Wedding rings after death of husband

My husband died over forty years ago, I still wore mine, now I don’t because having lost too much weight it would fall off .

I just can’t imagine taking them off. I think the acquaintance was intimating that while I am still wearing them males will assume that I am married and won’t approach me but to be honest that is what I want!

Wear them, you are not divorced , you are not seeking male companionship. You will know if and when you are ready to take them off. X

My dad died in 1985. Mum was still wearing her wedding ring the day she died in 2014.
She never took it off, having worn it 24/7 as do I mine.
Unless a person is hoping to find a new relationship I can't see a reason to remove it. It's a symbol of the love you shared and still do.

Do what you feel is right for you. I agree with ninathenana it is a symbol of your love.

Quite agree. Wear it with pride in memory of your dear husband.

I agree with Anniebach and Suesocks do whatever is right for you, its a comfort to feel that ring on your finger I'm sure.

Thank you all for positive responses. I worried that people would think I was odd for wearing them but have no wish to take them off.

my sister had hers melted down and made into a necklace which she never takes off (but she has remarried)

That is a lovely idea for a remarriage.

It was a gift from your husband on your wedding day and is a reminder of that day. You would not want to get rid of all the other gifts he gave you over the years. Wear it and think of him often as I am sure you do.

Yes, keep wearing your rings, how strange that anyone suggest you remove them. I wager the person who said it was younger than you.

I'm a widow and wear my wedding ring.

Annie I stopped wearing my wedding ring when I almost lost it twice (it reappeared in strange places after slipping off) I reckoned the third time I wouldn't find it again. Then a friend gave me a bit of "ring size adjuster" which is a kind of small spring-shaped spiral bendy nylon wire. Scissors cut it. You cut a piece about an inch long and wind it round the ring on the palm side, It thickens the shank and holds it invisibly against your finger. It has been brilliant!

Amazon has several versions of it, at about £3 or £4 a pack, enough to do all your rings.

Gypsyqueen what a daft and frankly hurtful suggestion.
I wear my wedding and engagement rings and I wear Paw’s on my right hand as those fingers are wider (fatter?) than on my left.
Grr
I wish people have not been bereaved would keep some of their observations to themselves!

I would do exactly as Maw has done if DH goes first. And I would hope he would do the same for me.
I wear one ring DH gave me when I was 17. ( 57 years ago) It is part of my hand and I never take it off

I had my wedding ring and my mothers made into one after my 1st husband died and eventually transferred it to my right hand where it remains even though I have since remarried.

Gypsyqueen, it's your acquaintance who has an odd attitude. It's perfectly normal for a widows to continue wearing their rings which must hold so many memories for them.

I still wear mine, and like Anniebach I’ve been a widow for very long time.

You have all replied exactly as I hoped you would but I did doubt myself briefly. Yes it was a younger person who mentioned it. Thank you all for replying

Just chiming in to say I agree with everyone here.
All my life I have noticed beautiful wedding rings and engagement rings being worn by widows.
It is a perfectly normal thing to do.

I agree ??

My husband died just over 2 years ago, I still wear both my wedding ring and eternity ring, and engagement ring on special occasions. Can`t wear hubby`s, as he never had a ring.

I've just been thinking about the several widows among my circle of friends and, so far as I can recall, they all continue to wear their rings. Whyever not? It seems quite "normal" to me.
After my mom died, my dad wore her wedding ring on his little finger for the rest of his life.