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Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

Kong76 Apr 11 2012 07:57 AM

Mine disappeared over the weekend sometime between after dinner Sat and Sun afternoon. The dog ate it! That's my story and I'm sticking to it,

TransMonk Apr 11 2012 08:09 AM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

I take mine off for softball a couple of times a week and I'm always scared that I will misplace it, but never have. Good luck!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 11 2012 08:11 AM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

Initially I took mine off when swimming and stuff but quickly realized I had a better shot of losing it that way. I'll keep an eye out for yours.

Edgy MD Apr 11 2012 08:24 AM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

A new ring is all the more reason to renew your vows. Try that one and see how she likes it. Wish I could help you more. What kills me is family heirlooms I regularly misplace, coins brought over by grandparents when they immigrated, the medals my dad wore as a police officer, woodworking tools of my carpenter great-grandfather. Breaking faith with ancestors isn't cool.

themetfairy Apr 11 2012 08:43 AM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

I hope it turns up! I've never lost mine, although I had my anniversary band resized, which made the structure unstable and I wound up having to replace some of the small diamonds a couple of times. So now I have a new gold band that almost never leaves my finger.

HahnSolo Apr 11 2012 09:05 AM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

My wife lost her engagement ring a few years back. It was just after her illness and she had lost a lot of weight. We looked everywhere (so we thought). It turned up a couple of weeks later in the drawer where we keep all of our electronics chargers. So there is hope!

MFS62 Apr 11 2012 09:25 AM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

I gave it to my wife to hold until I was out of recovery after surgery over 40 years ago. Don't think I've taken it off since. Later

metsmarathon Apr 11 2012 11:15 AM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

mrs.mm once almost lost her engagement ring. she dropped it on the floor of our apartment, and poof! vanished! it hit the ground and was gone. she looked all over everywhere that was remotely accessible. couldn't find it. we went to work, and i came home at lunch to look for it. tore the place apart. nothing. that evening, she went to the gym. she took off her pants, and the ring tumbled to the ground. it had bounced off hte floor, and nestled into the cuff arround her ankle. she'd been walking around all day with the ring in there, none the wiser. it could have ended up pretty much anywhere, and lost forever - but instead was happily recovered. i take my wedding ring off every time i go running, or do anything physical. it's a little loose, and when the weather is right can come sliding readily off, but any tighter and i'd never ever get it over my knuckles. i take it off so that i don't lose it.

cooby Apr 11 2012 11:59 AM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

Soon after I was engaged all those years ago, I got up one morning and my diamond wasn't on the nightstand. I tore my room apart looking for it, to no avail. Finally hours later I confessed to my fiance that my ring was missing. We further tore my bedroom apart looking for it. I knew it was there but I just couldn't find it. It finally turned up that night when I proceeded to eat from the pack of saltines I was munching on. Yay! PS, My diamond still fits, but not my wedding band. I haven't worn either in years.

G-Fafif Apr 11 2012 04:59 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

Took it off in a movie theater. Thought I stuck it in my pocket. Instead it hit the floor and rolled to the back of the room. Found it when the film was over. Would you believe the movie in question was Lord of the Rings? You shouldn't. It was Primary Colors.

Ceetar Apr 11 2012 05:19 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

It's only been 18 months (and a day) so I haven't managed to lose mine yet. Don't take it off either. the only time I ever take it off besides to play with it absentmindedly is when I make meatballs. I've been more concerned that when I eventually follow through on my goal of losing 50+ pounds, it'll no longer fit and is unresizable.

Fman99 Apr 11 2012 06:57 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

I never take mine off.

Ashie62 Apr 11 2012 08:59 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

Fman99 wrote: I never take mine off. That would be your cockring.

Edgy MD Apr 11 2012 09:18 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

St. Anthony.

Kong76 Apr 11 2012 09:19 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

Kasper still hasn't pooped a band of white gold.

Kong76 Apr 12 2012 11:05 AM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

Found it! I just went out to get something out of the garage refrigerator and was squatted down and I looked to the right and there it was on the bottom shelf in front of the Guiness I was drinking on Saturday. More proof that beer saves marriages!!

Ceetar Apr 12 2012 11:15 AM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

Kong76 wrote: Found it! I just went out to get something out of the garage refrigerator and was squatted down and I looked to the right and there it was on the bottom shelf in front of the Guiness I was drinking on Saturday. More proof that beer saves marriages!! It's always in the last place you drink.

Edgy MD Apr 12 2012 11:19 AM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

St. Anthony says "Prego."

