Wedding Bands?
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Chuckle - I've been married over 40 years and have never worn a wedding band, I think the wife has it squirrelled away in a draw somewhere. I hate jewellery and have never worn any in my life, plastic or not!
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Mycroft Holmes wrote:
I hate jewellery and have never worn any in my life, plastic or not!
I hate wearing rings, it took me ages to get used to a wedding band, I don;t think I'd wear any other jewellery though.
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plain gold band: wife's got skinny fingers only cost about $100 when bought. my fingers a bit fatter, almost an oz, paid around $300 ... worth a wee bit more now (but not a profit, kids have negative geared that way below zero.)
I was going to suggest a metal ring might hold it's value more than a plastic one, so not sure the cost is an issue so long as it's afofrdable to the perosn purchasing it.
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Yeah, it's not completely hazardless. Many years ago I used to wear an engagement ring. At a music event I clapped my hands a little too hard and the ring made a blood vessel in the finger pop. In 10 seconds or less, the finger was twice as thick as normal and we had to quickly cut the ring off with pliers. Haven't worn the ring since then, but we're still together all the same...
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They are rubberized rings. They are getting more and more common with people who work with their hands, especially using power tools. The thinking behind it is if the ring gets snagged, it breaks the ring off instead of the ring tearing your finger off. But, of course, other people just use them because they're cheap.
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Dave KreskowiakDave Kreskowiak wrote:
power tools
Dave Kreskowiak wrote:
instead of the ring tearing your finger off
Divorce lawyers are called power tools now?
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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I live in the southeast of the US and I see lots of married couples that do not have wedding rings, but rather something that looks like it came out of a cereal box. When did plastic rings become a thing for marriages? I have never understood people going in to debt for a wedding ring but this seems a bit overkill. What's going on? I'm tempted to get married again so I can figure out what they are all about. Is this happening in other countries?
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011111100010 wrote:
I live in the southeast of the US
Back to the plantation, I guess. :-)
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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I was going to suggest a metal ring might hold it's value more than a plastic one, so not sure the cost is an issue so long as it's afofrdable to the perosn purchasing it.
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I live in the southeast of the US and I see lots of married couples that do not have wedding rings, but rather something that looks like it came out of a cereal box. When did plastic rings become a thing for marriages? I have never understood people going in to debt for a wedding ring but this seems a bit overkill. What's going on? I'm tempted to get married again so I can figure out what they are all about. Is this happening in other countries?
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
Consider the rest of the wedding: Well - the photography was a selfie stick. The food delivered pre-measured: just cook it according to directions. Segways for the wedding party (rented).* That's the mentality of GenX and their descendants. So what, exactly, surprises you? * I left off the clothing. I wanted to say "Fredricks of Hollywood[^]" but I think that's too old school.
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I live in the southeast of the US and I see lots of married couples that do not have wedding rings, but rather something that looks like it came out of a cereal box. When did plastic rings become a thing for marriages? I have never understood people going in to debt for a wedding ring but this seems a bit overkill. What's going on? I'm tempted to get married again so I can figure out what they are all about. Is this happening in other countries?
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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Consider the rest of the wedding: Well - the photography was a selfie stick. The food delivered pre-measured: just cook it according to directions. Segways for the wedding party (rented).* That's the mentality of GenX and their descendants. So what, exactly, surprises you? * I left off the clothing. I wanted to say "Fredricks of Hollywood[^]" but I think that's too old school.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Are those the silicon bands? I have a few for when my finger changes size in different temperatures or when I'm going to be swimming or something and don't want to worry about losing it.
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Chuckle - I've been married over 40 years and have never worn a wedding band, I think the wife has it squirrelled away in a draw somewhere. I hate jewellery and have never worn any in my life, plastic or not!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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I live in the southeast of the US and I see lots of married couples that do not have wedding rings, but rather something that looks like it came out of a cereal box. When did plastic rings become a thing for marriages? I have never understood people going in to debt for a wedding ring but this seems a bit overkill. What's going on? I'm tempted to get married again so I can figure out what they are all about. Is this happening in other countries?
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
Why would the price of a ring, or the actual ring, matter at all? Do you get married to be with the other person or because you want the most expensive ring possible? I don't even get the whole marriage thing. There are some conveniences by law, like your inheritance goes to your SO and I believe you even get some retirement and tax benefits. I get the inheritance thing, but as a single I want financial benefits too (and let married people live of love, why do they get to be happy twice!?) :mad:
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Why would the price of a ring, or the actual ring, matter at all? Do you get married to be with the other person or because you want the most expensive ring possible? I don't even get the whole marriage thing. There are some conveniences by law, like your inheritance goes to your SO and I believe you even get some retirement and tax benefits. I get the inheritance thing, but as a single I want financial benefits too (and let married people live of love, why do they get to be happy twice!?) :mad:
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Sander Rossel wrote:
Why would the price of a ring, or the actual ring, matter at all?
It doesn't much. But there is a tradition that shows commitment. And we can see that commitment to family is not what it used to be.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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Sander Rossel wrote:
Why would the price of a ring, or the actual ring, matter at all?
It doesn't much. But there is a tradition that shows commitment. And we can see that commitment to family is not what it used to be.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
011111100010 wrote:
And we can see that commitment to family is not what it used to be
Perhaps that commitment never was all that good to begin with, except after generations of bad marriages and unhappy people we finally get to divorce those that we once thought we'd want to be with forever.
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A friend of mine bought wedding rings at a total $80 US, about 12 year's ago. I told him he was an idiot and I wished his marriage would last more than 5 years. He started cheating on his wife after 3 years. I haven't talked to him since. Is there a correlation between what you put into a wedding ring and a happy marriage? Probably not, but who the hell buys his wife a $40 dollar ring, and what kind of bride says that is Ok? :confused:
I spent 80€ apiece and we were both fine with it - she would have chosen something even cheaper. The 11 years of relationship mattered much, much more. And financially, it has been a lot better spending 3k on the wedding travels rather than a lump of almost gold which gets entangled in the keyboard while typing.
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They are rubberized rings. They are getting more and more common with people who work with their hands, especially using power tools. The thinking behind it is if the ring gets snagged, it breaks the ring off instead of the ring tearing your finger off. But, of course, other people just use them because they're cheap.
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Sander Rossel wrote:
Why would the price of a ring, or the actual ring, matter at all?
It doesn't much. But there is a tradition that shows commitment. And we can see that commitment to family is not what it used to be.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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Commitment ain't a band of metal nor a ceremony.
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I spent 80€ apiece and we were both fine with it - she would have chosen something even cheaper. The 11 years of relationship mattered much, much more. And financially, it has been a lot better spending 3k on the wedding travels rather than a lump of almost gold which gets entangled in the keyboard while typing.
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
I hear you, but I have never had an issue with my gold wedding band getting entangled in a keyboard....ever, and I am on the keyboard 8-10 hours a day. Must be a lot of gold in those "other" wedding bands. :laugh:
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I hear you, but I have never had an issue with my gold wedding band getting entangled in a keyboard....ever, and I am on the keyboard 8-10 hours a day. Must be a lot of gold in those "other" wedding bands. :laugh:
I have a normal gold band and it really does impede fine movement, in a year and a month I never got used to it - and it has a flat profile too.
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