Wedding Ring - yes or no?

This big hunk of gold went on my finger on August 21, 1992 and hasn't come off since.  I don't even think it can come off.  My fingers have gotten a littler *ahem* fatter.

Old fashioned or not - I hardly even think about it.  It's just permanently there like a tattoo.

^^^This.

In my experience, men that do not regularly wear the ring are often more inclined to infidelity than those that do wear the ring.

I'd wear a ring, and I'd also get a cheap-o stainless steel band to wear in situations where there is potential to lose it or when I don't feel safe with something nicer... but that's just my style.

^^ This.

When I was married I only took off my ring when I had to.

Mr. cthoops and I have been married for 12 years.  He wore his ring at the beginning but works at a bike shop, and when he came a bit too close to tearing his finger off after getting the ring hooked on a bike part, off it went.    He still wears it on occasion when we go out though.   Honestly, I don't even think about it any more.

As for me, I thought I would be one of those people who never take it off but I never wear it when I'm riding, doing chores, etc., and it comes off every night when I go to bed.  

When I was single I had on occasion started conversations at the bar or gym or wherever with guys that weren't wearing rings, and they didn't step up at any time and say that they were married.  It left me feeling sorry for their spouse, but at the same time, it truly wouldn't bother me if my spouse chose not to wear a ring.  I'm not really sure WHY it wouldn't bother me though, and of course I also don't happen to have a spouse at the moment so that feeling may change if I re-marry. 

Interesting.  It's been my experience that I get hit on* (or whatever you call it) more often when I'm wearing my ring than not.

* Humble brag!

I wear my wedding ring all the time to work, but once i get home i tend to take it off.  I try to remember to put it back on if I head back out of the house later, but dont always remember to.  I can't wear it swimming, wont wear it working around the yard/house.

DH wears his to work, but once he gets home if he's doing anything around the house/on the cars/bikes, he removes it.

You don't have to do anything but sign your life away. 

The wedding is only what you want it to be. My bro who is an old school punker told the minster at his wedding "I don't want any of the God sh1t in my wedding"

All of it or just half? 

Seems I'm the minority here... Interesting.

I take mine off and store it in my "doc kit" when swimming. It's a little large so will slip off in the pool and I'd rather not lose it. 

When working in the kitchen (preparing raw meat mostly) I take it off and hook it on my key ring. No idea why, but the thought of raw meat and my wedding ring has be a little weirded out. 

I also take it off when I'm working in the wood shop. I've had a few close calls with it catching and nearly ripping my fingers off and would rather keep my fingers.

When we first got married it was a size 11. Now it's a size 8.5. It's still a little large at times and will come off if I try. 

Guess I take it off more than most...

I would like to think I would be the kind of person who'd be cool with my (future) husband not wearing one, but in reality I would probably want him to. I like the tradition and history behind wedding rings, and its an obvious sign to the world that you're taken - and committed. Yes you can communicate that in other ways, but maybe I don't want to leave that as a question in anyone's mind.

That being said, I would not freak out if it were taken off for work, training, or other special circumstances. 

Not at all. You can do whatever you want (or nothing at all), really, as long as you sign the little paper in front of witnesses/legal officiant, more or less. You could write a ceremony where all you do is the Chicken Dance whole a trained capuchin monkey pounds out chopstix on a casio keyboard, were you so inclined.

It's all of your life, but only half of your money and everything you own...

I only wear mine for going out or special occasions. I don't like having it on when I swim, bike or run and I do one of those things almost everyday. I teach preschool and wore my ring to work one day this year. It was covered in pink paint by the end of the day. My husband wears his wedding band all the time although we have had to replace it because he lost it on the golf course. His is a lot cheaper to replace than mine!

I guess to sum it up - it is the nicest piece of jewlery I own. I am absent minded and forgetful. For these reasons my ring is much safer at home .

I wear a wedding ring essentially all the time.  My job does not present any safety problems to wearing it.  I take it off when water skiing (the handle causes the ring to dig into my finger).  Mine is still a good fit.  It stays on securely, but I can slip it off without any difficulty.

I had to cut my wife's wedding ring off when she had a broken wrist because her fingers swelled up.  I think she got a new one.

If you replace a ring, you can ask a priest to bless it with the wedding blessing if that is important to you.  They will be happy to do so.