This is so interesting! When we were getting married, my dh insisted on a ring that was brushed gold with diamonds in it. Well, a couple years into it, the brushing was all worn off, and the hollowed out part with where the diamonds were set started collecting soap and caused a rash. So now he wears a plain ol' gold band.
Anyway, I don't think the wolf ring is so bad (my dh loves wolves, too). I can totally see wanting matching wedding rings, but if he's not gonna wear it on his hand anyway, then does it make a difference?
My best friend told her dh that she wanted a white gold ring. She NEVER wears yellow. Not even since back in high school when we met ... NEVER. What did he buy? Something he liked -- in YELLOW GOLD. It really hurt her that he wouldn't get her the one thing she wanted (and why on earth the color made a difference to him is a mystery to all of us). And five years later, he ended up ponying up for a white gold solitaire to try to make up for it (she didn't ask him to -- it was a total surprise). She accepted it graciously, but it was really too little, too late.
So my .02 (which is about all it's worth) from a 15-years' married perspective is let him have what he wants. The marriage is the most important thing anyway.
