Thread: I lost my wedding ring

I feel for you. I'm not married yet, but my fiancee gave me a ten zloty note when we met, and whilst it's worth almost nothing it meant everything to me. Then I spent it by accident.
Its not the value of the item you lose but the feelings tied up within it and I'm sure the wedding ring is one of the most valuable items in a persons life.
I hope you find it all ok

I hope you manage to find it again. Soon.

Originally Posted by Bruno

Even before I left high school, I had already decided that if I would ever get married, I wanted to have platinum rings.

Mine was Thick... Wide... Heavy... and it costs as much as 1 month gross salary.

And we didn't insure our rings.

I wanted to do that untill I saw the price tag. Our wedding rings are the ones my parents wore for around 25 years (then they bought new ones...they're still around).

I can't even take mine off if I want to...I have a think knuckle. If I ever have to take it off I'll have to saw through the wedding band.

Which is probably a good thing....because I probably WOULD lose it.

Good luck in the search.

Alexander

I feel for you. My wife and I have been married for 27 years and a few months back I hurt my hand when I took my son to a batting cage and it started to swell,, well the doctor in the hospital cut it off. I now feel naked walking around with out it. I will have to get a new one as soon as I can put some money together.

PS. Let her know about it, if she's holding it she is waiting for you to be honest and if she is not she will find out sooner or later. Bite the bullet.

I would really like to think that your wife is not the type of person who would take the ring just to "scare you" like some people suggested as a possibility. If my girlfriend did something like this to me then I would be REALLY REALLY mad and we would have to have a very serious talk before moving on with the relationship. I would probably not tell your wife about the lost ring until you have searched everywhere and are confident that it is gone.

Argh, Bruno, that really sucks. I'm so sorry -- and so soon after your anniversary. I can completely empathise.

Listen, all is not lost. If it were me, I would come clean with my wife, then I'd systematically search every last nook of the house and the office. If it takes days or weeks, so be it. Keep hoping. It's probably sitting quite happily in some corner of the house waiting for you to find it.

Good luck.

Oh I'm sorry if I gave the wrong impression but I told my wife as soon as I realized I lost it. She is not angry with me because
- she knows I only take it off when working around the house
- I obviously didn't lose it intentionally
it never even occurred to me to keep this from my wife.

She has searched the house with me, and she told me that with or without ring she would love me just as much.

If they would have cut it from my finger that would have been a legit reason for not having it anymore. Additionally, in that case the scrap value would almost cover a new ring.
As it is, I will use the weekend to search again and clean out a lot of junk while I am at it. I give it a 50/50 chance that I'll never see it again. If I put it somewhere myself I might eventually find it again, so for now I think I'll just buy a cheap titanium ring.

Buying new rings for a renewal of our vows sounds like a great idea, though I don't know if I ever buy such expensive rings again.

Here's a thought if it's relavent where you live.

Pawn shops and thrift shops often have very nice rings from estates. etc. If you're not superstitious, and if you're very patient, you may find exactly what you want there.

We sold our rings years ago during some financially hard times and when we got to the point we could afford a new set I bought hers new but got mine at a local jeweler/pawn shop. I got a ring that retailed in other stores at $500 for 80 bucks. I had it appraised for kicks and of course it appraised for way more than it even retails at in other stores. I think the appraisal business is a gimmick .

Just a suggestion to try in the event you don't find it. I'm still praying that you do though.

Glen F

Man.... I'm also afraid of losing my ring too... I rarely wear it now cause I keep it in my safe...

My cousin thought he 1. he lost his rolex or 2. the baby sitter stole it.
But after something like 9 months later.. The wife was looking through the safe for passport and she saw something glimmer in the bottom and lo and behold it was his rolex....

Purpose of the story.
So if it didn't get stolen and it didn't get flushed down the drain.. it's sitting somewhere looking at you waiting to be noticed....


Good luck..

Originally Posted by Bruno

If I put it somewhere myself I might eventually find it again, so for now I think I'll just buy a cheap titanium ring.

Check out http://www.boonerings.com. I bought one from him five years ago, and it's been really great. You want to make sure you get a good size on your finger, as you can't resize titanium. He can work in 1/4 sizes, and even does comfort fit bands. Easy to work with and quick turn-around.