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Vanilla Pod
Beginner September 2011

Settle a disagreement for me OT

Vanilla Pod, 10 October, 2012 at 16:47 Posted on Off Topic Posts 0 35

I've just been shopping with my Mum and she was looking at my rings and goes "You've got them on the wrong way round." I think she is wrong.

I wont tell you which way I wear them so as not to influence but do you think you should wear (from knuckle up) wedding ring, engagement ring, eternity ring. OR wedding ring, eternity ring, engagement ring.

Cast your votes!

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Latest activity by caweena, 12 October, 2012 at 00:32
  • Becklarrr
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    Wedding, engagement, eternity

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  • Pompey
    Beginner June 2012
    Pompey ·
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    WR, EngR, EtR.

    Americans are weird. They do ER then WR.

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  • ashlil
    Beginner February 2011
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    From knuckle

    wedding ring

    eternity ring

    then engagement ring

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  • (Claire)
    Beginner July 2011
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    From knuckle up I wear wedding ring, engagement ring.

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  • kharv
    Beginner March 2012
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    Wedding ring, engagement ring, eternity ring. Although I don't know why - just for balance I think!

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  • Flowmojo
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    Same as the others, i wear wedding ring, the Engagement, and will wear eternity ring next year on top!

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  • J
    Beginner January 2012
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    I used to wear mine eternity, wedding then engagement, my rings just looked better that way.

    Now I'm divorced, they've all been remodeled into 1 super fabby ring

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  • tortoise
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    Wedding, engagement, eternity. You can buy the sets and they're in that order. Obviously you take your engagement ring off when you get married then plonk it on top of your wedding band then eternity ring is added later.

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  • Rod
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    From the knuckle (that attaches my finger to my hand!) I have wedding ring Eternity ring (havent got an engagement ring) but i didnt think it really mattered did it?

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  • *Eclair*
    Beginner August 2012
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    Sorry to be difficult but I'd probably go with whichever looked best or was most comfortable rather than what was the 'right' way.

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  • Saisi
    Beginner June 2011
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    Wedding, engagement, eternity.

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  • Vanilla Pod
    Beginner September 2011
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    See this is what my Mum says is right because "you wear the eternity next to your wedding ring to show you marriage is eternal" I've never heard that in my whole life! I've been wearing (since I got it on our anniversary and she has totally seen it and never mentioned it before) wedding ring, engagement ring, eternity ring. It looks better that way but I kinda like the sentiment of what she said if its true...

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  • Saisi
    Beginner June 2011
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    You could also think the eternity ring goes on top to 'seal the deal' though...

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  • tortoise
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    It obviously depends what looks and feels best, but my engagement ring will always be the only one that has a doofer in the middle and the others will be a plain band or flush gems, so the engagement ring will always look best in the middle. Kind of like this, but these aren't mine.


    ETA

    Agree with this. We talked about an eternity as a 10th anniversary present or something, so wouldn't want to change the way I'd worn my other for son long. It'll be weird enough having something before my engagement ring. I've had that for 4 years already, 6 by the time we get married.

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  • cinnamonfairy
    Rockstar June 2020
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    Tortoise? What the heck is a "doofer"? ?

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  • tortoise
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    You know, a thing. mine's diamond, but obviously people have different ones ?

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  • Knees
    VIP August 2012
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    I've seen those sets that tortoise has posted which obviously go in a particular order, but other than that, I hadn't really thought about it.

    I don't think I can have an eternity ring because my fingers are too short! But if I did, it'd actually have to go underneath my wedding ring, because my wedding ring is shaped to my engagement ring.

    I think my mum wears wedding then eternity and on the odd occasion she wears her engagement ring, that's on top.

    I know people who wear their wedding ring over their engagement ring which looks weird to me but it's all personal preference.

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  • cinnamonfairy
    Rockstar June 2020
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    I see! Never heard anything be called that before now! Might have to puzzle the OH with that one!

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  • Holey
    Beginner July 2011
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    From knuckle up I wear wedding ring, engagement ring then eternity ring. It looks best this way but I thought you take your engagement ring off when you get married so wedding ring first, then engagement ring back on top then as Saisi said an engagement ring to 'seal the deal'

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  • HatTrick
    Beginner September 2010
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    From knuckle I'd wear wedding ring, eternity ring, engagement ring.

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  • pandorasbox
    Beginner August 2012
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    From the bottom of my finger towards the knuckle I wear my WR then ER. I do feel like it should be the other way round though, as the ER came first and the WR should go on top. But that's the way I was told to wear it by people!

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  • S
    Beginner October 2011
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    From the knuckle where my finger joins my hand, I wear my wedding ring, and then my engagement ring. Although our tog was convinced it should be engagement ring then wedding ring as "you get the engagement ring first" and we have photos of our hands, with my rings this way around. As soon as the tog left, I swapped them back over.

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  • R
    Beginner August 2013
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    Traditionally it should be WR on the bottom then ER so the wedding ring is 'closed to your heart' - pass the bucket!

    My ER is shaped as is my WR. ER will also be shaped (if I drop enough hints to OH about it!) and will sit on top of ER - like the pic posted earlier.

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  • *Dust*
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    MIne go eternity, wedding then engagement. It looks and feels best for me.

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  • 3d jewellery
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    Wedding ring because it never comes off, then eternity ring because I hardly ever take that off. I dontr have an engagement ring but if I di that would be last because I would probably take it off more with the stone being raised

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  • Pompey
    Beginner June 2012
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    This is how my Mum wears hers as it looks best this way.

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  • far2calm
    Beginner May 2012
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    This!

    I was thinking about this the other day and like others have said not sure if there is a right and wrong way!!!

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  • ashlil
    Beginner February 2011
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    i dont have an eternity one but my mum has always worn in that config WR, ETer, Engagement and it looks right, I also think this is the way of that generation (in their early 60s this is how its worn. but more these days people have them made to go around engagement. There is no right and wrong but wedding band is definitely 1st - closer to heart

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  • Mrs Bass
    Beginner March 2011
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    My engagement ring sits on top of my wedding ring, if i had an eternity ring i would put it on top of that so tje engagement ring is sandwiched.

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  • Mellow_Yellow
    Beginner May 2012
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    oooh, this is another post altogether!

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  • Vanilla Pod
    Beginner September 2011
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    I think I'll just keep them mu way round and swap them when I see my Mum to keep her happy. She's a superstitious old dear. Theres a gap if I wear them her way, it just doesnt sit right. Thanks for all your answers though ladies!

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  • *Mini*
    Beginner January 2012
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    Im confused about this "from the knuckle up". Heres a picture;


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