Re:The Ring--What happens to it? bamboo: Christy - that could be a good idea to wear the ring on the right hand. Maybe I'll try that tomorrow and see how it feels. My wedding band is diamonds and a lot of people wear a diamond band. No one has to know it is a wedding band.... right? I haven't worn any rings since Sept and it feels very weird....
Re:The Ring--What happens to it? barelybreathing: I have mine still and his as well. Before I moved out, I remember him taking our rings out of my jewelry stand and picking up our daughter and walking over to me to do our traditional group family hug. He said a prayer and kissed the rings and asked me to kiss them and then put them back in my jewelry box.
I have not taken them out since. Just can't do it.
My ring was small (karat wise) and inexpensive but very elegant in design. We had nothing when we got engaged. But it meant the world to me! He use to say, "I am going to get you a bigger one to replace that one." I would emphatically tell him, "No! I love this one. If you had a million dollars, I would still wear this one."
I do plan on saving them for my daughter. I just hope to not have to look at them again for a very long time.
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Re:The Ring--What happens to it? newman4ever: Mine sits in the back of a drawer...
It was a cheap ring and at this point, has very little meaning to me. I'd probably sell it if I thought it was actually worth anything, but I'd probably only get like $20 for it, so why bother.
Maybe one day, I'll donate it to some charity or something, then at least I can feel like it went to a good cause.
Re:The Ring--What happens to it? inebr: I bought my own ring. He wasn't into that stuff. I'm not too big into it either but I bought myself a pretty ring I liked after we got married and wore it sometimes. IMHO I don't think it's healthy to put too much value in something like a ring or a wedding.... Our society puts so much emphasis on that, it's like the actual relationship is just a sidenote. Maybe not a sidenote but those things are such a focal point of the relationship and right from the beginning stages. The engagement ring, the dress, the wedding plans. It seems dangerous. I don't want to offend anyone, I hope I didn't. I guess the next time I get married I would like to have a small wedding and I would probably wear a ring again, maybe buy some together. But then, I don't think a person should feel like they "have" to wear a ring. I'm rambling. I dunno. But I do understand that to some it's important and represents a lot. But it's just a ring....
Re:The Ring--What happens to it? notmyself: i am still working on what to do with the jewelry. i have my solitaire, my wrap, my band, and a 3 stone ring that had our birthstones and the stone of the month we married in. what to do? i have thought about resetting all of them and then consider the money and the idea that it would still bother me to wear them. who knows?!?!? i don't have any children so i can't pass it on. i paid for them mostly. i think it is a good idea to pass it on to your daughter. best wishes.
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