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[deeva]

Yes, as soon as I come home, I remove my wedding rings. Otherwise, I'd would be cleaning my rings every day. I don't like my jewelry to be covered with lotion or whatever else my hands have been handling.

[ID2]

Yes, I remove all rings when I step in the door. Have always done it that way. When I lived in the big city I wouldn't even wear my wedding ring when I went out alone. If I was ever mugged they surely weren't going to get that!

[Tinkrbl44]

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@pggoody wrote:
I am one of those women who removes all jewelry upon coming home. I have done so since I was a teenager. I did attempt to leave my wedding ring on when I first got married 30 years ago. I had never seen my mother take hers off, but wearing rings really bothered me especially while cooking. That being said, I do wear a ring when going out except during peak flu season. When teaching I wash/ sanitize my hand a number of
times a day. A few years back I lost my wedding band at school and luckily the custodian found it while cleaning up,the room. Thus I go ringless during this time. I guess I could put my band on a chain as I have no problem keeping a small cross on 24/7. Thoughts?  Am I being disrespectful?

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What could possibly be "disrespectful" about removing your ring when doing messy work?   

There's nothing in most wedding vows that says you HAVE to keep the ring on 24/7 ..... you know you are married.   

[Chrystaltree2]

Only if I'm rolling out dough or kneeding dough or doing something messy with my hands.  I take off all my jewelry when I get home but not my wedding rings.  I almost never take those off. 

[Jackyl]

I never wear jewelry while at home.  My only must haves when I leave the house are my watch and earrings.  I lost my job months ago and haven't worn my rings much since then.  Marriage to me is how you treat each other and feel about each other, not about a piece of jewelry.  I put my original rings away years ago anyway, they were killing my finger.

[151949]

I swore when I was taking those wedding vows to wear the ring "as an outward and visible sign " that I was married. I took that to mean , never remove it. I don't take vows made lightly so I never take it off. When we purchased my ring I knew I would be a working housewife and nurse and I bought appropriately so I could wear it during all the aspects of my life. A thin gold , plain band with a mill grain edge. I have been married 32 years now without taking it off except when I had surgery, and DH held it for me.

Whether or not the OP is "being disrespectful" by removing her ring is to be decided between her and her DH. 

[this is my nic]

I usually take mine off while washing my hands because if I don't I get an irritation on my skin under the rings because of the moisture.  As soon as my hands are dry, they go back on.

[Vickiv]

My husband passed away 20 years ago. Maybe to the ordinary person 20 years is long ago but not for me .Seems like yesterday. If you want to take them off for whatever reason. Who cares it's not disrespectful it's something you need to do at the time. Don't feel guilty be happy you can put them back on and your husband is there. I took my husbands wedding ring and mine to a jeweler after he passed . The jeweler bent each ring into a heart. So even today I wear my wedding ring and his on a chain .

[debic]

I couldn't even tell you where mine are. I didn't wear jewelry before I got married and don't wear it now. Hubby could care less actually. He doesn't have one at all.

[RedTop]

I do not like the feel of rings on my fingers, and therefore rarely ever wear my wedding band. I have felt this way since I was in high school and got a beautiful birthstone ring, as well as my class ring---neither of which I wore for very long. Years ago I mashed my finger with a wedding band on, and was barely able to get that bent ring off, as my finger swelled so fast. That kinda did it for me as far as wearing a ring.