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Men's Wedding Band Question:

NA_Willie
NA_Willie Posts: 340 Member
edited October 2024 in Chit-Chat
First of all, no need for congratulations and I apologize ladies that all this is now off the market, but I need to know when is it acceptable to take off the wedding band?

Do I take it off when I work out? Do I take it off to shower? I used to wear a pinky ring all the time and I wouldn't sleep or shower with it on, but I've been sleeping with the wedding band.

What are the rules?

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  • ShepHatesYou
    ShepHatesYou Posts: 3
    Surgically graft it to your bhole. You'll never lose it then.
  • FauxNinja
    FauxNinja Posts: 77
    Ninjas never wear anything that could reflect light and give their position away.
  • coloradocami
    coloradocami Posts: 368 Member
    There is nothing wrong with taking it off as long as YOU remember you are married.
  • godroxmysox
    godroxmysox Posts: 1,491 Member
    My husband puts his on after he showers and takes it off before bed.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    I follow the 3 S's...and take it off during these times

    sleep
    sweating
    shower
  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
    My husband wears his while he works out and showers. His is etched titanium.
  • raisingbabyk
    raisingbabyk Posts: 442 Member
    my hubby works in a job where he shouldn't really wear a ring. I just make sure he wears it when out and about :) Really the ring isn't toooooo important, its your commitment to each other and it is there with or without the ring! :)
  • beckyinma
    beckyinma Posts: 1,433 Member
    Depends kind of on how your spouse reacts. My hubby and I have been married 11 years next week and he's not worn it more than two months. I take all my jewelry off to work out, and occasionally will go weeks before I remember where I put it or remember to put it back on. Doesn't bother hubby or me, it's a symbol, not handcuffs.
  • Hattie2879
    Hattie2879 Posts: 131
    If you think your ring will interfere with your work-out (i.e. your grip on a bar/weight, etc), then take it off, just secure it so it doesn't get lost. As for the sleeping and showering, I take my rings off. I'd say it's totally up to what you're comfortable with. It may also depend on what your wife expects too. :laugh:
  • megz4987
    megz4987 Posts: 1,008 Member
    There is nothing wrong with taking it off as long as YOU remember you are married.

    This. And DO NOT LOSE IT. You will be in biiiig trouble.
    I would talk it over with your wife, though. If she doesn't agree with you taking it off for certain things, I wouldn't. However, working out (if with weights) you don't want to scratch or dent it in any way.
  • jeepwidow01
    jeepwidow01 Posts: 173
    My husband removes his when he plays basketball, works on our vehicles or things like that. His is made out of titanium so it is harder to just cut off if he should injure his finger. And, as someone else mentioned, as long as you remember you are married, it is ok to take it off. Just put it in a place you know you won't lose it! :happy:
  • khskr1
    khskr1 Posts: 392
    Up to you. My husband wears his at night...I only wear mine during the day. I take it off to exercise or when I'm working outside. Husband "lost" his one day (found it in the laundry pile). He was more upset than me. I told him HE knows he is married. That is all that matters. I actually tell him to take it off. It's tungsten that can't be cut off, so when he's working on the car or in the garage I make him take it off.
  • Kalrez
    Kalrez Posts: 655 Member
    Back when I was married, I never took the ring off. I slept and showered in it. I wasn't working out at the time, but I probably wouldn't have taken it off then either.

    That actually caused some problems. I gained a fair amount of weight and couldn't get my ring off when I decided that I wanted out of the marriage!
  • _Ben
    _Ben Posts: 1,608 Member
    I guess it depends on what work you do (not married btw), but most men I know wear it everywhere. Hell I doubt my father could get his off if he wanted to
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    My husband never takes his off, but then again, he doesn't work out, either. I don't have any expectations that he'd wear it 24/7, he's just comfortable with it on. However, now that I'm thinking about it if he DID suddenly start taking it off after 23 years of marriage, I'd get suspicious! :laugh:

    I can't imagine it would be very comfortable to wear a ring while lifting weights, for example, but for the most part, a man's band doesn't get in the way as much as a woman's ring does. And you don't have the ring sliding around and the diamond jabbing into the side of your middle finger as a problem.

    I personally take mine off at bedtime and don't put it back on until I get dressed in the morning and put on the rest of my jewelry. I also don't wear it while out running but will if I'm riding my stationary bike.
  • NA_Willie
    NA_Willie Posts: 340 Member
    Should I take it off if I'm getting some strange?
  • ShepHatesYou
    ShepHatesYou Posts: 3
    Dirty *kitten* like looking at the wedding ring. Leave it on.
  • NA_Willie
    NA_Willie Posts: 340 Member
    Dirty *kitten* like looking at the wedding ring. Leave it on.
    Duly noted.
  • Slimithy
    Slimithy Posts: 348 Member
    I tend to only take mine off if and when I'm doing an activity where I may either lose it or my finger is apt to get jabbed (playing competitive sports). Due to the weight I have gained since getting married 12 years ago, I until recently didn't have to worry too much about the first problem, my ring was nice and tight. But now that I'm more active I find myself palying more competitive sports and also losing weight and finding the ring looser. this is a new problem for me.
  • dragonbait0126
    dragonbait0126 Posts: 568 Member
    My husband doesn't wear a wedding ring at all. He hates wearing jewelry including watches. The wedding ring I wear is technically his (our bands belonged to my grandparents, my grandmothers is in a box and I wear my grandfathers). It doesn't bother me at all because as previously mentioned it's about the commitment, your personal knowledge and how you act. The decision is ultimately yours on when to wear it and when not to but you should at least hear your wife's opinion.
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