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A few blokes I know don't have a wedding ring, some have one but don't wear it much....

I just wondered, if you are married and don't have/wear a wedding ring, would you be offended/concerned if your wife didn't wear a wedding ring or does she not wear one? Why don't you wear one - for practical reasons or is it a statement? I don't know any 'wives' who don't wear their wedding/engagement rings so seems a bit odd to me that their husbands don't wear one. Suppose Prince Willy might be leading a new trend....??


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 11:48 am
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What a Willy ring?


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 11:50 am
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I like to keep my options open 🙂


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 11:52 am
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I don't personally know any married guys who wear a ring, because all the guys I know where a ring on their little finger, and two rings side by side look a bit naff. I think guys wearing wedding rings is a 'new' thing, started by the Catholic church maybe?

My future wife is free to wear her ring or no as she sees fit.


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 11:52 am
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men + jewellery = no


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 11:53 am
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No not a willy ring 😯 Although if you want to wear a willy ring all the time just be careful it doesn't drop off - like a lambs tail 😀


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 11:53 am
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I'm getting married and I won't be wearing one. Whether my wife to be wants to or not, is entirely her decision. I wouldn't be offended or upset if she didn't.

I don't want to wear one as I hate jewelery on me. No sinister, deeper reasons.


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 11:53 am
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Sometimes it's easier than carrying a shitty stick everywhere.


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 11:54 am
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lol Deadly, hard life being an adonis is? 🙂

See I just thought it was weird when my other half turned his nose up at wearing one and I'd always just assumed because people exchange rings when they marry that both wore a ring. I only found out a couple of months ago that you don't actually have to exchange rings?!


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 11:56 am
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Rings Maim !!!!!


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 11:58 am
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I'd always just assumed because people exchange rings when they marry..

'New' thing too. Always used to be man giving lady a ring. Mind you, last wedding I went to was about 20 years ago!


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 12:04 pm
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I think if a guy gets a ring at the ceremony, he should wear it.


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 12:05 pm
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i think i would prefer my oh to wear his wedding ring (if we ever do get married) otherwise i might feel he wasnt proud of our union, but you cant force someone to do something, just because you would do it.

so if he decided it would never be worn, it'd be a ring pull or something out a christmas cracker he would be getting 😀

like the op i know hardly any women that dont wear theres as opposed to guys, mind you , i think there tends to be a lot more cash attached to the female engagement ring/wedding band so more to show off..........


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 12:12 pm
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I always look for a wedding ring on a woman's hand. Adds to the challenge.


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 12:16 pm
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I wasn’t fussed about a ring although having got married and chosen one i now quite like it and i wear it.

I would not wear any other jewellery though.


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 12:18 pm
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I got a plain Ti one. First jewellery of any sort I've worn, and it's aged in nicely (unlike the wearer). Just seemed a nice thing to do at the wedding, and cost nothing really.

Grown rather fond of it, plus I can wear it on a chain out on the road bike to add faux-Italian-ness.

It's upto Mrs brassneck if she wears hers, pretty much always does but the flashier engagement ring stays in the box most days.


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 12:25 pm
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I wear one, but not at work where there are is a very high ring-stripping-my-finger-to-the-bone potential.
Mrs Ox wears her wedding ring and engagement ring, but not at work where there is a very high skaghead-biting-her-finger-off-to-get-the-rings-to-pawn-for-drug-money potential.


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 12:26 pm
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uwe-r +1
same for me on all points


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 12:37 pm
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Wearing a wedding ring doesn't stop either sex straying. Grownups know the rules and if they see someone they like its all part of the illicit fun.


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 12:48 pm
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I wasn’t fussed about a ring although having got married and chosen one i now quite like it and i wear it.

I would not wear any other jewellery though.

+1
except i do have a prince albert or willy ring if you will


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 12:57 pm
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i didn't wear one, i'm now divorced, maybe that was the reason? 😯


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 1:00 pm
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Wearing a ring doesn't surpress someones attractions or desires.

