I never took off my ring for the first month, but now I do not wear it all of the time. My ring is a 6-prong solitaire, so it's kind of high up and gets in the way when I sleep, so I take it off at night.I have lost some weight and it's kind of loose, so I also do not like to shower with it on either. When I am running alone on a trail, I don't take it with me because it's not something that I would like to get jumped for, not that I like running in ghetto areas, but you never know.Oh..when I am cooking with raw meats and mushing it all around...I don't like to wear it either. The thought of some sort of salmonella on my ring gives me the heebie jeebies.I did feel bad when I forgot to put it on for work and walked around all day with naked hands though.