Married not even a half-year...

[b-boy]

Am I the only guy here who actually lost his first wedding ring? That went over well. Worked out in the end though, the new one was an upgrade, because by that time I actually had some money. And I've had it for 15+ years now. It never comes off. I learned my lesson.

I'm on my 3rd ring.

First one was stolen when my home was burglarized. I got yelled at because 'if I was wearing it, it wouldn't have been stolen'. I can't argue with that logic.

The second one broke.

The current one sits in my wife's jewelry box. Every few months she takes it out and makes me wear it until I can sneak it back.

I hate wearing jewelry, but she keeps buying replacements.

 

[tschoolman]

Lost my first wedding ring within a month too; Wife wasn't pissed as we were both together cleaning up an old little ladies backyard.

Actually got some lovin' because it was my idea to help the little old lady, and I felt so bad about losing our ring. She thought I was great to be willing to help someone out.

 

[IrregularPulse]

Titanium here. Lost it for 8 months. The boy was playing with it, dropped it and Poof, Vanished. Nowhere to be found. 8 months later the wife pulls a bag out to make bows for daughter #2 and voila. There it was.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

One Ring to Piss Me Off. Now that its getting colder, my dainty man fingers are contracting, and now the damn thing is like 3 sizes too big. Now it fits on my pointer finger without trouble.

Has anyone used Overstock for wedding rings? Looks like my same ring in a more reasonable size is like $30, and for that money it can break and snap and bounce all it likes and Ill just get another.

 

[dbrewski]

One Ring to Piss Me Off. Now that its getting colder, my dainty man fingers are contracting, and now the damn thing is like 3 sizes too big. Now it fits on my pointer finger without trouble.

Has anyone used Overstock for wedding rings? Looks like my same ring in a more reasonable size is like $30, and for that money it can break and snap and bounce all it likes and Ill just get another.

Oh all the hipsters wear them on their index finger. You're good.

 

[J8D]

I think its a sign. Hell it may even be a loophole which gets you out of the marriage scott free. Let me check the regs and get back to you.

 

[MyNameIsPaul]

Bought my Tungsten ring off of Amazon for $29 bucks. The store/vendor is Metal Masters. Check it out.

 

[Conan]

My tungsten doesn't have a scratch or a crack yet, after a little more than a year. I went with tungsten because I like the weight and it's pretty scratch-proof- and I'm rough on things. As for the emergency need to break the ring, I figure you just put the ring/ finger a vice and smack it with a hammer. Kyle

 

[sonofgrok]

We went on our honeymoon. The first day we got there, I jumped in the ocean. oops... there goes my ring.

Pick up another one in mexico. Jump in the ocean. Oops... there goes the second one.

I am on my 4th now. Good thing the wife doesn't freak out over that kind of thing.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Bought my Tungsten ring off of Amazon for $29 bucks. The store/vendor is Metal Masters. Check it out.

Hiiiiii Paul....

 

[sonofgrok]

I got the exact same tungsten ring I bought at a jewlery store as my first ring for $200+ bucks at walmart for $50.

 

[jerrodm]

Am I the only one on here with a regular old gold band? Huh.

Never lost/broke my ring, although it's plenty banged up from life over the last almost-ten years.

Last year my wife and I were on a bike ride, when she lost her ring at a rest stop. She didn't realize it until we were a couple of miles down the road, so she stayed with the kids, and I went back to look for it--incredibly, I found it almost immediately, right where we had stopped, sitting nicely right on top of a huge pile of dead leaves. 999 times out of a thousand, that ring would have fallen in among the leaves and I never would have found it. As it was, I put on my most serious face and told her I couldn't find it for about ten minutes, after which I gave it back to her--and got promptly punched in the shoulder for making her think it was gone. Guess I deserved that one.

 

[Rehlgood]

+1 for white/yellow GOOOOLLD (think Austin powers gold member).

Sure it might scratch a bit but my jeweler will polish/replate it whenever I want for free.

 

[sonofgrok]

It always seems I am working on something or other and I always worried (justified or not) about getting a malleable metal ring clamped onto my finger. Hence tungsten.

 

[Conan]

I've sometimes thought about wearing it around my neck on a chain, high-school teenager style. Or, more sexily, like this guy:

Kyle

 

[bscott1011]

Still have my first one (plain gold band) after eight years. Did have to help a buddy earlier this year who lost his while hogging catfish in flooded backwaters. I am amazed he got it back, we waited about three months for the water to go down then went back with a metal detector, half hour later we were digging it out of the mud.

