Do you wearyour wedding set everyday?

[lukenick1]

Brought my wedding ring of 15 years in to be cleaned yesterday and had a rude awakening. My prongs holding my diamond in are so worn down that they are flush to the diamond. The jeweler told me I should get a new head put on or I am in danger of losing my diamond My husband suggested I don't wear it everyday and only on special occassions but I feel an emotional attachment to it. Do you have a ring you wear as a replacement for your wedding ring for everyday? I was looking at the diamonique rings on QVC.

 

[wdwmom0f3]

I have been married for almost 22 years and my ring did the same thing about 10 years ago. I took it in and had it "re tipped". I think it was like $10.00 a prong, so that was not so bad. I wear mine everyday, and I would feel weird without it on. Plus, DH gets upset if I don't have it on.

 

[SleepyatDVC]

I could fall out even if you only wore it for special occasions. So, I would spend some $ to get it re-pronged.

 

[sksjasams]

We have been married 15 years too! I do wear my rings everyday, and I can't imagine not wearing them. I do take them off at home, especially when cooking or cleaning.
Several years ago I had a new head put on my ring. If I were you I would have that done and continue to wear them. Replacing the head every 10-15 years is not bad, considering you wear it everyday.
I'm sure many people feel differently, but I feel my rings are a symbol of our vow and also a reminder of that 15 years. I wouldn't feel the same about a substitute.

 

[Disneychix]

I used to wear mine everyday but recently I wear my band only on the weekends.

 

[Fruto76]

I wear mine everyday. I had to have mine remounted about 5 years ago. While loading a large box into the trunk, I scraped my hand and snagged my ring on the trunk. It pulled back a prong and my diamond fell out.
Luckily it fell into the trunk and I found it after searching for what seemed like forever, but was probably 2 minutes. I had bigger, stronger prongs placed and I take it in to have them checked yearly.
I feel naked without my rings on.

 

[SOnotLayuh]

We have been married 15 years too! I do wear my rings everyday, and I can't imagine not wearing them. I do take them off at home, especially when cooking or cleaning.
Several years ago I had a new head put on my ring. If I were you I would have that done and continue to wear them. Replacing the head every 10-15 years is not bad, considering you wear it everyday.
I'm sure many people feel differently, but I feel my rings are a symbol of our vow and also a reminder of that 15 years. I wouldn't feel the same about a substitute.

I totally agree. We've only been married for a year and a half, but to me it symbolizes our commitment to each other.

I do take them off when cleaning, or if I'm going to be typing a lot for the next few hours (I work from home at the moment).

 

[girli565]

I only recently got married but I wear it everyday and never take it off, I don't think I could wear it only for special occassions. I'd pay to have it fixed and continue wearing it how you normally do.

 

[Sandi]

I wear mine every day. I take it off for weight lifting, certain cleaning, and other times when the diamond would be in the way and in danger. That being said, I take my ring in to be checked by the jeweler every few years. One time several years ago, after wearing the rings in the hot tub too much, we discovered that the chemicals had really affected the prongs. We caught it before anything diastrous happened, but I'll never wear my rings in a pool or hot tub now.

It's really the only piece of jewelry I love and want to wear all the time. It represented DH's entire net worth (nearly) when he got it for me (21 years ago). He has offered to buy me a bigger diamond so many times. I tell him nothing could be as valuable to me as this one.

 

[njsweetP]

Been married 22 years and wear mine everyday - I couldn't go a day without wearing them. I do have them checked, cleaned, and polished every year though they are platinum). Like PP before me - get the head replaced and continue to wear them.

 

[KristinU]

DH and I both wear "stand ins", mine is a diamonique set as a matter of fact.

I had picked out an emerald as an engagement ring (we were young and didn't have a clue how soft they are!) So after maybe 2 years of daily wear I had to have my stone re-cut and was advised to stop wearing it daily. So at that time I bought a diamonique engagement ring to go with my wedding band and I wore it for many, many years. A few years ago DH and I both lost quite a bit of weight, so our rings were both falling off...literally going tinging across the room in my DH's case! Since our wedding bands are engraved with our initials and wedding date on the inside we didn't want to have them resized and lose the engraving, so DH got a sterling Mickey head band and I got a new sparkly diamonique set.

For us, our promise to each other is held permanently in our hearts and the bands are just an outward sign of that promise.

 

[Pigeon]

I wear mine every day. I have had the head replaced once. The "wear it only once in a while" approach makes no sense to me because you could lose the stones when you do wear it, and I can't imagine just leaving my rings in a drawer all the time. To me, this is an expense worth its cost.

 

[DawnM]

My prongs are all bent up. Do you just take it to any jeweler to get it fixed?

Dawn

 

[ChisJo]

I don't wear my engagement band very often at all...I work in pediatrics, and my profession doesn't allow rings that stick up and have the capability of scratching little ones. However, I do wear my wedding band everyday. When I'm not working, I forget all the time to put my engagement ring on, and this was the ring that cost my husband way more than my wedding band .

I work with women who wear their bands on a chain around their neck because they are so tired of having to take them off for work, and now thats where they keep them permanently.

 

[elcodfish]

Call a local jeweler, they are usually much cheaper for repairs than any chain stores.

 

[Hemlock]

I have been married for almost 12 years and I take my ring in yearly for a cleaning and check-up by the jeweler who designed my ring. I sit and wait for it and put it right back on. Other than that , I have only removed my rings twice, in the labour/delivery room at the hospital (it is a hospital policy - no rings or necklaces while in labour).

DH suffers from a blood clotting disorder, so he removes his ring when his hands swell. Sometimes he can't wear it for a few days, but it bothers when he doesn't have it on (I don't complain about it because it is for medical reasons, but it still bothers me).

 

[mrsklamc]

A friend was told by a jeweler not to wear it at night because it can get caught in the threads of your sheets and such. I recently had mine redone; It is a very prominent setting though so it takes a lot of abuse. I divided the price out ($100-$150 or so- don't quite recall) by the # of years married and decided that over that long it wasn't such a huge expense. Since then, I take my friend's jeweler's advice and don't wear it at night.

 

[MickeyManiac]

I always take mine off at night because I heard rubbing your hand on your sheets could be rough on the prongs.

I've had my ring for 20 years (this week ) and recently discovered that one prong has broken off completely and the others are very warn. I've stopped wearing it until I can get it fixed. I'm currently wearing a $5 "stand in" band from Kohls. It's a pretty ring but it's going from silver to a goldish/bronze color quickly.

I can't wait to get my ring back!

 

[marie1203]

I am a stay a home wife (sorry that sounds funny) I also go to school. The days that I am in the house cleaning I don't wear my rings I only put them on before I leave the house. I don't like to sleep with it because the diamond sticks out and I gotten scratched while sleeping before (not sure how I manage to do that). I would replace the prongs as many posters said before me. My mom diamond felt out twice even after she got it fix. She is lucky and found the diamond both times once it was in the car she found it while cleaning and the other time it felt in the kitchen while cooking.

 

[meriface11]

i wear both my engagement ring and wedding band everyday. i take them off when i sleep, when i go to the gym (my hands swell when i do cardio and it becomes uncomfortable) and if i am preparing messy food (like mixing a meatloaf by hand). sometimes on the weekend if i leave the house before i shower i forget to put them back on, but not with intent. i would certainly just get the prongs repaired/reinforced. this reminds me i should probably get mine checked after wearing it for 7 years. DH wears his band all the time and never takes it off.