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MollyandD
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Rings
We finally found a men's wedding band that my boyfriend liked. He turned out to take much longer than me to decide what he likes. We have to order it, and it should be in the store for pick up in about two months. Our wedding will only be a few months after his ring comes in. We are wondering if he should wear it before the wedding or if he should wait. We have read both answers online. We know the groom's band is a symbol of being married, but he wants to start wearing it soon to help himself get used to having it on. He never wears rings. Thank you for any advice.
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AddieCake member
I agree with April. Some people have just an engagement ring that doubles as their wedding ring, but that's not the case here. I think he should wait. Why does he need to get used to wearing it now as opposed to then?Molly&Domenic said:We finally found a men's wedding band that my boyfriend liked. He turned out to take much longer than me to decide what he likes. We have to order it, and it should be in the store for pick up in about two months. Our wedding will only be a few months after his ring comes in. We are wondering if he should wear it before the wedding or if he should wait. We have read both answers online. We know the groom's band is a symbol of being married, but he wants to start wearing it soon to help himself get used to having it on. He never wears rings. Thank you for any advice.What did you think would happen if you walked up to a group of internet strangers and told them to get shoehorned by their lady doc?~StageManager14
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princessleia22 member
I feel that the wedding band should only be worn after the wedding. But, if he wants to get used to a ring, maybe look at getting him a cheaper "engagement ring". My FI did the typical proposal to me with the ring and everything. But, then one day I was joking about how its kind of unfair that I need to wear to show that I'm taken but he doesn't have to. I like the theory behind both wearing rings, but didn't really care either way. But he decided he liked the idea and that he should get an engagement ring too... plus it helps him get adjusted to it. He did some searching and found a tungsten ring online for $20 that he liked. So, now he has an e-ring too. We are getting a different wedding band for him that will be more personalized (we are thinking of getting fingerprint engraving inside them). It actually turned out to be a really good thing because we learned that his ring isn't really compatible with his job, so we are looking at other materials that would be more suited for him. We may not have figured that out if he didn't have the e-ring and we want to make sure his permanent wedding band will be something that will work forever. His e-ring will probably never get worn again, but it was cheap.
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Re: Rings
Thank you for the answers that were given.
I'm not "running off" because I am so upset. I just really don't need this post anymore. I again am sorry to have overreacted. I just felt very stupid and embarrassed for not knowing an "obvious" answer. My deleting posts and overreacting was because I couldn't believe how dumb I was. It wasn't because I blame anyone else for anything.
I hope I cleared that up. Thanks for the advice and input.
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