Do you wear your engagement/wedding ring(s) on vacations?

[LISAMWDW]

I would think unless it is worth tens of thousands of dollars or more, there is no harm in wearing them.

 

[bdcp]

I wear mine on vacation . Occasionally I'll not wear my engagement ring ashore if we're doing an excursion that I don't feel it's safe to wear. Otherwise, at home, the only time I don't is except when sleeping or showering and sometimes when baking if I'm using my hands in dough or something. Sleeping because prongs can easily be bent on bedding and showering because soap residue accumulates on them. Mine are what would be considered flashy as my engagement ring has a 2 ct center diamond and my wedding band is a 5 diamond 1 ct. They're not my original set since we've been married 36 years but my feeling is why have jewelry if you're not going to wear it? My original engagement stone is .5 ct and it's set in another ring that I wear most of the time and my original wedding band is in my jewelry box. It's all insured and I enjoy it. We cruise 2-3 times per year and can only think of a couple of times I've taken off my engagement ring and left it in the safe and one of those time was in Jamaica on an excursion.

 

[scrapquitler]

I don't wear mine regularly, so no, I don't take them on vacation.

 

[aprilgail]

Please, please tell me you mean ETERNAL REST! 'Cause otherwise

? I HATE sleeping with any type of jewelry on so it all comes off before I go to sleep. I don't like wearing rings so even when I was engaged I didn't really wear the ring because I don't care for rings. At my job you were not allowed to wear rings as it was dangerous so no one there wore any type of rings. I never needed a ring on my finger to "fend off" men- a simple "not interested" or "sorry I am involved with someone" does the trick.

 

[tzolkin]

Enternal rest? I have coworkers who have told me they sleep in their rings and never take them off because it is not respectful to their husbands/fiances if they don't. I can't imagine how they do it but just regular daily sleeping they leave them on. I guess to each their own but I'd probably have a ring shaped bruise if I tried that haha.

I never take my ring off, but not because it would offend my husband. It's like an extension of my hand and I honestly really don't notice it anymore (16yrs). Recently, I gained some weight due to a medication issue, so I stopped wearing my wedding ring and just wear the engagement ring (the two together were too wide so it was uncomfortable). I actually cannot get the ring off my hand without great effort, but when it was loose I was concerned about losing it if I took it on and off regularly.

My DH almost never wore his wedding ring for probably 10 years (he had a ring shaped impression in his wallet where he kept it). He had to take it off for work (surgery), so he just didn't wear it often. I can't imagine feeling "disrespected" by that. He would pull it out and put it on very occasionally (usually if we were on a "date") and I would tease him about it a bit ("oh, so you're married tonight") but it didn't bother me.

 

[wenrob]

Just curious... On the two or three occasions I've not had my rings on; I had men engage (pun intended) me way too long. I do appreciate the rule of respect no ring, fair game.

Well, you have the option to disengage at any time. I've personally never had that problem but I give off a pretty strong "I'm very married" vibe with or without my rings.

I never take my ring off, but not because it would offend my husband. It's like an extension of my hand and I honestly really don't notice it anymore (16yrs). Recently, I gained some weight due to a medication issue, so I stopped wearing my wedding ring and just wear the engagement ring (the two together were too wide so it was uncomfortable). I actually cannot get the ring off my hand without great effort, but when it was loose I was concerned about losing it if I took it on and off regularly.

My DH almost never wore his wedding ring for probably 10 years (he had a ring shaped impression in his wallet where he kept it). He had to take it off for work (surgery), so he just didn't wear it often. I can't imagine feeling "disrespected" by that. He would pull it out and put it on very occasionally (usually if we were on a "date") and I would tease him about it a bit ("oh, so you're married tonight") but it didn't bother me.

I say the same thing to my DH when he wears his. "Hey, check it out, you're an old married dude!"

 

[elgerber]

In Disney I don't wear any of my rings. Not for theft or flashy issues, but because my fingers swell so much in the Orlando heat that I can't get them off and they become uncomfortable.
We went to England this spring, and I took off all but my wedding ring (I have an anniversary ring also). Again, not sure much for theft, but they are rather loose at the moment, and I don't like to worry about them sliding off for any reason. I honestly don't remember what I did in Mexico. It was August in Cabo, in a house with a private pool, so I would guess I left them home so they wouldn't fall off in the pool.

