I'm pregnant with our second child, and, honestly, it's making me stupid. I lose everything, forget what I'm saying, etc. Usually, I take my wedding ring (it's welded together) off when I cook dinner/wash dishes because I don't want soap/raw meat on it. About a month ago, I took the ring off and haven't seen it since. We've looked and looked... I feel awful.
Here's the thing: If I've lost it, I'd like to replace it at some point. Being pregnant without a ring gets me some weird looks from older folks, and I could do without that. How do I bring up replacing it with something inexpensive? DH tends to be a bit cautious with spending money. We're not in a position to replace the original. We've had some marriage problems over the past couple years. Clearly, losing it in the first place is my fault and I'm not trying to get him to spend on something that we can't really afford.
Do I just pick out something cheap out and get it myself? (Cheap being a $60 knock-off.) Is it wrong to want to replace it sometime in the distant future?
2012-04-05T14:39:32Z
We don't have an insurance policy on it. The whole set was worth less than $1,000 and we've never owned a house/had home owner's insurance.
Bessy Ochoa2012-04-05T14:42:53Z
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Sometimes when you search for certain things, you never really find it because you're SO worried about it being lost that you're brain starts to block everything else.
If you can't find it, don't worry. Maybe in the future you'll find it, but don't buy something expensive. If you're getting those dirty looks for just being pregnant without a ring and you feel uncomfortable, then yeah, go ahead and get one with an affordable price. When we're pregnant we get very worried about everything. Maybe your ring is just there laying in some corner in your kitchen or under the couch.
And if it's completely lost, remember that a ring is just a ring, expensive or not a ring is just something material. What is really important is that you have a lovely family, husband. The rest really shouldn't matter :)
You're not the first woman (or person -- men do too) to lose their wedding ring and you certainly won't be the last. Realistically, rings can't stay on 24/7. People gain and lose weight...finger swell...detailed rings have to be taken off during "dirty tasks" so they, themselves don't get dirty. Losing a ring is not at all unheard of.
Obviously the sentimental value won't be there, but that's just how it is. I would go for the knock-off when you've budgeted a little money and then discuss an anniversary ring with your husband in the farther distant future (10, 25).
Yeah, I would just get something simple and inexpensive and wear it until you find a new one. No need to make a big deal of it, it's just like you're just buying yourself a new shirt.
I had to get a new (cheap) ring when I was pregnant because my fingers were swollen and I needed a much bigger ring! I just got a simple one at Walmart. You can get gold-plated so it doesn't leave green marks on your skin. Mine was like $29 I think.
Just make sure you tell your hubby that it's a place-holder ring till you find your old one. I still wear my cheap ring if I'm going to the beach or doing something where I don't want to lose my real one.
RE: Lost my wedding ring... What do I do? I'm pregnant with our second child, and, honestly, it's making me stupid. I lose everything, forget what I'm saying, etc. Usually, I take my wedding ring (it's welded together) off when I cook dinner/wash dishes because I don't want soap/raw meat on it. About a month ago, I took...