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me and my partner have been engaged almost a year, and the ring i have i cant wear as it irritates my skin, so wear it on a chain round my neck, that way, in a sense i am "wearing" it, see if your husband would go for that option

Try to make him wear it around his neck. Tell him that you definitely trust him, it's just that it means a lot to you in the way that it symbolizes the day you were married, it makes you happy. Tell him that a ring is a symbol of an eternal bond, because it is round.. meaning it has no ends and that you feel that without it there may be an end, and that isn't what you want? (Suggestions..) I'd tell him a lot of females actually look for the ring, how many married men have affairs? Tell him it is the symbol itself? Not really sure hun, but good luck.

I have heard of people getting their "rings" tatooed on. Once it is healed, you can't feel it at all. Is that an idea that might work?

my father NEVER wore a weddig ring, neither does my brother who has been married for 5 years. Some men just dont like jelwery because its "girly" or they just dont like the irritation. As little girls and teens we wear tons of jelwery so its not a big deal to us but to be told that jelwery is girly and having to never wear it can be pretty uncomfortable for some men. Since you dont think that he would ever stray why are you making such a big deal out of it?? Just as much women hit on married men then they do single men so the ring really isnt a deterrant. Good luck

My husband doesn't wear a ring as well. We bought nice rings in the beginning, but within 2 weeks he "lost" it at my MIL's house (which is another story in and of itself). Since then, he has never worn one. He will wear watches, but not other jewelry. It ticked me off in the beginning, but now I guess I've been defeated and just accept the fact that he will never wear one. I stopped wearing mine too and sort of wish that we had the money back that we spent on them originally..

i cant wear mine on my finger because it irritates my sking but i wear it on a chain out of respect for my better half

lol wow. My husband took his off once because he said he was getting a tan line. I told him if he doesnt wear his i dont wear mine

I kind of like the "if he doesn't wear his you shouldn't wear yours" answer. See how he responds to that.

my husband and i went through the same thing about 9 years ago and it really upset me a lot. He however does have one of those jobs were he could loose his finger at work. i did think about that before i pushed the issue but it was resolved VERY fast once i took off my ring and didn't wear it. I told him if it was as important to him for me to wear mine then he needed to wear his. Well i happily report he's worn his everday for the past 9 years! i totally understand how you feel especially now that your pregnant and i'm sure don't feel as s_xy as usual. Don't give up he'll come around.....

You are so right, a ring is a very important symbol that says "i'm married" It's apart of our culture, and is what we do. Sounds like he is stubborn and needs to get over it, as my hubby did. He never ever wore jewlry, and he does work with his hands on small computer harware parts, but guess what, he d__n well better wear that ring...and he does. Ask him how he would feel if you decided to not wear your ring....and then hey what about this started going out with the girls every now and then. I betcha he wouldn't like that very much, and would be hurt. If my hubby refused to wear one itty bitty ring...I'd be supicious. My insight....he needs to get over it and wear the ring.

mine wers in the right hand. we are hindu so actually we do not have to were rings but I gave him as a wedding gift and he wears it. it should not matter a lot but it is just a sign of love.

I'm of two minds on this matter. Yes, your wedding ring is an important symbol, but in the end it is JUST a symbol. My hubby leaves his off a lot because it's lose and he doesn't want to lose it. The only time my Dad wore his wedding band was on Sunday when he went to church, the rest of the week it stayed in my mom's jewelry box. The tattoo idea isn't a bad one, but it is definitely permanent so it's something to think seriously about. If it really bothers you that much he should at least consider making the effort for you though.

When my dh and I got married 6 years ago and started looking at rings, he basically told me he didn't want to wear one. He wore a ring that was his g-grandfather's for our wedding, but since then he hasn't really worn one at all. At first I was really upset, but then I decided not to be. Dh is a carpenter so he could literally lose a finger if it got caught, and i'd rather he had all his fingers than wore a ring. It's too bad your dh won't do this for you. I'd suggest taking off your own ring -- you'll want to anyways 'cause of the pregnancy, and see how well that goes over, lol!

HAHAHA I would kick my husband a__s if he did not want to wear his band...it is a symbol of our never ending love and commitment. Any man who worries about this or worries about "getting a tan line from his ring" his wife should be a lil worried WHY? Who is he trying to impress...not you if he doesn't even want to wear one.

teacherwoman - i had the same issue with my hubby..wow didn't think that quite a few of us were in this situation... I told him that a lot of women will look at ur finger to see if u r married (and seeing how you'rea good looking guy, i don't feel ok with that)...and hit on u...my hubby is a carpetner as well, and we went through about 2 months of him saying that he won't wear it to work, but then it got to a point where he wouldn't wear it on the weekends either, or he just 'forgets'...then when i remind him, he gets mad, cuz don't i know, he knows to put his ring on...so one day i just took mine off and placed his beside his.. i didn't say anything to him ... the following weekend he put his ring back on and it never came back off.. this post is kinda funny bcuz i had to take mine off today cuz my finger was so swollen and i was starting to get red marks and it was turning red..so mine is around my neck..he hasn't even noticed... i think this is just their way to test our patience, everyone knows,when u r married,a ring goes on ur left finger.. almost every culture is like that...

just remember lots of ho's out there look for a ring so they can hit on the man they want a married man so may not be such a bad thing....