Not having a wedding ring
Did any of the married guys here go without a wedding ring, other than me?
17 Answers
Gekko said:
.. It pleases my wife
This is why my husband wears one. 
I wear one to tell the world that I'm married without having have to say a word.
My wife and I got the rings that used to belong to my grandparents. Plain white gold rings.It's the only jewelry I wear. It pleases my wife, and it honors the memory of my grandparents. Why not?
Yes I never had a wedding ring but I am still married after 52 years.
Well that's bad Izan! maybe I'll review that part again, thank you for the story.
Sorry....I wasn't trying to come off as cynical.
Personally, I love the idea of a wedding ring.
I like to look at it as a token of sorts, a beacon of hope from which the entire world might draw inspiration.
Passing by, a person might look upon my wedding ring and think to himself:
Gee, if that guy found someone crazy patient enough to put up with all of his cr@p eccentricities, then there's got to be hope for me yet!
As already mentioned, the giving and receiving of wedding rings is a ritual during the wedding ceremony.
This reminds me of another ritual where during the wedding ceremony, the bridesmaids break large crusty biscuits over the brides head. I do not know the reason for this weird behaviour but from it came that well known phrase.
Not tonight dear, I have a headache.
I lost mine for a while a few years ago, but I found it after a few months.
My husband and I both wear wedding rings - I like the symbolism of it, and us both wearing one all the time makes me feel like we're equals. I don't think I would like it if only I wore a ring - then it might feel like (as mentioned above) I was marked out as his property or something!
My wife and I wear ours, we like the symbolism I guess, the only time I take mine off is when I am working in a high voltage electrical panel.
My wife's first husband took off his ring on a regular basis in order to cheat on her (on business trips), eventually leaving her for someone he met in Florida. Although I know she trusts me, I wear a ring, as much as I dislike the feel of it, so that she has the assurance that I do not appear available. I did manage to lose it once, but she bought me a new one very rapidly. I also bring her along on any work-related trips I go on.
Well, as a girl, I don't think that the wedding ring can change anything in the marriage, you only have to wear it all the time to show your wife that you love her and that she would stay with you all the time.
Fascinating. If I may ask, why do you not have them?
Well, as a girl, I don't think that the wedding ring can change anything in the marriage, you only have to wear it all the time to show your wife that you love her and that she would stay with you all the time.
When I was a kid, my parents took in one of my older brother's friends for a while after his parents had abandoned him. When he got married a few years later, he and his betrothed had the bright idea to have wedding rings tattooed on so that they might "wear them all the time and to demonstrate their eternal love for one another."
Sadly, the marriage lasted about 4 months. The rings...a bit longer.
Right. I am not married so I cannot really tell. However, I think that wearing a wedding ring by no means implies strong and durable bonds between the wife and the husband. Suffice it to say, I have heard about so called business trips where high-positioned managers would take their w. rings off simply to have no obstacles to picking up their female workmates and end up sleeping with them after a "business booze." I am talking no rubbish. This happens in reality. I don't think that this phenomenon is reserved only for Poland here.
Wedding rings for men is a modern tradition, starting in the 20th century. Prior to that they were worn only by women. The purpose was to mark the woman as belonging to her husband. Sort of like a cattle brand.
I've worn mine (simple gold band) continuously for 26 years now. I don't notice it's there, and I'm not sure it comes off, anymore. My company requires that we not wear them around machinery. On the other hand they require that we do wear gloves. Go figure.
Anyway, to each his own. My wife likes it, and I don't mind, so I wear it.
