Married guys - yes or no on the wedding band?

I don't like wearing jewelry.
I have an earring, and that's it.
I don't even like to wear a watch.

 

I never wore jewelry at all until I got married. I remember going to pick the rings up and happened to stop at the grocery store on the way home. So I tried it out ... put the ring on, walked around the store with it, tried to get used to the feel of it on my finger, the way it looked. Since it was a shiny object, and all shiny objects automatically are fascinating, I kept looking at it. I'm sure I looked like an idiot, walking down the beer aisle, staring at my finger.

I take it off now when I work out, but that's about it. It's a simple gold band, nothing fancy, but it makes me feel like the luckiest dude in town when I have it on. Which, of course, I am.

 

My ring was custom designed by my dad, who didn't have to look further than his own right ring finger.

He has his mother's wedding band: a gold band with three parve' cut diamonds. I wanted the same design and because my dad and uncle were in the biz, it wasn't hard to get.

The only quirky story I have involving the ring came six months after I was married. I was playing in a print vs. radio media softball game on the field of the Class A team I covered. As I was driving home, I noticed one of the diamonds was missing.

I'm sure some second baseman in the Cal League making $800 a month got an unexpected bonus.

 

Sounds like there are at least three of us.

 

it was, but not for that big of a ring. there was some blood involved.

 

My wife gets mad at me for not wearing mine. She threatened to quit wearing hers and I told her that was fine, if she didn't like wearing it I didn't expect her to.

 

haven't worn mine in years -- screws up my golf swing because it's uncomfortable as hell.
after 23 years, my wife gave up giving me shit about it.

 

Never take mine off.

 

My only issue with the band is, well, I'm a lean-right-wipe-with-left kind of gal after a hearty BM. (Or any BM, for that matter.)

I tried leaning to the left and wiping with my right, but it felt so unnatural. So now, I take it off after I send the kids to the pool.

 

Do we have a betting line on whose alter ego Granny is? My money's on Buck.

 

I spent the requisite arm and a leg on the engagement and wedding ring for Mrs. Bud. When it came time for my ring, I would have settled for a simple gold band like the one my dad had.

Since she was buying mine, Mrs. Bud picked out a nice sparkly one to match hers. It has 10 little diamonds on it, so I'm wearing a $1400 ring on my left hand (that fortunately was on sale for 50% off). I take it off only to shower.

And, most definitely, I out-punted my coverage. Hell, I kicked the ball outa the damn stadium.

 

I don't wear mine when I shower, sleep or play golf. Other than that, it's been on for . . . hold on, let me get this right . . . almost 27 years.