Is it normal that i wear a wedding ring despite being single?

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When I was 16 and my grandmother gave me a plain white gold ring, I acquired the habit of wearing the ring on my wedding finger. Perhaps it is psychological in the sense I want to uphold the original intention of the ring. It was supposed to be the prelude to a happy marriage for my grandmother but it ended in divorce and she has kept it with her all this time only to pass it to me. However, I do not think so since I didn't usually wear it unless I went out and I cannot understand myself since all the men that would approach me weren't available themselves (still had great conversations with them or built good friendships) or just dishonorable men who wanted to score a married woman. I actually would like to meet someone new who I could have fun with or even a relationship with. Nowadays I never take it off though and somehow do not feel the need to despite the misunderstanding and losses (of meeting others) it causes me. Is this normal?

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  • mountain-man82
    9 years ago

    Youre not gonna find a good person and have a good relationship if you dont take off the ring. Itd going to put off the good people and attract the bad.

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  • BlueJeansWhiteShirt
    9 years ago

    I guess it is normal in these circumstances, because it was a very special item which your grandma owned. I wear my grandmothers jewellery. It's nice to have things to remember them by.
    But I don't know why you feel the need to wear it on your wedding finger. I wear an old, vintage wedding ring, but I wear it on my right hand. It just wouldn't be right at all to wear it on my wedding finger.
    I don't think there's any need to deeply analyse or make theories as of why you feel a massive need to wear it on that finger. I think there's a lot more important things in life to worry about. But the fact is, if potential partners notice that on your finger, you could push people away immediately or attract the wrong sort of people. So wear it on another finger (you'll get used to the feeling) or continue to wear it on the current finger and potentially fuck things up, or not. Either way, this is absolutely no big deal.

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  • thegypsysailor
    9 years ago

    I believe it's a defense mechanism to keep the "good guys" away from you. Since you know that only sleaze balls will hit on you while you are wearing a wedding ring, you protect yourself from anyone who might be a future prospect. When you are ready for a serious relationship, I think you'll put the ring away in your jewelry box.

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  • hmmm???
    9 years ago

    Ummm usually people that wear them are married. If people are looking/interested they look at that particular finger for a ring.
    If the ring means something special to you, then wear it on a different finger or on a necklace?
    I'd say no, it's not normal to wear a ring if you're interested in finding a nice guy and knowing wearing the ring, the not nice guys come talk to you.

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  • gashlover
    9 years ago

    guys are gonna assume ur taken.. TAKE OFF THE DAMNED RING IF YOU WANT TO FIND A MAN!

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  • Fall_leaves
    9 years ago

    Normal, I wear my grandmothers diamond engagement ring, on my middle finger. I don't wear it for those reasons though.

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  • Yffe.Wahs
    9 years ago

    I don't know how to vote with this.

    I wear a wedding band, partly because it's the only finger it fits on and partly because I think it's hilarious that a thin bit of gold on a specific finger would make any difference to anyone.

    If you're finding that the ring puts people you'd like to meet off and you still keep wearing it then no, that's not normal. That's silly.

    If you don't care about meeting someone, or you're going to go about it differently then wear what you want to wear.

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