Is It Normal for Widows to Still Wear Their Wedding Rings?

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It is the personal choice of a widow whether to wear the wedding ring or not. Editor's Picks Planning the Wedding Many first weddings are paid for by the parents of the bride or shared by other family members. He was on board, I was on board, it was a team decision and we were pumped. Its absence on my hand is a cold reminder of my loss.

This blog is about you and God's work in the hearts of widows! The widowed may change their rings if they decide they don't want to risk being mistaken for married people---because of interest in meeting a potential new spouse, or for any other reason---but etiquette has never decreed that they are supposed to do so just because they're widowed.

Widower Wednesday: Widowers Wearing Wedding Rings — Abel Keogh

Do you ever wonder about your wedding ring. Do you wonder what people will say if you take it off. Do you wonder if you'll ever get another one. Have you thought about changing it in any way. During the first year, I loved my wedding ring and had no intention of ever taking it off. I felt loved when I looked at it, I felt safe and connected. But slowly, my feelings began to change. Then something happened that helped me take it off without that naked, empty feeling on my finger: my parents gave me a ring that had belonged to my grandma. My grandma had always looked for pretty things, and I was at a point where I wanted to look for pretty things in life again, too--the everyday beauty around me I'd been overlooking--bright red cardinals, snowflakes, the companionship of our chocolate labrador at my side mmmm, yes, and chocolate. So whenever I looked at my grandma's ring on my finger, I also began to open my eyes to the beauty around me. Yet I didn't like the thought of my wedding ring just sitting in the jewelry box. Why let a perfectly good diamond go to waste like that. Should I save it for my son to give to his bride some day, put it in a pendant for a necklace, just outright sell it. None of those ideas sat quite right. What would you have suggested. Wearing it the rest of your life is perfectly fine too. They didn't understand at all. I wore my wedding band and his wedding band on a necklace for about 2 years. Then after my husband's death, I lost weight. Making the decision to remove my wedding rings was very difficult. However, I chose to reset my engagement diamond in a setting with sapphires my husband and I were both born in September and I wear this beautiful new ring all the time. Buying and subsequently wearing this ring has been the most significant turning point in my grief journey thus far. They're tucked away in a safe, but I really like the idea of having them reset in a new ring. M reset her diamond with her mother's and her grandmother's diamonds. We all love looking at jewelry, and we can really learn a lot from each other's experiences. I love it and many people comment on it. That gives widow wedding ring etiquette a chance to talk about my loved ones. This ring photo was just sent in by the anonymous lady with the second comment below. I wear these both everyday and always will. Your comments are so interesting, and I love the different ideas and beautiful pictures. Ann, that's quite a story about the waffles. Thanks everyone, and feel free to continue sending those photos in. Anonymous Here is a comment I put on the Lifeboat page in October. As an update I still continue to wear my anniversary ring on my ring finger. Ann Burnett Waffles and Weddings Last night I cooked waffles for dinner one advantage of being alone Widow wedding ring etiquette guess. Real story is that the waffle maker was a gift from my husband last Christmas and had only been used a couple of times so I thought it was time. This morning I felt what I thought was batter on my wedding ring but in fact it was a small break in the ring. After 30+ years the ring chooses now to break. We have dialogued on here before about if or when to remove wedding rings. I thought about it a lot during the first couple of months but then put it out of my mind and just carried on wearing my rings. I have already been to one wedding since becoming a widow will be going to weddings the next two weekends and had already begun to anticipate the wedding ring issue again. I think I have my answer about taking off my wedding band. I will however continue to wear an anniversary ring on that finger. I also have purchased a black diamond band widow ring that I wear along side of it. Occasionally I wear just the widow band and sometimes just the wedding ring, but usually together. I will always wear these rings and don't have any interest in dating or meeting a new man. Scott is all that I ever need. It will be a year on the 9th of this month, and I still wear my wedding ring, the engagement ring only when I go out. I do a lot of gardening and stuff so don't wear the diamond all the time. My wedding ring is a reminder of never ending love and I am happy and thankful for our 43 years of marriage. My love for my husband keeps growing, and knowing he is with Jesus fills my heart with peace. I wore my wedding band for almost 4 years. Mostly because I could not get it off and didn't want to cut it. But this past summer it became dangerous for me to wear it due to the heat and humidity, I went to a little family owned jewelry store on the island widow wedding ring etiquette a nice couple worked together to gently cut it off. I was 18 and underweight when I was married. I still have a mark on my finger where the ring was at. I put it away with my husbands wedding band. I did not have an engagement ring Not a lover of diamonds and I felt it would cost too much money. I do have a small ruby ring purchased about 8 months after we married, I