Men’s Wedding Rings and Jewelry for Men - Prince William Gives Royal “No” to Ring
Posted: Tuesday, April 05, 2011
by Julian Price
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The debate about gents’ wedding rings is likely to rumble on forever but with Prince William deciding not to wear a mens wedding ring ahead of his Royal marriage to Kate Middleton, the eternal “jewelry for men” debate has sparked into life again!
Prince William’s decision to not wear a wedding ring (he won’t even have one placed on his finger by his bride at the ceremony) is, according to reports, purely a matter of personal preference. Of course, all men and women are entitled to this same personal preference but there are those with strong opinions both for and against men wearing jewellery, especially wedding rings.
On the other hand (pun intended), there are plenty of men who do enjoy wearing jewelry and have no problem at all in wearing a wedding ring 24-7.
Many women love their man to wear a ring, and it’s probably fair to say, for various reasons. There are those who just like the symbolic nature of it and perhaps there are also those who like to see it as some kind of “ownership” stamp?
It’s pretty clear that both men and women have a whole range of views on the issue. Does it really all come down to personal preference? Or, is there something more, something deeper going on at the heart of the debate?
So, I will leave you with a couple of questions:
Ladies, do you like your man to wear either a wedding ring or other sort of commitment ring? Or do you really not mind either way? How about forms of jewelry?
How about you men? Do you enjoy wearing a wedding ring? Wear one sometimes but can’t wait to get it off? Or simply hate and refuse to wear jewelry of any kind?
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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)This is very interesting to me Julian. I, for one, don't like to wear all the ding ding dong dong. ( I even lost my wedding ring after 6 months' marriage. ) I went to the goldsmith to buy a new one and kept it in the music chest box. My husband loves me until today. So, if Prince William doesn't want to wear one on his wedding day to Kate, it's alright and but other girls will want to peek at his middle finger all the time.A belated thank you for your comments here Hilda! Thanks so much for reading!
Hi Julian.
Neither Bernd nor I wear a wedding ring. We did when we were first married because that is what you did (we were wed in 1975, still a time when "old school" ruled). But he isn't really a jewelry-wearing kind of guy and he took his off permanently after about 20 years of marriage. Shortly thereafter, I stopped wearing mine mostly because it limited the other kinds of rings I could wear. I love to wear rings on all sorts of different fingers, though I draw the line with my thumb. That can be awkward.
I did have one older man flirt with me one day at one of my jobs. When, in the course of our conversation, I made a comment about my husband, the older man blew up at me. He actually yelled at me for not wearing a wedding ring! Guess I was a waste of his precious time. :)
I've made a few necklaces for Bernd (making jewelry is after all what I do ... besides write) that he really doesn't wear. It doesn't bother me. I made them for love, but he doesn't have to wear them for me to know that he loves me. Same goes for the wedding band.
My wedding band fits inside of his wedding band and both reside within a heart-shaped puzzle box. I think that is fine.
I will say one thing though, if Prince William's choice is to not wear a wedding ring, then he had d*** well not REQUIRE that Kate wear one. If it is her choice though, that's okay. In my mind, husband as master is dead and should stay that way!
Hugs,
DianneHi Dianne, apologies for the late reply! Thanks for reading and adding to the thread of this article with your thoughts...much appreciated! Thanks again.
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