Is it Wrong to Take off the Ring?

Sep 19, 2008 Author: Diva | Filed under: Foolery, Hot Topic

If you are engaged or married – do you wear your ring all the time?

I was surprised to find out that men have only started wearing wedding bands recently. In the old days, only women wore wedding rings. My perspective is that if you don’t want to wear your wedding band all the time then you don’t want to be married all the time either.

Last year a fan stole Tim McGraw’s wedding ring right off his finger during a concert but then later returned it. If I was Faith Hill I would understand if he wanted to take it off before work, but other than that I can’t really think of a good excuse a husband could give for not wearing his wedding ring.

Fingers Tattoos as seen on outaroad.com

Celebrities often don’t wear their rings in public because they are trying to keep their marriages private. Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z were apparently married on April 4,2008 but still have not publicly denied or confirmed their marriage to this day, as far as I can see. In this month’s issue of Vibe Magazine, Jay-Z says that it’s a part of his life that he wants to keep to himself. Married or not, the couple do have matching finger tattoos which might just be their answer to a wedding band that you can never take off!

Sometimes, keeping marriages secret can have unromantic side effects. Ellen Pompeo (Grey’s Anatomy) and Chris Ivery wanted to keep their marriage out of the news so Ellen sent her manager to Cartier to buy rings for them. Unfortunately they didn’t fit and they both took them off right after the ceremony.

When do you take your ring off? Does your spouse wear his or her ring all the time?

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5 Responses for "Is it Wrong to Take off the Ring?"

Ringless in Seattle September 19th, 2008 at 7:31 pm 1

I don’t wear my ring but only because I don’t like wearing jewelry. I’m on the computer and don’t like typing with it either. But if we are going out or it is a special occasion I put it on then.

Maybe a lighter weight ring would help?
Platinum Blonde September 22nd, 2008 at 2:30 am 2

Well the lightest ring would be a tattoo but if you don’t want to go that route then maybe a lighter metal? Stay away from platinum it’s actually 30% heavier than gold. Titanium is the lightest I think…
Opportunity Rings | Celebrity Jewelry October 10th, 2008 at 10:13 am 3

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Teresa July 2nd, 2009 at 2:14 pm 4

Well….First of all the ring don’t make ya married. The ring is just a symbol. Secondly…some people don’t like jewelry. It can be very annoying. And last…some people can’t wear rings when they work. My husband doesn’t wear his ring (ever) and it doesn’t bother me. Part of being married is trust. it doesn’t matter if he wares a ring or not…we trust, and love each other.
tanya July 7th, 2009 at 11:44 pm 5

Thanks for your comment Teresa – I agree – the most important thing is the understanding between you and your husband. If you’re both okay with it, then that’s perfect. Do you wear your ring all the time? For me, I personally wouldn’t wear a ring if my husband didn’t wear one as well because that hearkens back to the old days when a wife was more like property and wore a ring so that people would know she already ‘belonged’ to a man. It’s either both or no one in my house. Right now I can’t even wear my rings because I’m pregnant and my fingers are too swollen (sigh) which makes me feel naked now that I’m used to having them on all the time!