Does your DH wear his wedding band?
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I remember losing my DH's wedding band! We were about to go out for dinner and I was cleaning my rings, so I asked if he'd like his cleaned.
That was the last time he saw it!!! I must have flushed it down the toilet w/ the tissues. I felt HORRIBLE!!! To this day, I still don't know how or what I did to lose it in such a short period of time!
Suffice it to say, I haven't cleaned his replacement once
That was the last time he saw it!!! I must have flushed it down the toilet w/ the tissues. I felt HORRIBLE!!! To this day, I still don't know how or what I did to lose it in such a short period of time!
Suffice it to say, I haven't cleaned his replacement once
Ive brought this question up to guy friends that dont wear one. One in particular would rather die than wear it which I dont understand but when asked if his wife always wear hers, he replies "shes not allowed to leave the house without it on"...ODD. My dad never wore one until a few years ago. I guess its mainly just personal preference.
My DH does.. he actually lost the one from the wedding ceremony because he went to the beach and forgot to take it off before going body surfing. We got him another one from the same maker. Our rings "match" and are titanium. I wear mine with my e-ring (platinum) and the colors are slightly different greys but you can't really tell from far away.
I tell him he should take his off at night to give his finger a break ... he's getting callouses around the band because he's rough on his hand, but he prefers leaving it on so he doesn't forget it. I think he likes wearing it because he likes people knowing he's a married man.
My dad & mom don't wear their bands. Mom's doesn't fit her anymore & dad worked in the food service industry & it was safer to not wear a band.
I tell him he should take his off at night to give his finger a break ... he's getting callouses around the band because he's rough on his hand, but he prefers leaving it on so he doesn't forget it. I think he likes wearing it because he likes people knowing he's a married man.
My dad & mom don't wear their bands. Mom's doesn't fit her anymore & dad worked in the food service industry & it was safer to not wear a band.
My husband wears his when he leaves the house, but when he's at home he takes it off for comfort as it's rather bulky. My father never had one and neither did my grandfathers, it seems like the men in my family didn't feel they needed to wear rings. They are all rather anti-jewellery, though. I don't know about my grandfathers reasons for not wanting to wear them, but my dad was in the army for years and saw a bad accident with a friend who lost a finger because of a ring, so it does happen!
DH has very classic tastes, so we opted for a plain comfort fit platinum band. He loves his ring. It's so comfortable, he forgets he is wearing it sometimes. Only time he takes it off is to go swim laps in the pool for fear of it slipping off while swimming.
My DH wasn't all that excited about wearing one, and by the time he lost it, 3 or 4 years into our marriage, I didn't really care anymore, so we've never replaced it.
My DH wears his wedding band all the time. He still plays with it all the time though. He isn't a big jewelry guy. Only a watch and his ring.
My dad doesn't wear his ring though unless they are going somewhere formal. He builds cars so it was more of a safety issue with him over the years!
My dad doesn't wear his ring though unless they are going somewhere formal. He builds cars so it was more of a safety issue with him over the years!
My husband doesn't because it is a MAJOR safety hazard for him. He owns a commercial excavating business and on rainy or frozen days he helps his friend as a diesel mechanic. Years ago he came home with a smallish infinity symbol tattooed on his finger because he likes having something there.
My dad never wore his ring because he was a doctor and felt like it was fiddly to constantly take it on/off to wash his hands. I grew up thinking that it was normal for married men to not wear rings, but in my current circle of acquaintances, I would say 90% of the married men wear rings. I'm not married yet but I think I'd like my future husband to wear one as a symbol of commitment.
My husband is totally not a jewelry person, but wears his ring everyday. 
There was alot of grumbling before we got married that he didn't like jewelry and didn't know if he was going to be able to wear one. We got a titanium ring (lighter, so he doesn't even feel like he's wearing anything) and that seemed to work out perfectly. Plus I think he likes the color better than something that is shinier.
Junkenpo - I like the idea that your rings "match". I ended up just getting a wedding band that was platinum since my e-ring was platinum, but that's a cute idea to have the same type of material. In the beginning that did kind of bother me that they weren't the same material, for whatever reason.
There was alot of grumbling before we got married that he didn't like jewelry and didn't know if he was going to be able to wear one. We got a titanium ring (lighter, so he doesn't even feel like he's wearing anything) and that seemed to work out perfectly. Plus I think he likes the color better than something that is shinier. Junkenpo - I like the idea that your rings "match".
I ended up just getting a wedding band that was platinum since my e-ring was platinum, but that's a cute idea to have the same type of material. In the beginning that did kind of bother me that they weren't the same material, for whatever reason.