 

[edds5p0]

I've had my Ti ring for almost 5 years. I am very hard on it, but it has held up well. The key is to let it get so scratched up that it looks like a brushed finish.

 

[snowtires]

I heard they now put sheer points into these tungsten rings so they can be smashed with a hammer and break into 2 pieces.
My ring was about 2 sizes to big for me as we'll I could fit it only index finger, but ever since my drinking hobby I can't even fit it on my ring finger, if it were gold or something softer, I could simply get it resized but its not so it sits in the jewelry box.

 

[craigger64]

Still have my first one since 22 years ago today, in fact. My finger was apparently much thinner then, because now it won't come off. No matter how hard we try or what tricks we use, it won't go past the knuckle....if I ever want to take it off I guess it'll have to be cut off.

 

[avidhomebrewer]

One simple solution for you....

I've been married over 17 years and haven't worn my wedding band in probably 16 of those. Simply don't wear it and you won't break it!

 

[lumpher]

i've worn mine for almost 14 years, and it's gold with 5 diamonds inlaid ( i wanted simple gold, but she wouldn't hear it ) . still in 1 piece

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Ok this frigging ring...

The other day I am going around the house, doing household stuff like taking out the garbage, and realize my ring isnt on my hand. The damn thing is too big to begin with, and now that its cold out my fingers are shrinking a bit.

Look everywhere... nothing.

Go back outside, bring the garbage back in, sort through the garbage elbow deep in crap... nothing. Wife gets home, and I come clean, I lost my ring.

She finds it 10 minutes later on my computer chair.

Arg.

 

[IXVolt]

When working outside in the cold, I used to loose my old ring in gloves all the time. I would pull my glove off and the ring would slide right off inside the glove.

typical woman, finding something in 10 minutes that I've spent hours looking for, then she has the audacity to say, "Oh look... it's RIGHT HERE".

 

[JonM]

When I go to the Y, I undo two eyelets of laces on a shoe and tie my ring into the shoelaces - all so that the knurled steel barbells don't mess it up. Then I forget to put it back on and freak out because I can't find it.

 

[HawksBrewer]

I've had my tungsten carbide ring for almost two years now w/ no problems at all. Love the look and feel of it.

 

[fuzzy2133]

I should have seen the warning signs. The next week after this thread started I lost my wedding ring. Some where between taking it off, putting it in my pocket to bottle apple cider and getting to my parents for dinner it went MIA. Luckily I followed my dad advice; get insurance on my wifes jewelry and my ring for lost/stolen coverage in addition to the homeowners policy.

The apple cider tastes like crap but we are in the processed of getting my replacement ring.

 

[WesleyS]

I actually spend a lot of time with my ring off. I don't wear it while working and usually not when I'm just around the house. Also, like creamy, it slips off easy this time of year when it's cold. What helps to not lose it (same goes for keys) is always put it in the same place every time I take it off. And never put it in my pocket. I've managed to go almost nine years without damaging or losing it.
Now that I'm typing this I'm thinking I'll probably lose it now.

 

[Whattawort]

+1 for white gold. I can scrape it and ding it up and it'll polish out like new. That said, I've lost at least 65lbs since I got married nearly 9yrs ago and the damned thing won't stay on my finger. I've lost it at least 4 times in as many months. Once was in a pile of leaves about 2 feet deep but I somehow managed to find it. Took it to a jeweler a while back, and for him to re size it as much as it needs it would cost almost as much as a new ring. It's a low profile ring, so there isn't a lot to it. Guess I'll be dealing with it as is for a little longer.

 

[The_Dog_42]

I actually spend a lot of time with my ring off. I don't wear it while working and usually not when I'm just around the house. Also, like creamy, it slips off easy this time of year when it's cold. What helps to not lose it (same goes for keys) is always put it in the same place every time I take it off. And never put it in my pocket. I've managed to go almost nine years without damaging or losing it.
Now that I'm typing this I'm thinking I'll probably lose it now.

I had a pretty typical story. I coach at a strength and conditioning gym on the side and found myself taking my ring off almost every day. (I wouldn't wear it at the gym because the bars would cause it to pinch my skin and rip off my calluses.) Last year for Christmas, the wife surprised me with a trip to the tattoo artist (my first and only) and now I don't have to take it off or resize it!

 

[stamandster]

Married 10 years Feb 15th and haven't lost it once. Yellow 24k, standard stuff. But wide band.