1 Posts: 182 Member
    That's fantastic! I have the same issue, but I LOVE it because over the years I have resized my wedding ring twice. Unfortunately, that resizing meant making it bigger. I used to tell myself that the gold just shrunk! :) I am going to really enjoy paying to resize it smaller when I do it. I will wait until I lose my goal weight before doing that, though. I also have a ring from work that I earned as a performance incentive. I can now only wear that to special meetings because it literally falls off my hand.

    And here is a typically guy question (you know our brains are limited due to genetics, right?), but what is an eternity ring? My wife has an engagement ring, a wedding ring and another band that I gave her when I renewed our vows (a suprise renewal, by the way, in Turks and Caicos). But I don't know what an eternity ring is.
  • mfpchris
    mfpchris Posts: 279 Member
    But I don't know what an eternity ring is.

    It is a token of affection given to your partner when it seems like it has been an eternity and there
    is nothing else you can think to do. ;)
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
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  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    I bought a pack of these clear plastic things to slip on my rings at walmart,keeps them right in place,not that noticable.they cost like a dollar i think.
  • SaraTonin
    SaraTonin Posts: 551 Member
    Yup, plastic ones from Walmart! A jeweler once told me that the metal rings scratch your rings too much and do damage in the end, so the plastic ones are best.

    $1 :)

    Congrats on your NSV!!
  • JulyHummingbird
    JulyHummingbird Posts: 106 Member
    We took my husband's ring to a jeweler and they put a layer of acrylic inside the band. Cost $8 and worked like a charm.

    Congrats on your success!
  • kkellam1
    kkellam1 Posts: 182 Member
    But I don't know what an eternity ring is.

    It is a token of affection given to your partner when it seems like it has been an eternity and there
    is nothing else you can think to do. ;)

    That's funny! I have 20 years of marriage under my belt, so I am often in that "don't know what to give" situation. But this kind of sounds like a marketing ploy from jewelery companies to create more business. Maybe I am just cynical...
  • angeljamin
    angeljamin Posts: 234 Member
    I wish mine would fit! I've been married for 8 years and haven't worn my original ring in 3 years. Looking forward to when it fits again. Congrats! :smile:
  • MyNameIsNotBob
    MyNameIsNotBob Posts: 565 Member
    Yay for you. My wedding ring still fits fine, but an heirloom diamond ring I've worn since marriage does not. I had it sized down when we got married, and then back up a few years later (boo), but I'm thrilled that it no longer fits. Sad that I can't wear it right now, but I was too worried it would slip off and get lost.
  • deeharley
    deeharley Posts: 1,208 Member
    But I don't know what an eternity ring is.

    It is a token of affection given to your partner when it seems like it has been an eternity and there
    is nothing else you can think to do. ;)

    That's funny! I have 20 years of marriage under my belt, so I am often in that "don't know what to give" situation. But this kind of sounds like a marketing ploy from jewelery companies to create more business. Maybe I am just cynical...

    I have fourteen years of marriage under my belt, and "this kind of sounds like a marketing ploy from jewelry companies to create more business" kind of sounds like you can't figure out what to give, but you're pretty sure you don't want it to be over $20. Maybe I am just cynical. :tongue:

    BTW, OP - Congrats!!!
  • shreddin_mama
    shreddin_mama Posts: 1,076 Member
    I have the same problem. I now wear my ring on my thumb
  • ron2282
    ron2282 Posts: 2,760 Member
    That's awesome!!! I had to do the same thing last year. I chose to get a metal ring guard instead, because we knew that we wanted kids and I know my fingers will most likely swell during pregnancy so I can just take to guard off if necessary. Our jeweler is a family friend so he didn't charge us, but I would think it's a lot less expensive then re-sizing. If you still want to lose more weight that will keep the rings in place until you hit your goal and you'll only have to re-size once.
  • kkellam1
    kkellam1 Posts: 182 Member
    But I don't know what an eternity ring is.

    It is a token of affection given to your partner when it seems like it has been an eternity and there
    is nothing else you can think to do. ;)

    That's funny! I have 20 years of marriage under my belt, so I am often in that "don't know what to give" situation. But this kind of sounds like a marketing ploy from jewelery companies to create more business. Maybe I am just cynical...