DocTee Apr 12 2012 11:44 AM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

14+ years and I have yet to take it off...not for swimming, showering, nuthin'. I don't know why I take pride in that, but I do.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 12 2012 11:54 AM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

I've seldom taken mine off. I don't like jewelry, so I opted for a small, slender ring and I'm usually not aware that it's even there. But when I had a colonoscopy, for example, they tell you to remove all jewelery. I think they don't want to be responsible if somebody slips it off your finger while you're unconscious. So at times like that, I do remove it.

themetfairy Apr 12 2012 12:11 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

Kong76 wrote: Found it! I just went out to get something out of the garage refrigerator and was squatted down and I looked to the right and there it was on the bottom shelf in front of the Guiness I was drinking on Saturday. More proof that beer saves marriages!! Yea!

themetfairy Apr 12 2012 12:13 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

I remove mine when I'm doing something like kneading dough, just because I don't want to deal with the mess involved. But that's one of the few times I take it off.

Edgy MD Apr 12 2012 12:16 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

I only take mine off when I go out after work to flirt with young women in dark smokey bars. But only then.

Ceetar Apr 12 2012 12:19 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

Edgy DC wrote: I only take mine off when I go out after work to flirt with young women in dark smokey bars. But only then. I thought keeping it on these days was all the rage. Lets them know you're a "safe guy"? And you can't smoke in bars anymore.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 12 2012 12:40 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

By "Smokey bars" he means bars where bears in forest ranger suits hang out.

Ceetar Apr 12 2012 12:52 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: By "Smokey bars" he means bars where bears in forest ranger suits hang out. oh. damn, I want to go to one of those.

metsmarathon Apr 12 2012 12:55 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

that sounds like the kind of place you'd wear orange pants to.

Lefty Specialist Apr 12 2012 02:05 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

I take it off every night, put it on every morning. I leave it at home when we go on long trips. In 22 years, I have occasionally lost it for brief periods but always found it. I also bought an exact duplicate in 1990 which is kept in a secret hiding place and has never ever been used.

cooby Apr 12 2012 02:31 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

metsmarathon wrote: that sounds like the kind of place you'd wear orange pants to. Edgy I hope you wear your orange pants (and wedding ring) on Banner Day

HahnSolo Apr 12 2012 02:32 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

Lefty Specialist wrote: I also bought an exact duplicate in 1990 which is kept in a secret hiding place and has never ever been used. Because she will know if you switch it out.

Edgy MD Apr 12 2012 02:45 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

cooby wrote: metsmarathon wrote: that sounds like the kind of place you'd wear orange pants to. Edgy I hope you wear your orange pants (and wedding ring) on Banner Day I'm several sizes past my orange pants right now. I have the kewlest wedding ring, however.

metsmarathon Apr 12 2012 02:49 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

HahnSolo wrote: Lefty Specialist wrote: I also bought an exact duplicate in 1990 which is kept in a secret hiding place and has never ever been used. Because she will know if you switch it out. this is where you've made hte critical mistake. you need to keep the spare in a super-secret location, but routinely switch between the two so that htey each appear time-worn. the trick is of course to keep the secret location in a place where your spouse lacks access to, yet you have regular ready access.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 12 2012 02:54 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

You should also think about what she might think if she discovers it after you drop dead.

themetfairy Apr 12 2012 03:17 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

Just tell her about the back-up ring. I'm sure your wife will find it amusing. And if you notice, several of us who participated in this thread are currently wearing rings other than the ones from their wedding ceremonies. My engagement ring and original wedding ring are fused together. They're lovely, but small on my finger these days (although I still wear them on my right hand on a regular basis) - This was the ring that D-Dad gave me for our 25th anniversary, the second time that it needed to be repaired - The repairs were lovely - But this was my Chanukah gift this year, so I can be my klutzy self without having to worry about replacing any more diamonds -

Frayed Knot Apr 12 2012 03:40 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

Wouldn't a simple switch to wedding nose rings solve all these problems about whether to take it off during cooking or sports time as well as solve the inevitable finger growth/shrinkage phase?

TransMonk Apr 12 2012 03:42 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

My softball leauge requires that all jewelry needs to be remover or covered with tape. Taping my nose would be awkward.

Ceetar Apr 12 2012 03:56 PM Re: Wedding rings ... ever lose one? Ever find it?

Frayed Knot wrote: Wouldn't a simple switch to wedding nose rings solve all these problems about whether to take it off during cooking or sports time as well as solve the inevitable finger growth/shrinkage phase? unless you're pinnochio.