Do you swap out your diamond rings when traveling?
The very definition of a first world problem
Nov 28, 2019, 1:25 pm
#32
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 4,735
I started traveling solo transcon when I was 14 and could pass for 21 if I tried. My father told me to move a ring I commonly wore to my left ring finger and if some man tried chatting me up to make sure my left hand was visible.
Nov 28, 2019, 9:49 pm
#33
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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Easy solution--we don't own bling in the first place.
I'm wearing a plain gold band, it's not been off my finger for any reason in the last 20 years. It comes off only with a fair bit of difficulty. Her finger joints are so smooth that there simply is no way for her to wear a ring safely and comfortably--she quit wearing her wedding ring in the first year, it's now only for fancy occasions. Hers is an exact match for mine other than in size. We own zero diamonds in any form.
I'm wearing a plain gold band, it's not been off my finger for any reason in the last 20 years. It comes off only with a fair bit of difficulty. Her finger joints are so smooth that there simply is no way for her to wear a ring safely and comfortably--she quit wearing her wedding ring in the first year, it's now only for fancy occasions. Hers is an exact match for mine other than in size. We own zero diamonds in any form.
Nov 29, 2019, 8:49 am
#34
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Moderator Note: This post was inadvertently left un-moderated as I responded in the thread with a story of my own. The personal comment should have been deleted. My error. I forgot to go back. There have been many followup replies which quoted or referenced it, thus I'm hesitant to go back and do a mass purge that would alter the continuity. Can we move on?
Nov 30, 2019, 2:04 pm
#35
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: FAI/ANC
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I have a funny story about this. We were headed to a country where we were cautioned to wear no bling. My diamond is within my wedding ring, so taking it off meant my finger was bare. I had the ring I was given for my wedding when I weighed less. I could still put it on so I did and off I went. I realized my first day abroad that there was no way no how that ring was coming off again. Once we were home, I contacted a jeweler who told me to contact the fire department. It had the necessary equipment to cut a ring because there are times in a car accident that a person's ring gets caught on something within the car. We called and they offered to send a truck to the house. Um, no! I couldn't imagine a truck and multiple firefighters showing up at our home simply to get my ring off my finger! Fortunately, I was allowed to do the reverse and go to the fire station.
Nov 30, 2019, 10:29 pm
#36
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Colorado
Programs: UA Gold (.85 MM), HH Diamond, SPG Platinum (LT Gold), Hertz PC, National EE
Posts: 5,656
Not being robbed or that my wedding band is worth more than a few grand isn’t a concern, but I’m working in Maui now and I happen to visit the ocean twice a day.
Because of this I decided to pick up a Stainless steel/Koa wood band that cost less than 20 but could be mistaken for 2K. I refuse to do anything without my band, and my wife approves.
Because of this I decided to pick up a Stainless steel/Koa wood band that cost less than 20 but could be mistaken for 2K. I refuse to do anything without my band, and my wife approves.