Do you ever take off your wedding when you're going to sleep?

[Anonymous]

my wedding band is very very snug and sometimes my finger swells by bedtime. so i take it off when i go to bed but when i wake up for work, i put it on again.

[Fireguy17]

yes, it depends on which one I am wearing.
For working on stuff I have the one that my dad and his dad, my grandfather wore.
It is a 3mm wide band, so I leave that one on.
I don't even know that it is there.
I have a nice wider one my wife got for me, but I take that one off at night, it is a bit more cumbersome.

[Asker]

wow. your dad and grandfather wore it? im surprised it can survive so much wear and tear for so long.

[Fireguy17]

It's a bit thinner but still holding up well.

[Asker]

How old is it?

[Fireguy17]

Probably close to 120 years old.
Just a plain gold band, nothing fancy

[Asker]

what culture are you? American? my dad is chinese and they do the same thing. i wonder why such different cultures carry the same conditions.

[Fireguy17]

Standard midwest white guy.
Memories like that mean a lot to me.

[Asker]

Haha i thought people just wanted to save money

[tfan1]

I never take mine off except when it’s time for the jeweler to clean and polish and possibly rhodium it. But for your finger to swell? Might want to have it resized so it will be comfortable. 👍🙂

[Asker]

if it its looser, it might not stay on when i wash my hands with soap

[tfan1]

That’s true but I’d still go to your jeweler and ask their opinion. Swelling finger is Nothing to mess around with.

[Asker]

it doesn't swell every night. but most nights. it feels perfect when its snug during the day time at work but when i lie down, it starts to swell.

[tfan1]

Hmm definitely a question for the jeweler for their opinion 👍🙂

[Losalt]

Or perhaps the doctor?

[Losalt]

Also drinking more water and consuming less salt, preservatives, sugar etc might help?

[Asker]

@Losalt

i can't garuantee eating a bland healthy diet. i work a very stressful job where i might eat all sorts of food. for me, i hate bland food

[Anonymous]

Yeah but then I'm unmarried and just wear mine to avoid women in bars

[SnowedIn]

Nope never. But what you wrote makes sense.

[dudeinohio]

Mine stays on 24 hours a day