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Reasons Your Man's Not Wearing His Wedding Ring

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By lindagoffigan



Consider His Type of Work and State of the Relationship

What should you do if you find out that your man takes off his wedding ring at work? Just like any other accusational situation, you must consider the circumstances. If your man works as an automobile mechanic then you can expect for him to take off his wedding ring to keep it clean or to keep from losing it during his work. Any other profession that requires for a man to use his hands extensively such as plumbing or painting means that more often than not he is protecting his wedding ring from damage or loss.

You have to know how the relationship is playing out to figure out why would a man take off his wedding ring at work. If your man works in an office setting where there are plenty of available women then the setting would say that maybe he does have his eyes on another woman. You must consider his type of job and the state of the relationship before coming to any conclusions. Also you must consider the character of your man and how much he loves you when dealing with a man in an office of eligible women. If he loves you then you probably would not mind asking him why is he not wearing his wedding ring. Again, you must consider the circumstances that may be relevant only to your relationship.

One very important fact to take in account is that most men are not as attached to their wedding ring as a symbol of their love as women. Some men do not wear their wedding ring because they do not like to wear any other type of jewely except a watch. The groom for the first months of marriage out of respect for the marriage vows is expected to wear his wedding ring. At that state of the relationship, early marriage, you would expect for open conversations about him not wearing his wedding ring. The groom should be honest with his bride and let her know that he does not like to wear jewelry if that is the reason for him not wearing his wedding ring. If you both have been earnestly getting to know each other during the courtship or dating, this bit of news should not be a surprise.

However is your man has been known to wear jewelry and then take off the wedding ring; your suspicions may be correct. He may not want the woman he is interested in having a sexual relationship know that he is married. But of course, depending on the status of the relationship, you will know whether you should be suspicious of why your man is not wearing his wedding ring. For example if after a heated argument, you find that he has taken off his wedding ring, then more often than not, he is not wearing the wedding ring because he is angry. As stated previously, most men do not look at their wedding ring as a sign of affection as much as women so this reason may be far fetched. More often than not, the woman may take off her wedding ring after a heated argument. If there has not been a heated argument but the spark in the relationship is waning, then the reason is that he may be in the market for another woman.

Marriage is a complicated situation and has not only emotional reigns but also is of legal bonding. The man in the relationship knows of the bind that ties and may opt to fake being single to have his cake and to eat it too. He may want to sleep with someone else but wants to keeps the status of his marital state a secret to the woman he wants to bed. In the meantime, you are at home wondering and probably have an idea why he is not wearing his wedding ring. This is one time when you can depend on your woman's intuition when you see that ring finger on your man's hands void of his wedding ring. More likely, he is trying to hide the fact that he is married.

In this culture, a woman can label herself Ms. or Miss to indicate that she is single. If a woman is married, then she would be addressed as Mrs. However, a man is always addresssed as Mr. whether he is single or married. By taking off his wedding ring would be some indication to the opposite sex that he is single. Many women who are interested in a man will quickly glance at his left hand to see if he is an eligible bachelor based on whether or not he is wearing a ring.

Most women know that most men do not wear their wedding rings and can easily find out in a conversation. Normally they will ask about his family and mention his wife. It is at that time that the man should let it be known that he is married. If he wants to play around then he may tell the woman otherwise so that he can pursue his sexual interest in her. Sexual interest is used in this prose because more often than not if a man has a woman at home he is probably interested in experiencing sex with someone else.

So a married man can do other things to show that he is available such as in conversation or by the most popular method, simply by not wearing his wedding ring.

There is no way in holy matrimony that this article can address why your man is not wearing his wedding ring. Only you know the status of your marriage and how the conversations have been between the two of you. There is no need to confront him as to why he does not have his wedding ring on. Do not make an issue of what he has chosen to wear or not to wear. Your recognition will only cause an argument if you are in a rocky relationship.

However if you feel that everything is going alright in your relationship, then by all means ask him. But if that is not the case, then professional counseling is recommended with mention of the absence of the ring with another party present. Why wait to ask him about not wearing the wedding ring? Because believe it or not most married people especially men do not wear the wedding ring and not because of problems in the relationship. You do not want an object to signify his feelings for you although most women think that if a man wears his wedding ring then he has special feelings for his wife and will not venture off. But in today's society, there are men who wear their wedding rings because some women are seeking married men because they are already attached and are more stable and mature than some bachelors.

Why is your man not wearing his wedding ring? Depending on the state of the relationship, his type of work and any agreement between the two of you relevant to his preference for wearing jewelry could be the reason. If the relationship between the two of you is not going well, do not mention the absence of him wearing his wedding ring. The conversation will only end up in an argument if you have reasons to be suspicion. Just take his not wearing his wedding ring for what it represents based the state of your relationship and seek professional counseling if you want to save the relationship.

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Feminista  says:
4 months ago

Actually, Ms. is used by women who are both married and unmarried. It was intended to be analogous to Mr. in that it doesn't reveal marital status.

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lindagoffigan  says:
4 months ago

Femista, thank you for your comment and your information provided about Ms. is much appreciated as well.

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