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Do you still wear you original wedding and engagement ring

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Judy54 Wed 17-Apr-24 13:21:28

Due to arthritis mine are now to tight so am thinking of having them made bigger. Mr J has offered to buy new rings for me but I don't want to change them as they are really pretty. Some Women do I believe change their rings over the years to update them but it is not something I want to do. How about you keep originals or new what would be your preference?

Bellasnana Thu 18-Apr-24 05:40:16

Yes, I never take them off.

Marmight Thu 18-Apr-24 05:00:51

No. Despite having my wedding ring enlarged it no longer fits so lives safely along side late DH’s ring in a baked bean ‘safe’ tin! My lovely sapphire & diamond engagement ring which I rarely wore I have just given to DD2 who was visiting from Oz. It would have gone to her after my demise anyway! Im not really a ring person nor sentimental about them.

Purplepixie Thu 18-Apr-24 01:24:21

Yes, but this is my second marriage and we have only been married 17 years. The first set of rings I sold as soon as I left him and got a good price for them as well. That was it and never looked back since.

Catterygirl Thu 18-Apr-24 00:01:21

Oh dear, have a good memory in general but don’t know where they are. Stopped wearing them during COVID.

CanadianGran Wed 17-Apr-24 23:29:53

I still wear mine every day. I think I had them enlarged after pregnancy. They are not particularly fancy or large stones, but it's what DH could afford at the time.

henetha Wed 17-Apr-24 23:19:47

I've kept them, but haven't worn them since my divorce. I wear mother's eternity ring instead but it's now seriously tight and I can't get it off.
Might have to have it cut off I think.

Marydoll Wed 17-Apr-24 23:14:08

dragonfly46

I wear both mine and never take them off.

Me too.

Marydoll Wed 17-Apr-24 23:13:37

I had to get mine made larger and it looks as if it needs done again.
R.A means my joints are permanently swollen.

Callistemon21 Wed 17-Apr-24 23:03:12

I had my engagement ring and wedding ring made slightly larger when I was pregnant and they were fine for years but are now quite loose. My fingers are thinner although the rest of me isn't.
Never take my wedding ring off and wear engagement ring too when I go out.

Jane43 Wed 17-Apr-24 22:20:49

I still wear my original wedding ring and engagement ring, the band on my engagement ring is wafer thin in one place though.

dragonfly46 Wed 17-Apr-24 22:20:29

I wear both mine and never take them off.

Tenko Wed 17-Apr-24 22:16:38

I wear my wedding ring all the time but I’m on my second engagement ring. My original one was 2 diamonds and the ring got worn .
We went to South Africa for our 25th wedding anniversary and Mr T bought me a new engagement ring as diamonds were much cheaper there.
I take it off when working as a hygienist as I’m worried about the stones getting loose, with constant hand washing and putting on and taking off gloves .

Deedaa Wed 17-Apr-24 22:10:38

I still wear my wedding ring, mainly because I can't get it over my knuckle. I didn't wear my engagement ring for years because I could no longer get it on, but now it sits happily on my little finger.

Hellogirl1 Wed 17-Apr-24 22:06:51

I still wear my wedding ring, it`s been on my finger for nearly 61 years. I rarely wear my engagement ring, but wear my eternity ring all the time.

Georgesgran Wed 17-Apr-24 15:32:25

There was a long thread on this recently - I have no sentimentality over my rings.
I’m on my 4th wedding ring - 1st too wide, then yellow gold, white gold, now a white gold diamond band.
I’m on my 3rd engagement ring - having had no2 stolen.

LinAnn52 Wed 17-Apr-24 15:31:04

I wear my wedding and solitaire diamond engagement rings all the time. On my right hand I wear a beautiful trilogy diamond ring with platinum band which my DH treated me to, a couple of years ago. Initially it was worn on special occasions but I then decided I couldn’t enjoy it when it was hidden away in a box, so out it came and it hasn’t left my finger since.

SusieB50 Wed 17-Apr-24 15:26:05

Engagement ring was stolen, sad because it was worth very little, a Victorian band with very small sapphires and tiny diamonds. I never replaced it until our ruby wedding with another simple Victorian band . My original wedding ring was a wide band and became too tight and wouldn’t go over my arthritic fingers . I wear my mother’s wedding ring now even though I’m widowed.

Mollygo Wed 17-Apr-24 15:18:20

I wear my wedding ring, with a ring guard to keep it on my finger as it seems to have shrunk. My engagement ring was getting too fragile, so it lives in my jewellery box.

Pittcity Wed 17-Apr-24 15:13:51

No.
I wear DHs wedding ring. We had matching pairs. He never wore his as he has eczema. Mine grew too tight so I swapped.
My original engagement ring was stolen when I couldn't wear it in pregnancy. The replacement is also too tight now so I now wear an eternity ring instead.

BigBertha1 Wed 17-Apr-24 15:07:24

We were never engaged but I still wear my original wedding ring made a bit bigger in recent years and my eternity ring was given to me by DH about 20 years ago so that's still OK to wear. I take it off for golf.

MiniMoon Wed 17-Apr-24 14:47:44

I still wear my wedding ring. My engagement ring and eternity ring are on a ring tree in my bedroom. I wear them if I'm going out and need to dress up, then they go back on the tree until next time.
When we were constantly using hand sanitiser during the covid pandemic I took my wedding ring off as my fingers became very dry and itchy. Its the only time I didn't wear it and it felt very weird without it.

kittylester Wed 17-Apr-24 14:41:52

I wear my eternity ring and engagement rings all the time. There isn't room on my finger for all three.

Thorntrees Wed 17-Apr-24 14:38:46

Still wear my engagement and wedding ring and my eternity ring,they all fit ok.
My engagement ring has been repaired twice as the rings rub against each other and cause damage but wouldn’t want any other so worth the money to have it fixed.
I wear my Mums engagement ring and eternity ring on my other hand plus an opal ring DH bought me many years ago.
I love them all and only take them off to put hand cream on.

pably15 Wed 17-Apr-24 14:37:16

yes I still wear my wedding, engagement and eternity rings,56 years married. the gold band on my engagement ring was replaced years ago

Grandmadinosaur Wed 17-Apr-24 14:35:05

No I don’t as my fingers were thinner then. I do however wear my eternity ring which does fit. We have a big anniversary coming up this year and I think I might hint about a new wedding ring as there isn’t anything in the appropriate stone I desire.