 

[hereyago]

When I was married, we never went on vacations,so...

But I would have worn them.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Mine never comes off. DW won't wear hers to "the city", or anytime swimming is involved, but she wears it on vacation.

 

[NFLDERS]

Please, please tell me you mean ETERNAL REST! 'Cause otherwise

I never take my ring off, but not because it would offend my husband. It's like an extension of my hand and I honestly really don't notice it anymore (16yrs). Recently, I gained some weight due to a medication issue, so I stopped wearing my wedding ring and just wear the engagement ring (the two together were too wide so it was uncomfortable). I actually cannot get the ring off my hand without great effort, but when it was loose I was concerned about losing it if I took it on and off regularly.

My DH almost never wore his wedding ring for probably 10 years (he had a ring shaped impression in his wallet where he kept it). He had to take it off for work (surgery), so he just didn't wear it often. I can't imagine feeling "disrespected" by that. He would pull it out and put it on very occasionally (usually if we were on a "date") and I would tease him about it a bit ("oh, so you're married tonight") but it didn't bother me.

My worst fear is that when on vacation, and I indulge... that if I were to be asked to hand over my rings, I'd not be able to get them off, and then what!?
One 7 day cruise ='s an average 5 lb gain, and that goes first to my umm... face, then fingers.

 

[NFLDERS]

? I HATE sleeping with any type of jewelry on so it all comes off before I go to sleep. I don't like wearing rings so even when I was engaged I didn't really wear the ring because I don't care for rings. At my job you were not allowed to wear rings as it was dangerous so no one there wore any type of rings. I never needed a ring on my finger to "fend off" men- a simple "not interested" or "sorry I am involved with someone" does the trick.

Yeah but, it does get annoying having to "fend them off" as you say.

 

[amberpi]

I would think unless it is worth tens of thousands of dollars or more, there is no harm in wearing them.

Why does the amount matter? Jewelry is insured just like a car

 

[usnuzuloose]

I would normally wear my rings everywhere, but after gaining so much weight it is to tight. But any other jewelry is all fake so I don't worry about that stuff.

 

[NFLDERS]

Mine never comes off. DW won't wear hers to "the city", or anytime swimming is involved, but she wears it on vacation.

Just curious, Why not the city?

 

[Hikergirl]

Just a question for those who buy fake sets to wear on vacation is sit because you want to "show" you are married? Why not just go with no rings instead?
I'm just curious of the reason. I'm not really a jewelry person so if I didn't wear my wedding set I wouldn't think to go out and replace it with something I felt safer wearing.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Just curious, Why not the city?

Crime

 

[DaisyJ]

Just a question for those who buy fake sets to wear on vacation is sit because you want to "show" you are married? Why not just go with no rings instead?
I'm just curious of the reason. I'm not really a jewelry person so if I didn't wear my wedding set I wouldn't think to go out and replace it with something I felt safer wearing.

I've had a ring on that finger for over 21 years and I feel naked in public without one. Plus, I like showing people I am married.

 

[North of Mouse]

I read this question on another travel board, and I was surprised at the number of people who refuse to wear their engagement ring and/or wedding ring when they travel. It never really occurred to me to do anything else. I always wear mine.

Now I totally get that you shouldn't wear flashy jewelry when you travel, but I had never applied that my engagement/wedding ring.

So when you travel - do you wear your real engagement ring and/or wedding ring? Or do you wear a cheap substitute? Or no rings at all?

Have very rarely ever taken it off, except for surgeries - 50 yrs this week!!

Would never remove it for a vacation!

 

[dosekies]

I never take mine off. Granted we only travel within the states and my ring isn't very flashy at all.

 

[Superchikk]

There are places I might consider leaving mine at home or safely tucked away in a hotel safe. But those are more like mission/working trips... not vacations. If I'm going on vacation, it's not going to really be to a place where I should have to worry about a ring being stolen off my finger.