Its not like a visual stamp of 'I'm off the market'. If you see an attractive woman, the first thing you notice is her eyes, hair, ass, legs, etc. The last thing you notice is her third finger


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 1:05 pm
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Well, I just spoke to him and he's really not fussed and I'm not too bothered, hora is right, if he wants to cheat he will and whoever it happened with probably wouldn't give a toss about his wife. He's kept it in his pants til now so should be ok. Unless I could invent a wedding ring with some kind of sensor on it when on detecting some filthy mare setting her eyes on him an ' inpenatratable' (if that's even a word) slams a forcefield around him and shouts 'get back bitch he's taken'. Wonder if I should patent it?


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 1:25 pm
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He's kept it in his pants til now...

Eeeek. Not had it out to wash it?


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 1:26 pm
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The last thing you notice is her third finger

From what I know, it's more or less the first thing women notice though.

Not saying it makes any difference, just they have less of an excuse 🙂


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 1:27 pm
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The last thing you notice is her third finger...

Actually, one time, at bandcamp...

OK, this is a family forum, just forget I said anything.


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 1:28 pm
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He did wash it once I believe.


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 1:31 pm
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In my experience being married, or even in a steady relationship, seems to be a very attractive quality to some ladies. I think they see men so taken as an easy bet for a casual relationship.* Judging by the shock (or even annoyance...how dare you...) when they get turned down perhaps they are normally right?

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* Actually it might be 'He must be a good one, his wife/long term partner is nice and always happy' kind of thing.


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 1:31 pm
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emma82 trust. Give him your explicit trust. He'll respect you in buckets for this if hes the right/mature bloke. If he ever abuses your trust. Swiftly despatch him.


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 1:34 pm
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I always used to wear mine when I was married, except for when I was exercising when it was either put in a locker or worn on a chain around my neck. Keeping the thing on my finger was probably the safer option.

I wouldn't be adverse to wearing one should I ever remarry, however neither a ring nor a certificate define a relationship IMHO.


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 1:37 pm
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Worn a wedding ring since 1998. His and hers made by a jeweller locally. Just seemed the right thing to do.

Mrs R knows she is stuck with me. I pointed out at an early stage that as I had taken 36 years to find the woman I wanted to marry, even if I started looking again immediately, by the law of averages I was going to be 72 by the time I found anyone else and frankly by that stage I won't be bothered.


 
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I pointed out at an early stage that as I had taken 36 years to find the woman I wanted to marry, even if I started looking again immediately, by the law of averages I was going to be 72 by the time I found anyone else and frankly by that stage I won't be bothered.

At the age of 46, never been married, but marrying my partner of 10 years in the near future, I'll use that if I may, has a certain charm to it.


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 8:59 pm
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I was married 16 years ago next month and the only time that my wedding ring has been off my finger was when it went to the jewellers to be taken up a size (I was young and skinny when I married and have put on almost 2 stone since then).

Personally I find it strange why a bloke would not want to wear a ring if they were married. My memory is a bit sketchy now, but I seem to recall exchanging vows and rings at the church where my wife and I were married.

My wife on the other hand takes her rings off a lot and I have had to buy her a new engagement ring and wedding ring because she did not like the old ones 😕


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 9:08 pm
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I wear one, but do take it off when I'm riding or working on the bikes, or washing the Cars etc


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 9:29 pm
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I don't wear one as not that bothered by them and for work, I once had an engagement ring from a previous relationship and caught it a few times so stopped wearing it.

Would I be offended if my wife stopped wearing hers? No of course not.


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 9:37 pm
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Not taken mine off since the 5th of August last year which is when we were married. Something comforting about it, however I don't where any other jewellery, mainly because of working with food but I've never really fancied it anyhow.


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 9:42 pm
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I wear mine because it was what was exchanged on our wedding day - it is symbollic of the vows we made to one another. However these are just my thoughts and I don't judge other married men / women on whether they have them or not.

