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M0nica Mon 26-Mar-18 11:08:14

Used to take mine off on occasionbut my knuckle seems to have grown (no swelling or soreness) and it would have to be cut off now.

pensionpat Mon 26-Mar-18 11:07:37

Maw. If you are right-handed, using that hand more than the other develops the muscles in your right hand. According to my nail lady in the years that I bothered with nails.

Greyduster Mon 26-Mar-18 11:05:32

I couldn’t get mine off now if I wanted to; it won’t go over my knuckle. It is a plain, 5mm wide twenty two carat band which almost broke the bank when DH bought it, but I had foregone the engagement ring, so hey! I have never had any inclination to take it off, but nearly lost it on a fortunately almost deserted beach in Northern Ireland, when it actually would come off easily. We were shaking a picnic blanket and I let go of my corner and saw my ring fly off and roughly where it landed. So DH made the children stand absolutely still, divided the area of sand up into squares and we sifted carefully through each square - and found it! I remember him making some remark to the effect “B****y good job! I couldn’t afford to replace it now!!”

MawBroon Mon 26-Mar-18 11:03:54

Never taken mine off and now wear Paw’s on my right hand along with DM’s engagement ring.

BTW why are the fingers on my right hand bigger than my left?

kittylester Mon 26-Mar-18 11:01:35

My wide 70s one irritates me too, Lucky, and I now wear Mil's very thin curtain ring one. I am debating having mine refashioned as a fatter curtain ring.

Oldwoman70 Mon 26-Mar-18 10:53:05

Never taken mine off since the day 48 years ago when my DH put it on my finger

Luckygirl Mon 26-Mar-18 10:51:34

I do not wear the original. It was a 1970 style and fairly wide - my finger gets itchy underneath it.

I have worn several over the years - that I have bought myself! - including a Russian style 3 rings one, which is great for letting air in and stopping the itch.

Since our 40th I have worn the one that my OH bought me for that event -with a big nudge and lots of help from the DDs!!! It is a narrow rounded band with 6 tiny rubies set in it all around. I love it.

grannydo Mon 26-Mar-18 10:50:33

Have wore mine for nearly 25 yrs, never take it off, only when asked when to got into hospital . Would never go without it.

Eglantine21 Mon 26-Mar-18 10:49:49

I never had one. I was glad, after my husband died, that I didn't have to make that decision about if and when to take it off.

Daddima Mon 26-Mar-18 10:42:39

We were talking about wedding rings the other day, and whether or not we take them off. Mine was off when I was pregnant, as my fingers were swollen, but,apart from then, I wear it all the time. A couple of my friends don’t wear one at all, and others only wear one occasionally. We also have a friend who swaps hers for a new one when she gets tired of her existing one.
What about you?