Wide wedding rings, 70s style, do you still wear them?

As for me.. Think I have had about 4 I just wanted a change. I'm not sentimental about it. My original one was a 22ct slim gold band.
My most recent one, was one I wanted for ages from Tiffany's with Diamonds, DH bless him bought it for me. I have also had my Engagement ring redesign with another ring DH bought me added into the design.

Most of my female chums don't wear or have replacement wedding and Engagement rings.

Norah

Yes, I wear my wedding ring, 65 years on my finger.

This is way longer than me! What a commitment!

Jessy28

I meant only that I was not used to jewellry at all, at 18 years old i first got a substantial engagement ring and then this wedding ring, which I loved a lot but it was hard to get used and it was standing out a lot. I never thought it is wrong for me to wear it. And my DH always wears his although much thinner.

Do you wear your rings since the wedding day?
Never taken it off! It's not a wide one though.

I meant only that I was not used to jewellry at all, at 18 years old i first got a substantial engagement ring and then this wedding ring, which I loved a lot but it was hard to get used and it was standing out a lot. I never thought it is wrong for me to wear it. And my DH always wears his although much thinner.

* As well as having jewellery insured with up to date valuations, I was told to take photographs of myself wearing the items, which I have done.

I’ve written before that I’m not particularly sentimental about jewellery. My 1972 wedding ring was very wide yellow gold, but in the late 80’s I decided I liked white metal better, so I got a very thin, plain platinum band and a few years later ‘ditched’ my modest yellow gold sapphire/diamond engagement ring for a stunning emerald. When we decided on a Nile cruise in 2005, I didn’t want to risk the emerald, so treated myself to a channel set diamond band in white gold, which I still wear.

I’ve already given my DGM’s wedding ring to DD1 and my DM’s to DD2.

I married in 1969 when wide rings were fashionable but I wanted a narrow one, it cost £7. When I divorced 25 years later I sold it and my engagement ring for £25. That was symbolic, along with throwing away the tea pot!

I never had a wide band, am petite and have small hands so would not have suited me. Alas due to Arthritis I no longer wear my wedding and engagement rings. Had them made bigger a few years ago but my hands/fingers keep changing shape and they would need to be made much larger for me to be able to wear them.

Arthritis has meant my wedding ring being cut off twice and replaced by an identical wide plain band which is now loose so I can only wear it with another, slightly tighter, ring to prevent me from losing it. Really rather sad.

I have worn my medium width plain gold wedding ring since 1972. It had a beveled edge which has long since worn away. Last year it became painfully tight so I had it cut off, which was quite painful in itself! It was enlarged and I was so pleased with the result that I had my engagement ring (plain solitaire diamond) done to match. I love them both as much as the day I started wearing them so I won’t be replacing them.

My Dh has the same style wedding ring, which has been enlarged/made smaller over the years!

We married in Singapore in 1970, my wedding ring cost approximately £7 and I’ve never taken it off. It’s not too wide and the engraved pattern on it is worn but can still be seen.

My Mum bought my Dad a wide new wedding ring in the early 70's.
After he passed away I had it.

It sat in a draw for about 10 years until I saw on line this fabulous wobbly open circle on a chain.
Took a screen shot and asked a local Jeweller if they could copy it?
They did, they made it into two sperate wobbly circles which are the same size as my Dad's finger.
My sister and I now wear them all the time, my Mum would be thrilled they got used again, and we both have one.
So don't let them sit in a draw if not worn, think what you can have made with all that gold.

The problem is, Jessy28, if you injure your hand or that particular finger the ring will need to be cut off to minimise tissue damage caused by inevitable swelling……..just something to think about

My first marriage was in 1966 . I wore a wide gold wedding ring designed as tree bark and my engagement ring included two opals , my birthday stone .( One of which was subsequently lost but replaced ).

Unfortunately, despite 3 children , the marriage didn't last .

Some years later I met up with an old school friend . During a holiday to Ireland we bought a traditional Claddagh ring . Two hands holding a heart and a crown , representing friendship , love and loyalty . We used this as my wedding ring .

Now in our mid eighties we are happily still together . Due to arthritic fingers , the rings all reside in a drawer , along with my mother's, grandmother's , aunt's rings , as well as my husband's mother's rings .

Our respective daughters wear modern jewellery - if at all . I don't feel like getting rid of them but I'm sure our granddaughters won't want them either .

The wide rings had just become fashionable when we got married but I wasn't keen on them so chose a medium width court shaped (domed) ring which seems to have stood the test of time.
I had it enlarged when I was pregnant but now I'm old it seems to be quite loose.

I wear DH's ring.
We had matching ones. His irritated his eczema and so stayed in the box. Mine grew too tight so I swapped to wearing his.

I married in 1972, my ring is an 18 carat hula hoop look-alike!

My whole married life I have taken it off at night at bedtime, and often didn’t wear it at home.

I always wore it and my engagement ring for work, but since retiring I often didn’t wear it for ages, partly because it was getting a bit tight, especially in hot weather.

I have now had it ‘stretched’, but find wearing it plus engagement and eternity rings on the same finger too squashed.

If I were getting married in 2026, I would choose a thin band, but that was then and this is now.

My DD will inherit it eventually, but her fingers are bigger than mine.

dh's wedding ring was very wide, and had to be cut off in hospital after a hand injury. He had a different gold ring which he then wore on his wedding finger. Later he had another accident and had to get it cut off. I had a wide gold ring which was tight in pregnancy ( swollen fingers) so I took it off and was infuriated by the many comments and assumptions from nosey strangers. Same again in second pregnancy and I pretty much gave up wearing it. Four kids in five years later I'd still clock those glances from finger to belly to head count and be asked "Miss or Missis Butterjam?" are they all yours? Is there a mister Butterjam?"

We were moving house/downsizing and sorting through the debris of half a century, found the wrecked/ retired wedding rings . Golden Wedding was approaching so we designed new rings , both are a double twist, his is rather wider than mine; and found a goldsmith willing to melt down the old rings and re-make the gold into the new ones. They are lovely but we only wear them for best when we're dressed up posh. Not for rowing, wild swimming, diy or gardening . The rest of the time they live on the antlers of a brass reindeer

Married in 1976 and had a wife wedding ring. I never took it off until about 8 years ago, after an accident I had to have it cut off. It was made bigger but I often forget to put it on these days. DH will sometimes mention I haven’t got it on if we are out but as he never had one , that doesn’t bother me. As *Shelflife *says there’s more to marriage than a ring.

We married in 1965 and paid £24 for a wide rounded ring. I found it a bit awkward and heavy so we bought a thinner patterned one.
When I feel the weight of the ring now it must be worth quite a bit as the price of gold has gone up a lot. However £24 was quite a bit to pay at the time.

Married July 1971 and my wide ring had never been off my finger, until last year when it became painfully tight. I had it cut off and made about 4 sizes bigger 😳. My poor finger looked so disfigured. It’s still taking time to plump up again. I don’t suppose it ever will.

I still wear mine and I love it. It was enlarged some years ago after an injury to my knuckle made it difficult to get on and off. I now wear it on my right hand with my fairly chunky engagement ring. On my left hand is a complete contrast: a narrow and delicate "infinity" ring from my current partner.

Yes, I wear my wedding ring, 65 years on my finger.

I had a ring like that in 1969, but when my daughter got married I had it melted down and we had a ring each from it. Having said that I very rarely bother to wear it.

We married in 1969. I wear my original wide ring (D shaped we used to call them). It cost £11 and I wouldn't swap it for the world.