Also its almost a rite of passage = guys don't do jewellery but a wedding ring is allowed, makes you feel all grown up innit.

I have a plain ti ring so wear it most of the time, although when doing diy think i should remove it as yanking on a crowbar can hurt my finger when theres metal on metal rubbing against flesh.

Call me sentimental but at times it can be a 'crutch' - when things are tight and I'm on my own, it reminds me theres hope and love just round the corner


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 9:44 pm
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Awww pieface that's lovely. Apparently American men starting wearing them when they were away during the war as an emotional crutch, a tie back to home which is sweet. I suppose it's more the not liking jewellery thing for a lot of blokes although I did see a very posh one in Ernst jones that had little diamonds in it???!!! Actually the guy in there said a lot of blokes were ditching rings and getting a nice watch instead. Think he was just trying to sell a watch though.


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 10:11 pm
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Hubby doesn't have one because I don't like jewellery on men. However he had a choice and agreed with me.

I take my ring off for riding though.


 
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Hubby doesn't have one because I don't like jewellery on men. However he had a choice and agreed with me.

I take my ring off for riding though.

Out of my own curiosity I would like to know why do you take it off for riding?

My step-father used to work in the Navy and I can remember seeing the posters alerting the engineers to take off their rings when working and rightly so as I can imagine the chances of losing a finger in working in such circumstances are not insignificant, but why when out riding?

Cheers

However, I struggle to imagine


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 10:31 pm
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I know a guy that leapt over a wall and his ring got caught and ripped off his finger


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 10:41 pm
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My wife doesn't wear her rings except on special occasions because she says she cant wear them at work (nurse).

I don't wear my wedding ring because it fell down the back of the bookcase.


 
Posted : 22/07/2011 10:59 pm
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Look what it did to Frodo Baggins - I won't wear a ring when I get married. Although that dissapearing trick would come in handy!


 
Posted : 23/07/2011 6:57 am
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Wear one most of the time. A nice wide ti one but take it off at work cos I do a lot of lifting and it cuts into a callus on my palm. I also had a guy one night who jumped off a small loading bay, caught his ring on the fence and de-gloved his finger right off from the main knuckle right up.. Sometimes end up in weird places so I take no chances!
My wife loves and wears both her rings, but she understands that I can't always wear mine..


 
Posted : 23/07/2011 7:08 am
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I wear one. And I know lots of men that do. For me the actual ring means nothing. If I loose it I'll just get another, it's what it symbolises that matters. I'm not going to get all mushy on a forum about it, but suffice to say I'm proud to wear it and there was no way I was getting married and not having something to show for it!

Mine is stainless steel, made for me by Salt Lake Silver in the USA. It was about £60 delivered, 1/3 of that being postage.


 
Posted : 23/07/2011 8:48 am
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I'll use that if I may, has a certain charm to it.

Be my guest.


 
Posted : 23/07/2011 11:45 am
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Ho-Hum

Out of my own curiosity I would like to know why do you take it off for riding?
I didn't get engaged, so my wedding ring ended up having diamonds around the top face. These make the ring proud, so when riding the bike it feels uncomfortable. Also a friend of a friend have an mtb accident and they ended up having her wedding ring cut off, also she nearly lost her ring finger.


 
Posted : 23/07/2011 7:04 pm
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Ho-Hum

Out of my own curiosity I would like to know why do you take it off for riding?
I didn't get engaged, so my wedding ring ended up having diamonds around the top face. These make the ring proud, so when riding the bike it feels uncomfortable. Also a friend of a friend have an mtb accident and they ended up having her wedding ring cut off, also she nearly lost her ring finger.

I get you now.

Thanks for explaining that 🙂

I have worked in an office since I started work so I have never really thought about accidents with rings. I now cycle a lot, but don't really push it so I think the chances of me having an accident that would damage my finger are remote.


 
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