Do you remove engagement ring when doing messy work?

I take my rings off when kneading dough. My mother didn't and her rings were caked with old dough - really disgusting and hard to clean. A health hazard too, I felt.

I wear rubber gloves when cleaning and gardening gloves in the garden, although after my wedding ring slipped of inside a glove, and I first found it after I had searched the pile of brushwood I had assembled that morning, I usually take my rings off before starting any outdoor work.

I only wear my engagement and eternity rings when going out. Wedding ring is worn all the time and only removed when baking.

I keep my rings on all the time,maybe take off briefly if putting hand cream on.
I wear my wedding ring,engagement ring and eternity ring on my left hand and Mums engagement and eternity ring on my right hand along with an opal ring Hubby bought me for our silver wedding twenty five years ago.
Recently in hospital for an operation so had to remove all jewellery but kept my wedding ring on which the nurse covered with tape,felt really undressed without my other rings.

I only wear my engagement ring when I go out along with other dress rings but wear my wedding and eternity rings and my mama wedding ring all the time x

Engagement ring a bit too tight to take off easily - hence keep it on all the time.

I only wore my Engagement ring when going out. I was a nurse so it wasn't allowed anyway when I was working.

I don't take my engagement ring off even if doing messy/dirty things.
I might take it off afterwards to brush it with an old toothbrush if it's obviously still dirty after thorough hand-washing.

Gabrielle56

Footnote: along with four or five genuine pieces ,I have several dress rings or faux, all real gold but I always remember Joan Collins saying she woke takes just in case she were mugged , she'd gladly hand them all over z knowing that they were worth next to nothing!!! Talk about last laugh , I too don't fret about damage or loss with the fakes!!

WORE FAKES....EDIT?

Footnote: along with four or five genuine pieces ,I have several dress rings or faux, all real gold but I always remember Joan Collins saying she woke takes just in case she were mugged , she'd gladly hand them all over z knowing that they were worth next to nothing!!! Talk about last laugh , I too don't fret about damage or loss with the fakes!!

Married but don’t wear any rings.

No i have been married 45 years next week and never take them off. Lately i have been wearing rubber gloves for the dishes, but i have a jewellers cloth and shine them on my finger. They still look good after all this time

maddyone

I always take off my wedding ring, engagement ring, and eternity ring and place them in my jewellery box as soon as I get home. I also take off any other ring I maybe wearing on my right hand. Years ago I lost my wedding ring and engagement ring because I took them off and left them in the kitchen. They were probably inadvertently thrown away but we’ll never know, so now I go straight upstairs when I arrive home and put them in my jewellery box. I feel more comfortable jewellery free.

I did exactly same and claimed on insurance! All lost when kitchen ripped out, .......about a year later I found them all( had small solitaire for my 21st by then!)safe in a Peter rabbit egg cup rarely used!!! Btw #1 spouse never bought me replacement anyway , he blew the money on a new lense for his very expensive camera so glad I found them!

No. That's how people lose them.

I never wore my engagement ring during lockdown and had e a job remembering to wear it now! Try to remember to wear it if going out, but never did wear it when baking.

Didn't have one first innings. Do have a whoppa second innings and take it off!! I also have several rings in every colour to match with outfits etc so chop and change but only wedding ring present when gardening/spring or autumn cleaning and anything dangerous!

I dont wear any rings, I have both a wedding ring and engagement ring but got out of the habit of wearing them when I was working in a packing shed for years. Too dangerous. Now I just cant be bothered and to be honest I am not a jewellery person

Hardly ever wear mine don't like it much!

I don't have an engagement ring but wear my gran's one with my wedding ring. I take them off only when working with pastry or some similar sticky dirty job. Gardening - I wear gloves so don't take the rings off.

I take the rings off now and them to dip them in jewellery cleaner.

No I don't and wouldn't. I know alot of people do take them off. I know I'm ultra protective of them now. Always was however more so now

Since my husband passed away 5 years ago I also wear his wedding ring under mine, with my engagement ring so I'm even more protective of them now

I do love jewellery and have always varied the rings that I wear. I have a "substitute" wedding ring with is a very narrow platinum band that works better with some of my rings than the original gold band.
My mother was horrified that I took my wedding ring off, but I think that many people took theirs off during Covid when they had to use hand sanitizer all the time. I know I started to get dermatitis around my rings then.
My original engagement ring vanished when I took it off when cooking, I think it was stolen by a delivery person who had to carry things through the house. My second one was stolen in a burglary. Makes me wonder whether it would be more sensible to have less jewellery and never take it off!

I rarely wear my engagement ring, just for very special occasions, but never remove my wedding ring or eternity ring.

I never remove my wedding ring. I have no other rings, I married at 16 - no money for engagement ring.

I always take off my wedding ring, engagement ring, and eternity ring and place them in my jewellery box as soon as I get home. I also take off any other ring I maybe wearing on my right hand. Years ago I lost my wedding ring and engagement ring because I took them off and left them in the kitchen. They were probably inadvertently thrown away but we’ll never know, so now I go straight upstairs when I arrive home and put them in my jewellery box. I feel more comfortable jewellery free.

I’ve found a dab of toothpaste on an old toothbrush works well for cleaning gemstones - slightly abrasive, but won’t cause damage.

I can’t get my wedding ring off, and don’t take my eternity ring off if I can help it. I have a habit of putting things “in a safe place” and then forgetting where they are! For the most part I make pastry in my food processor so only the left hand is pressed into service for any mixing or kneading required. I wear gloves for gardening. Periodically I soak my ring in warm soapy water and then carefully clean the back of the stones with a soft paintbrush. Seems to do the trick.