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If you were ever married, did you wear a wedding ring?
If so, did you ever take it off for safety reasons?
If you have strong feelings about wearing or not wearing a wedding ring, what are your reasons?

Many people fear catching rings on something and losing a finger, so leave their wedding rings at home.
I often took mine off for safety reasons and was also afraid of scratching the kids with my diamond engagement ring when hugging them, so left that ring off much of the time also.

birdingnut 8 Mar 28
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I hate the way rings feel so i never wore mine. I like to lift weights and rings don't do well there either.

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I always desperately tried to wear mine but it seems even tungsten carbide would cause my skin to break out in a localized rash. Nonetheless I was happy to tout my marriage in many other avenues for a time.

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Have been married twice. Always wore my ring until the company I worked for passed a safety rule that did not allow rings except for in the office areas. Did not wear it in the plant, but kept it on in the office. Lost my last one while plant a garden and never found it. Asked my wife if I should replace it and she said not to worry about it. Later discovered she had early onset Alzheimer's . Should have replacced it !!!

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I had mine off most of the time. I would forget to put it back on. My fingers swelled up on occassion as well. I didn't feel any different with it on or off. It's just a piece of metal is the way I looked at it. We are both atheist and the only reason we got married was for health insurance... and probably tax breaks.

I wore mine around my neck on a chain for 10 years after my divorce. An Irish Claddagh ring ,my ex-wife is Irish American from Northside of Chicago.Ladies loved it! I just took it off.After i moved back home,after 20 years gone and 6 states, to Southern Cal last year.Nice to see you,rena-agogo

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Yes but my fingers swell just bad enough that I don't where rings at all anymore.

AmyLF Level 7 Mar 29, 2018
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I wore one for about 3 weeks, it got smashed with a rubber mallet and was caught in my knuckle, never again.

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Yes I always wore mine. My last one was a tri-ring design that was really fun to play with in place.

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I had a wide gold band that I loved. My ex husband and I both had them. I wore it, but when I was working, I washed my hands all the time, and wore gloves much of the time, ( I was a nurse in labor and delivery) so would get a rash under it, so I only wore it when I wasn't working. I loved it though. I still wear a lot of jewelry. I like rings.

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I often couldn't wear a wedding ring with lab gloves, so I would not wear it daily

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I had avoided wedding rings for safety reasons, any jewelry for that matter. Then a gay couple on our street showed up sporting tattooed rings. I thought what a great idea. I always felt a little guilty not wearing a wedding ring. This would give me a chance to wear the wedding ring without the possibility of it snagging moving parts or shorting wires. The wife venimently objected, so I am still wedding ringless.

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I am married
and no I do not wear my wedding ring to work and generally speaking as;
It is a little loose and I do not wish to lose it.
Working inside PCs and having gold ring on your hand is a definate no-no! 🙂

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Wore wedding ring both marriages. Lost my only diamond in a coke machine at the Austine School for the Hearing Impaired during an ASL Class - American Sign Language 1st year being married in Brattleboro, VT.

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I always wanted to wear one. I used to buy the biggest ring they had in the store, then had filler put in it to make it a thirteen. But they didn't last long. Then I found a fourteen online, after I retired, and it usually fits fine, but it's too tight lots of times. So I wear it when it isn't too tight.

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I will not be branded in any fashion. I'm not an animal. I'm not to be marked. I'm not for sale. I NEVER wore a wedding ring and NEVER will. I will not get any tats, either.

But, being the farmboy and welder, etc., I also had a practical concern.

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Yes, I had a wedding ring. I stopped wearing it after I gained weight years ago (hard to get on and off), and after a finger injury. I am not one for jewelry, anyway. I wear none -- not weven a wristwath.

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I did wear one when I was married, in the beginning. But after working a short while in a manufacturing setting, it started to become damaged, and I was also concerned for safety's sake. I never have been into wearing jewellery anyway. My wife at the time hated that I stopped wearing it. lol

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After 15 years of marriage, hubby suddenly became a-feared of wearing it...hint: he figured out it was easier to sleep around without it...even porn stars have standards, apparently.

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