    I have fourteen years of marriage under my belt, and "this kind of sounds like a marketing ploy from jewelry companies to create more business" kind of sounds like you can't figure out what to give, but you're pretty sure you don't want it to be over $20. Maybe I am just cynical. :tongue:

    BTW, OP - Congrats!!!

    I can see how you'd think that but you are wrong in this case. After 20 years, there's not much jewelry my wife hasn't gotten. So that's pretty much out these days. I am actually pretty generous and thoughtful. For example, how many husbands have taken their wive's on a Caribean vacation and set up a suprise renewal of the vows, with flowers, music, preacher, rings, photographer, followed by champagne and fruit on the beach with a private waiter borrowed from one of the restaurants? All set up by me, without her knowing a single thing about it? I love my wife and am not too cheap to show it.

    I am simply stating that in 20 years marriage (and little jewelry shopping prior to that), I have never heard of an eternity ring. It certainly didn't exist for our parents and grandparents. So for it to be presented like it's a tradition or something, strikes me as something that somebody made up one day and it stuck. Like a promise ring, which is only a ring that a guy gives when he is too chicken to give an engagement ring but wants to make a girl happy. :)
  • WEN575
    WEN575 Posts: 34
    I am an Australia, an eternity ring is traditional here and in Europe I think as my parents are Polish and my mum has an eternity ring. It is usually given after the first year of marriage or when the first child is born. (Our first child was 5 when we got married) but I didn't get my eternity ring until after 6 years of marriage (it was a belated Christmas present....our anniversary is in October). Sorry I didn't realise it was not an international tradition.
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    "eternity ring" just means that the deisgn of the band includes diamonds all the way around. So even if you're looking at the palm of the hand, you see diamonds. Anyone can get one, or wear one, it's not a specific gift for any particular milestone, "eternity" is the name of the design of the style.


    SHEESH
  • WEN575
    WEN575 Posts: 34
    Lucky that's not the case over here and that is not what my eternity ring looks like.
  • Valtishia
    Valtishia Posts: 811 Member
    Congrats!!!! I know exactly what you mean!! I just recently got my wedding set sized for the second time about 10 lbs ago. I still have about another 40 lbs left so I know I will need to again, atleast once more. I'm thankful we got the jewellry protection plan, it covers all the sizing, so I don't have to pay for it :) Between the sizing and getting them re-rhodiumed, I have made my money back and more on that plan lol
  • deeharley
    deeharley Posts: 1,208 Member
    But I don't know what an eternity ring is.

    It is a token of affection given to your partner when it seems like it has been an eternity and there
    is nothing else you can think to do. ;)

    That's funny! I have 20 years of marriage under my belt, so I am often in that "don't know what to give" situation. But this kind of sounds like a marketing ploy from jewelery companies to create more business. Maybe I am just cynical...

    I have fourteen years of marriage under my belt, and "this kind of sounds like a marketing ploy from jewelry companies to create more business" kind of sounds like you can't figure out what to give, but you're pretty sure you don't want it to be over $20. Maybe I am just cynical. :tongue:

    BTW, OP - Congrats!!!

    I can see how you'd think that but you are wrong in this case. After 20 years, there's not much jewelry my wife hasn't gotten. So that's pretty much out these days. I am actually pretty generous and thoughtful. For example, how many husbands have taken their wive's on a Caribean vacation and set up a suprise renewal of the vows, with flowers, music, preacher, rings, photographer, followed by champagne and fruit on the beach with a private waiter borrowed from one of the restaurants? All set up by me, without her knowing a single thing about it? I love my wife and am not too cheap to show it.

    I am simply stating that in 20 years marriage (and little jewelry shopping prior to that), I have never heard of an eternity ring. It certainly didn't exist for our parents and grandparents. So for it to be presented like it's a tradition or something, strikes me as something that somebody made up one day and it stuck. Like a promise ring, which is only a ring that a guy gives when he is too chicken to give an engagement ring but wants to make a girl happy. :)

    You didn't have to explain yourself to me - I was just teasing you. I am officially jealous of your wife, though. :laugh:

    I think when our parents and grandparents were buying jewelry, they called an eternity ring a wedding band.
  • fatsnacker
    fatsnacker Posts: 209 Member
    well done for the weight you have lost so far. My wedding ring was loose on my finger when I married in 1993 but has been on my index finger for most of my married life as I put weight on and I hope that I can put it back on the correct finger this year.
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