Eternity Ring! Do you wear one!

I have an eternity ring, my husband bought it for me some months after the birth of our second child together in 2006 (I have an older daughter from my first marriage). It was meant to be "for eternity" but our marriage was rocked horribly by his affair ten years later. We are working through that and something I always regretted was that I never got an engagement ring - we agreed to get married in 2001 and 6 weeks later went along to the registry office, although I had quite an intricate wedding ring so never felt the need for another ring on that finger.

As part of our "recovery", I asked for a diamond ring to act as an "engagement" ring (I am not a massive jewellery person but do like rings!) so I now have a full set - although my wedding ring isn't my original one as I had to have that cut off some years ago as it was getting too tight.

I used to wear an eternity ring which was particularly precious as DH bought it for me not long before he died. Sadly, I had to get it cut off in A&E when I suffered a nasty fall along with my wedding ring. Now that the swelling has gone down properly I'd like to get it repaired if it's possible.

I don't wear rings at all, not even my wedding ring which was purely ceremonial, just not a jewellery person

I have 2, one DH bought me years ago after all 3 children and a new one which was for our 40th anniversary - I must confess that I actually chose it as he'd bought me some ruby and diamond earrings which I didn't like! Luckily the jewellers had a ring I liked for a similar price. I wear that one every day

I wear my (half) eternity ring all the time. I thought half eternity was long enough.
I had to have it made because of the small size, F and a half, but I've had my money's worth - about forty five years so far. It was instead of an engagement ring and is still a little loose but the wedding ring stops it coming off.

Yes, I wear a diamond eternity ring given on our 25 wedding anniversary. My engagement ring was stolen and never replaced. I have a Diamond and Ruby ring from my Ruby wedding but only wear it on special occasions, DU's choice not really practical for everyday.

Yes did before divorced! They're traditionally bought at birth of a (first) child, of the marriage i believe.

I understood them to traditionally be given on the birth of a son (ensuring the 'eternity' of the family), though some of the other occasions on here are beautiful reasons for such a ring as well.

My husband gave me a diamond eternity ring to celebrate the birth of our son, our first and only child.

We were too broke to afford an engagement ring, but my husband also gave me a diamond engagement ring after we married, and the entity ring (the later gift) goes well with it.

I don't wear them often, so as to look after them m, but they come out for dressy and special occasions, such as our anniversary, etc, even if we aren't dressing up and going out.

I always wear my wedding ring though.

I have a what i think is a lovely eternity ring, 18ct gold with small diamonds inbeded into the gold all the way round. Its very neat looking and goes well with my engagement ring of three diamonds and my plain band of gold for my wedding ring. Sadly due to arthritis causing swollen joints it no longer goes over my knuckle. I intend leaving it to my dearest sister as she has been such a support to me after the death of DH and shown her eternal love for me.

i would love to wear my wedding and engagement rings but have osteoarthritis in my fingers and have had my rings made bigger a few times but cannot do that anymore so very upsetting and I don't fancy wearing them around my neck.

No I never had an eternity ring, though I would have loved one. DH would probably say 'We've been together for an eternity anyway, why do you need another ring?' I suppose it's a bit pointless now after 40 years of marriage! I wear my wedding ring, engagement ring and a ring that was my mothers. DH gave me a beautiful ring for our Pearl Anniversary but I rarely wear it as it stands very proud of my finger and I worry about catching it on something and losing the pearl. I love pretty jewellery, I make jewellery, but I don't wear much of what I have, unless I'm going somewhere special, which isn't often.

No.

I understood them to traditionally be given on the birth of a son (ensuring the 'eternity' of the family

Well that makes more sense than a marriage symbol,given that you already have a wedding ring.

Yes I do, my husband gave me a diamond eternity band after the birth of our third child. I also wear my wedding band and engagement ring, all so precious

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It shouldn't be any problem for a good jewellery to repair your rings. My wedding and engagement rings have both been cut off twice as they became dangerously tight. After resizing and repair you would never know it had been done. One jeweller did say that if the ring has been cut through the hallmarks it devalues it slightly, but that didn't really matter to me.

Never been given an eternity ring or engagement one, but then I bought the wedding rings so what can I expect.

My husband bought me a diamond and sapphire eternity ring when we had been married 25 years.

It's lovely, and only worn when we go out.

Yes, I wear my mum's. Dad gave it to her on their 40th wedding anniversary, so it has tiny ruby chips. Probably not worth much, but precious to me, as I have so little of her. Hope to pass it on to my daughter, if it survives ?

I was hoping to be given one during the early years of our marriage. Then my ever practical DH told me that eternity rings were something that the diamond industry invented as a way for them to use up the ‘off cuts’ of larger diamonds That took away the romance of them for me. So no I haven’t got one?

I had 2 wedding rings due to having to have the first cut off at the hospital because of an allergy to a bee sting. I also had a diamond and sapphire eternity ring and husband had no idea but I treated myself many years ago to an beautiful emerald behind his back and had it set in my eternity ring. I decided a about 10 years ago to get rid of all the jewellery I had (when the price of gold went high) as I didn’t often wear it and with the bit of money I got from that I had my wedding rings and eternity ring plus the extra little diamonds and the emerald melted down and made into just one band incorporating all the gems. I helped design the ring and was thrilled with my one wide band that is now my wedding and eternity rings co

Combined.

I chose to have one instead of a new wedding ring when my first became too tight to wear. I wear it all the time.

I notice quite a few people whose rings no longer fit. I have the same problem and have been wearing the three rings on my middle finger. Does anyone else do this?

#mealso. The only piece of bling I retained after ditching useless lump is my eternity ring I had to con him into getting me after #2 DS born! He'd just spent equivalent of £1800 on watch for himself and I asked to see rings whilst still in Preston's of Bolton! He was too worried about seeming mean or broke and tarnish his carefully crafted false veneer of wealth and money no object to refuse, I chose well and still wear it, it's mine and son's not his!

Personally I don’t. I think they look silly on men. But my wife does.

Yes a present on the birth if our first child.

It is Cornish gold and emeralds to match engagement ring.