You don’t have to wear your wedding ring

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I feel like the title is pretty self explanatory. I’ve been married almost 20 years and my parents over 40 years. None of us wear the rings on any regular basis. We have them, we just wear them occasionally. Well, my dad never does because he only wears watches. It’s not a big deal. Nobody cheats and we’re all doing fine. No judgement for those who do, my brother and his wife always wear theirs. That’s fine too.

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  2. itshorriblebeer Avatar

    my parents over 50 years – my dad has lost his twice. Still remembers he’s married.

  3. DeSantisIsACunt Avatar

    Wife and I got married this year. We rarely wear our actual rings. She’s a doctor and does surgeries nearly everyday, so taking off the rings everyday would be annoying

    Me? I’m just a silly ole forgetful engineer working behind a desk or WFH. I rarely wear mine too. We always wear them on dates and stuff. But everyday? Nah

    Also happy cake day

  4. NeutralGeneric Avatar

    Neither me nor my wife do either. We both work with our hands a lot and just hate having rings or watches on.

  5. Syntonization1 Avatar

    Yeah, no ring ever stopped someone from cheating. I often leave mine on my desk when I’m working, but I also enjoy wearing it because it reminds of my cute, adorable wife, which makes me smile

  6. GulfCoastLaw Avatar

    (make sure your partner is aligned before you try this IRL, kids.)

  7. paranoid_70 Avatar

    I haven’t worn mine in almost 20 years. Quite honestly I just hated wearing it. I don’t like wearing rings, necklaces, or even watches, just too restrictive.

  8. RafaelDeLaGhetto420 Avatar

    > No judgement for those who do, my brother and his wife always wear theirs. That’s fine too.

    Tell me this has come up in discussion behind their backs without telling me

  9. anzieman1 Avatar

    I love my ring. It looks good, is a fidget toy, and i can open bottles with it.

    Why wouldnt I want to wear it?

  10. throwmeaway08262816 Avatar

    I always thought that it was more for strangers to see so they could make a better informed choice on whether to hit on you or not lmao.

    Saves everyone some time rather than to have a conversation about it.

  11. FlameStaag Avatar

    This isn’t unpopular

    It’s just an opinion

  12. Prspctr Avatar

    I love wearing my ring, but in my job it’s dangerous to wear it, so I had it tattooed. No ragrets!

  13. WillyBadison Avatar

    I love mine. I’m just really proud to be married, it’s why I wear it.

  14. totallysurpriseme Avatar

    I agree.

    I think people can do any goddam thing they want, as long as it stays mostly within the confines of the law. Everyone speeds, so I had to say “mostly.”

  15. CorpseDefiled Avatar

    My wife and I had ours tattooed and have never worn rings.

  16. Ok-Equivalent8260 Avatar

    Neither of my parents wore rings and they’ve been married for over 40 years.

  17. Worth_Plastic5684 Avatar

    > No judgement for those who do, my brother and his wife always wear theirs. That’s fine too.

    Wait wait wait what? This is the internet, you are supposed to follow up with a scathing analysis of people who do wear theirs, which culminates with a medical diagnosis per the DSM. What do you mean “the other sort of people are fine too”. Where do you think you are

  18. yaxriifgyn Avatar

    We’ve been married for more than 40 years. We both carry our rings on our keychains now. I stopped wearing mine after a few years, but I can still feel it on my finger. We had to cut my wife’s original ring off when it got too small, and get a new one that fit properly.

  19. UnfitFor Avatar

    Agreed; it’s an issue of fidelity.

    Personally, as a very specific opinion that I’ve not seen anyone else hold: Wedding Rings should be tattooed. Use some quality, but relatively inexpensive rings for the ceremony, and later, get a ring tattooed on your finger. If marriage isn’t commitment, what is it?

  20. NoTomato7740 Avatar

    I think it’s weird to not wear it. It’s like you’re trying to hide being married. 

  21. rose636 Avatar

    I wore mine when I first got married and it was a little too big for me but kept it on. Then covid happened and I was at home with the damn thing tapping on the keyboard constantly so took it off.

    That was… 5 years ago and haven’t put it on since. Not actually sure where it is now.

  22. Maxxjulie Avatar

    I never even notice if anyone is wearing a ring or not.

  23. Simple_Item5901 Avatar

    Only my mom wears hers solely because it’s stuck on her finger

  24. _LLORT_NAISSUR_ Avatar

    I wear mine because it’s got meteor pieces in it and it looks super cool

  25. Alway5BCl051ng Avatar

    My husband never wears his. I wear mine occasionally. My parents never wear those. We are all happily married.

  26. Royal_Negotiation_91 Avatar

    My parents lost both their wedding rings years ago down some storm drain lol. Never bothered to replace them bc by that time they had kids.

  27. Aggravating_Sky_4421 Avatar

    Married 13, together 21 years, we did get rings and did wore it maybe for a month and we just couldn’t get used to it and never wore it again.

    Same for necklaces. Also have an Apple Watch used as a clock on my night stand. Just don’t like anything on me besides clothes.

  28. ninkhorasagh Avatar

    My ex bought me a fancy engagement ring I rarely wore — it was so valuable I was afraid to damage it. It was the kind you have to keep behind a glass case. The plain gold wedding ring I wore daily. It depends in your context. If a ring is the sign of “unavailable” where you live then wear it, just make sure your behavior matches “unavailable” — otherwise it will encourage people that they can have fun with you without any commitment

  29. genescheesezthatplz Avatar

    I truly loathe wearing hand jewelry. Haven’t worn rings since the day we got married haha.

  30. Noctiluca04 Avatar

    I do actually have to, it’s tattooed onto my finger.

  31. Velveteen_Dream_20 Avatar

    I wear mine at all times as does my husband. Why wouldn’t we?

  32. Appropriate_Tea9048 Avatar

    Agreed. As long as both people are okay with it, I think it’s fine. It’s their relationship. I know someone who doesn’t wear a ring because they don’t like wearing rings.