Yes, I still wear my rings. I will always wear them. You are much younger so you may not want to. I would feel very empty if I removed my rings.

I have an allergic reaction to the gold. So I haven't worn mine for years. Or I'd wear it for a few days. When Mark died I wore it more often so that I felt closer to him. Now I don't anymore, just practically. At one stage I had plumbers in and my ring had gone missing. I was devastated. Fortunately my control freak cleaning kicked in and I found it behind the dresser. Not the plumbers after all, sorreeee...

Hi rubyd -

I didn't wear a ring when we were first married. I had seen a
soldier lose a finger on some equipment many years ago as
a young man and had an aversion to rings.

However, my wife and I renewed our wedding vows in 2004
and I volunteered to finally wear a ring. She slipped it on my
finger and I told her I would never take it off. I still remember
that beautiful smile as she looked up at me and slid it on my
finger and said, " I'll love you forever. ".

So, it has been 9 months tomorrow and I sill wear the ring
and have left instructions it is to stay on when it is my time
to go.

There are times when I am thinking of her ( virtually all day
every day ) and I roll the ring on my finger. It is a truly
valued reminder of her and all the love I enjoyed. It has
been there since the moment she placed it on my finger.

Blessings -

Darrell

Thanks everybody I am wearing my ring and his ring also.

I wear my wedding band on my right hand. I had put my engagement ring ( it had become to big for my finger) and my husbands wedding band in the firebox. My home was broke into this last December while I was at church. They took everything out of my jewelry box and took the fire box with them. They stole many things that day, but the firebox contained my engagement ring, my husbands wedding band along with other rings that I had bought him that I was going to pass down to my son. All I have left of any jewelry that he bought for me over 34 years were 2 pairs of earrings that were in the bathroom. Needless to say, my heart was broken.....again.

I wear his all the time - either on my finger, or on a beautiful sliver heart necklace a friend made for me.

I wore my wedding ring for a year, but it made me so sad, because he is not here, so I wear it on my riight ring finger, and I wear his wedding ring, and his fingerprint/heart, on silver necklace. The ring is very very heavy, but it is a great rememberance of my sweet husband. Much love and hugs carla

I will always were my ring.
Ken put it on my finger April 28th 1973 and there it stays. I am still and will always be married to him. I hate yes using that word I so dislike hate having to put widow. I just want to scream I'm married.
I understand your younger and eventually you may find a new love not to replace but to add. I will not.
Our son got married last September with his Dad's ring

What a beautiful memory! Treasure it always.

At first I wore both rings. After the second year I took them both off. I am a person who does not wear much jewelry anyway. It felt right to wear them when I did and it felt right when I took them off. Just feel deep down inside yourself for what is right for you. There is no right or wrong to how long we wear our rings or if we ever take them off.

Since I love jewelry and especially rings I wore mine for a while. I felt married and wanted to be seen as married. To me the fact my husband died didnt change my feelings about being married. I know people who wear them forever and others who don't. The decision to make is how you feel and do what feels right for you. Sharon

I debated on having him buried with his ring or me keeping it. There is an inscription on his that states "Dan & Sue Forever". Mine is a seven day wedding band that we picked up in the middle east when we were stationed overseas, so it is too small to have an inscription. I decided to keep it, and if I decided that, then I'm going to wear it all the time. So I have them stacked together and wear them proudly everyday. I can't say that one day I may change my mind and take it off....but I feel in my heart that is something I can't/won't do for a long time.

Always Sue

Sue our wedding band are both inscribed
April 28/73 through eternity.
Our son got married last Sept using his Dad's band

Hi Rubyd, to answer your question, I do not. Only because the ring my husband gave me, that we used at our wedding ceremony, were stolen. We were very young when we married and could not afford wedding rings. But it really didn't make a difference to our vows, we were together 35 years before he passed.

Funny I am having this discussion with myself. I finally decided to wear one of my anniversary bands. I have worn his ring since he passed in October and will continue to wear his ring. I miss him so much. I decided to put the engagement ring away. Such a personal decision.