More and nmore often I am seeing married women not wear their wedding rings. They either wear nothing or another piece of jewelry. Can anyone, especially a woman explain this trend?
2007-12-04 04:21:38 · 35 answers · asked by byrnechas 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Honestly, I don't understand that new trend either. You would think a woman would be proud to wear that ring considering she loved the man who gave it to her enough to marry him! I think it's extremely disrespectful to a husband if his wife won't even show she's married. And saying you don't wear it because you and your husband know you're married is just plain redundant. The point of the ring is to show the world that you're proudly married. I could understand not wearing it because of a certain line of work, but at least put it back on when you get off!
2007-12-04 05:53:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Most married women I know do wear their wedding rings - at least the band - on a daily basis. I'm getting married in two months, and I plan to wear my wedding ring every day.
However, I may sometimes choose to only wear the band and not the engagement ring. The only reason is practicality. My engagement ring is a diamond cluster I inherited from my late grandmother. It's gorgeous, but there are definitely times that it can get in the way or be uncomfortable. I'm very sporty and outdoorsy, and I don't want to risk damaging the ring or injuring my hand because of it. So...I'm choosing a simple band that is comfortable enough to wear every day. I'll wear the engagement ring most days, but definitely not all.
I think that some people make the mistake of choosing a ring that looks pretty but isn't comfortable or practical to wear all the time. That's why I like the idea of having an engagement ring and a separate band. The band should be comfortable enough to wear all the time.
just my opinion.
2007-12-04 05:02:22 · answer #2 · answered by SE 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Maybe because people steal them. Or maybe they know the true value of a person don't lie in the ring on a finger. Maybe they save gold for all the electronics they have. Or maybe their is still a suppression of asian women, or maybe they think a ring means ownership. Did anyone think that it just might be women in your area? Try asking someone, direct communication should work well.
2016-05-28 03:46:33 · answer #3 · answered by kaitlyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wedding rings for men have been optional for a very long time. I think some women are just catching up.
I have one friend who chooses not to wear a wedding ring. She says she knows she's married and her husband knows she's married (he wears his ring, though), and that's all that really matters. To her, the meaning is in the marriage, not in the ring. I have another friend who wears different rings on her left hand. All of those rings have some sentimental attachment for her, and so she doesn't feel a need to restrict herself to one ring. She wears them where a wedding ring is worn, and feels if that's good enough for her and her husband, then it's no one else's business. I happen to agree. I have yet another friend who used to wear her wedding ring, but the main stone fell out years ago and she's never gotten it repaired. Again, she doesn't feel--or act--any less married because she doesn't wear the ring.
2007-12-04 04:56:01 · answer #4 · answered by Trivial One 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm Jewish, and I had a traditional Orthodox wedding. The ring for the ceremony has to be plain gold with no stones. So we bought a plain ring to use in the ceremony, but then I put that away and now I have several rings that I wear as my wedding ring, depending on my mood.
I have a sapphire ring with diamonds and a diamond band, I have a CZ ring with matching band, i have a thin gold band with diamonds on it, and I have a big thick band with little CZs all over it.
So I change it up. My hubby doesn't mind, everyone knows I'm married! The ring that I wear isn't important, it's the fact that I'm married.
2007-12-04 10:47:06 · answer #5 · answered by Shana B 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
well i personally do not wear my wedding ring all the time i only wear my band which is really small. I do this because the actual diamonds are on the wedding ring and i live in new york i don't want to be in the train showing off the ring and i worry that something could happend to the diamonds. I only wear the whole set if i'm going out somewhere special. My mom asked me once why i didn't wear my whole ring and i told her the reason. she told me she understood that before women didn't have all these diamonds in their rings and they would wear their ring all the time.
2007-12-04 05:04:39 · answer #6 · answered by ynra BTB 4-18-09 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I wear my wedding ring though I am getting a bit nervous about my stone falling out because I haven't gotten it checked recently because the place where my husband bought it is far away. One of my friends doesn't wear her ring because it gets in the way. I never take mine off. But that may change. I've only been married a little over a year. I was engaged for about 9 months.
2007-12-04 04:30:20 · answer #7 · answered by Unsub29 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Must be a regional thing. Every married woman I know wears both her engagement ring and her wedding ring. There are jobs that require no one wears any jewelry since they are an occupational hazard, but it is mainly men in those fields. Either way, it's personal choice.
2007-12-04 05:50:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I never wear my ENGAGEMENT ring, but I wear my wedding band at all times. The reason I dont wear my diamond any longer is because I am a stay at home mom and spend my days doing dishes and changing diapers, there is way to much risk of it getting damaged or doing harm to one of my kids. I stopped wearing it the day I scratched my 1st baby's head with it. I felt so guilty and that was it for me, it went into the jewelry box and only makes an appearance on special occasions.
But I never take off my wedding band, I would feel naked without it.
2007-12-04 04:34:04 · answer #9 · answered by kateqd30 6 · 5⤊ 2⤋
I plan on wearing mine. So I'm not sure I can totally help, but here are my thoughts:
I can understand if they work in certain industries that they might not be able to wear jewelry to work.
I know some people who only wear a wedding band and keep their engagement ring for only on special occassions.
I know some ladies who retained water while pregnant so they stopped wearing their rings (one put them on a chain around her neck so she wouldn't entirely be without them).
2007-12-04 06:16:26 · answer #10 · answered by nova_queen_28 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