Wearing a wedding ring when widowed

I’m widowed and don’t wear my wedding ring now nine years later. My late DH never wore one, so what’s good for the goose is good for the gander.
I’m not trying to look available though!

I definitely do! I will, in my mind, always be married to my husband. He was the light of my life and I didn’t stop being married to him just because he is no longer here. Incidentally, I am not criticising widows who do take their rings off. It is totally each individual’s choice. Nor do I think badly of widows who go on to marry again, even though it is something I could never do. I suppose the fact that we were together for 57 years has something to do with that.
My feeling is that you can’t improve on perfection! Like anyone else, we had our ups and downs, but that’s life and it would have been rather odd if we didn’t, in my view.

I didn’t wear a wedding ring when my husband was alive so no change for me!

I have been happily married since the age of 20, husband or no husband (God forbid) my left hand would feel really odd without my rings.

Yes!

Still wear my ring - I like jewellery and I’d need to get it altered to fit another finger.

I rarely wore it even when married!

I have just realised I am a bit forgetful. I thought I would post that I wouldn’t take my ring off if I was widowed, but realised I have already stopped wearing it. It became dangerously thin and sharp after nearly 58 years of marriage. I was scared it would snap and cut me.

I'm not a widow. Married at 16, over 60 years ago.

I would wear my ring if widowed.

I only stopped wearing my ring when it became too tight. I still have it, but I can’t wear it. My husband died many years ago, but like Crossstitchfan I still felt married.

Widow of 18 months (after 40 years) and I still wear mine, it feels odd without it (at the moment) but perhaps I might change my mind one day. It’s a very personal decision for each of us.

I was widowed four years ago after almost fifty years of marriage and still wear my wedding ring. I don’t want to take it off.

I almost lost mine as it became too loose so decided not to take a chance and I keep it safe in my jewellery box.

For those of you who still wear your wedding ring, did your husband wear one too?
Not wearing one seems a class/generation/British thing🤔

I was widowed at 54 over 18 years ago and still wear a wedding ring. Until I put weight I wore my ring but now I wear my grandmothers ring . I’m happy to wear it and I’ll never be looking for another man !

Like when I was married ,I wear it sometimes.
I realise that I have been wearing it for a few months now as it fits comfortably.
My fingers have always been subject to swelling and I did have it altered in the early years of marriage but when it gets uncomfortable I take it off and it can be off for many months as I forget about it.
I have been widowed 6 years now and have no hard or fast rules about it.
My H never wore or wanted a ring as was common in the 50’s when we married.

My widowed mother wore her wedding ring , till the day she passed away - 35 years after my dad died. She was 93 at the time, had lost a lot of weight and the ring was loose on her finger. I can still see her sitting on her armchair and playing with her ring. 😢

I didn’t wear my wedding ring regularly during our marriage. I didn’t particularly like it (bought in a rush, so pretty much hobson’s choice at the time!). I have though worn a ring all the time since I’ve been widowed. I had my husband’s signet ring remodelled and am very happy with that.

Three years widowed, it hasn’t occurred to me to remove it!

My DH died 6 years ago. I wore my wedding ring all the time. Then when I became so lonely I started dating again, I took it off and put it on my right hand. I felt somehow, disloyal dating again.

My mother was cremated wearing her ring after seven years of widowhood and 56 years of marriage. I plan to do the same if things go the same way.

Widowed 8 years and would never dream of taking it off; still feel very much married. And yes DH always wore his wedding ring; it now resides in my jewellery box.

I still wear my wedding ring two years after being widowed.

Yes I would wear mine and Mr. S. says he would wear his.