have always worn that ring on my right hand and Widow wedding ring etiquette still wear that everyday, I did have it cut off 2 years ago, fixed and re-sized. Anonymous I took mine off after 5 months. I could have widow wedding ring etiquette it earlier, but I didn't know how it would affect my family which includes my husband's family. It was also hard because I was just used to wearing it and it felt strange without it. So I just decided not to put it on in the morning. I couldn't see a reason to keep wearing it - I'm not married, so why should I wear the ring. I'm terribly practical that way - Adam would understand, and possibly tease me about it. I keep my ring and his together. I've shown my kids ages 7 and 3 where they are, but haven't decided what to do with them. I had thought about giving mine to my son and Adam's to my daughter, but that's a long way off, and right now that's not really what I want to do. I guess I'm sort of waiting to see what feels right; at this time, keeping them together in my jewelry box feels right. Anonymous I never wanted to change my rings into anything else. I kept them just the way they were, how they were given to me. After wearing them on my left hand for a couple of years, I decided hesitantly to put them on my right hand. I felt that I didn't want widow wedding ring etiquette to look at my hands and see an empty finger and think I chose to be single. The rings on my right hand were a symbol of not only our love but that I didn't have a choice in the matter. Sadly, just before my tenth year on this journey, I misplaced them, thinking I may have left them at a hotel when vacationing. I didn't care what others thought. I wanted to pass them down one widow wedding ring etiquette. All that being said, it is what is comfortable for each individual as to what they do with their rings, how long they wear them, etc. We each have our own thoughts and personalities that determine our decisions and none is wrong or right. Within a couple days of his passing, my oldest son announced he would be proposing to a Tibetan girl we had known and loved for many years. When he said he needed to go ring shoppingwhile in the midst of planning the funeral without a thought, I lifted my hand and said I have a diamond for you. He proposed with my engagement ring and wedding band. I told her she could go and pick her own but she said she wanted my set as it was the love between mom and dad. I am thinking now of just wearing my anniversary ring although I have loved wearing his wedding band so maybe it still is not time. Dear Anonymous, It sounds like your son is blessed with both a wonderfully loving and generous mother as well as a wise and appreciative fiance. What a beautiful story of two marriages---your's and your son's, and how God moved you to give him your diamond. When the time comes around for you to make a change in the rings you currently wear, it'll be another God-thing. Perhaps not as instantaneous, but just as certain. Anonymous I widow wedding ring etiquette lost my husband 2mo ago. I wear my wedding ring because he wld always tell me:it represents my love to you. Widow wedding ring etiquette at the ring it dont have an end and thats how my love will always be for you endless. So i plan to get a widows ring and place it in front of my weddingband. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I am not always able to reply but your remarks mean a lot to me and will appear as soon as possible. Here are some tips for commenting: Remember to click the Publish button when you're done. Choosing the anonymous identity is easiest if you do not have your own blog. Using a computer rather than a cell phone seems to work better. Take hope, my friend, join in and watch the darkness turn to light and gather strength for your journey. You'll see the ways others have struggled, survived and thrived. You'll discover key Scriptures and insights from God's Word that will feed your soul and give you hope. Click on the Memorial Wall tab above, pray for these women and add your own listing. This blog is about you and God's work in the hearts of widows. As we grieve, life continues on around us; we need to make adjustments and function inspite of our struggles. So this blog not only addresses grief and gives you role models, it also looks at the single-living skills, spiritual disciplines, laughter, rest and the renewing worship you'll need to juggle. Some articles are food for thought, some are quick and helpful tips, and every once in a while we'll get just plain silly because laughter is still good medicine. There's a new life waiting to meet you, and a new hope waiting to bloom in your heart. But don't worry about that for now. God knows you want your old life back. So for now, just visit, rest, relax and renew for the journey ahead. If you are feeling overwhelmed, desperate, anxious or depressed please contact nearby professionals such as your local pastor and your healthcare provider immediately. The help offered at this blog is not intended as a substitute for professional counseling or healthcare. References to websites, books, organizations, people, photos and other resources and listings are not my personal endorsements in all cases at all times.

We were very much in love and he passed one month and one day shy of our 11th anniversary. I do believe that since I have no family of my own around me it has taken longer for me to get past my husb Grief Coach, Joy Restoration Coach, Emotion Strategist, Trainer, and Motivational Speaker Hi, I am Cynthia. It doesn't have to be a perfect match with your engagement ring. This morning when checking my email I received this post about wedding rings. You may not be fully ready for the new chapters in your life and you are going to embrace life day by day, hour by hour, moment by moment.