Has Anyone Lost Their Wedding Ring ..... Will I Recover from This ?

I lost my engagement ring before we married. I looked and looked for it for several months and finally came to the conclusion that a neighbor boy probably stole it. It was a bit large and I took it off to wash dishes and do housework.

We replaced it with a ring of a different style with a smaller diamond. I still feel sad about the loss, maybe more so because the marriage didn't last either.

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I'm so sorry! That is really sad. I have not lost mine, but my mom looked down one day (when she had been married 20+ years) and the diamond had fallen out of hers. It was doubly sad because it had been her grandmother's wedding ring as well, so it had sentimental value. She did not end up replacing it, but on their next anniversary, my dad bought her a beautiful emerald ring with diamonds, because he said that when they got engaged, he wished he could have bought a ring like that for her (but couldn't afford to since they had been young and just starting out). He said the emerald reminded him of my mom's green eyes. Awwww! (My dad is so sweet!) Anyway, of course she loves the new ring maybe even more than her original ring because of what it meant to my dad to buy it.

I hope you find your ring!!

Mine was stolen by a housekeeper.. That was 20 years ago. I have never been able to replace it. It would never be the same for me. Long story.

But maybe you and your husband will want to have your remade and have him present it to you in a romantic way..

FYI. St Anthony is the saint of lost items. You could pray to him and go to a religious shop and get one of his candles to burn.. My mom has called on St Anthony many times and he has helped her.

Aw...I'm sorry you lost your ring.
I haven' "lost" mine, but after I had my son I couldn't wear my rings for about a year b/c of weight gain. I bought a duplicate of my wedding band and wore that til the originals fit.
It's the marriage that's important--not the ring. Even though it's sentimental. You'll get past it.

I'm sorry about your ring. I haven't lost mine (can't even get it off my finger anymore since I'm about 15 pounds heavier now), but I think if I were in your shoes, I'd get an identical one, and have it blessed :)
Hope it helps:)
BTW- My husband likes to pray to both St. Anthony AND St. Jude (the patron St. of lost causes- when all other avenues are closed, he is the one to call upon). He calls them the dynamic duo :)

My husband lost his wedding ring playing pool volleyball. We never found it so we bought him a cheap band since he doesn't keep up with jewelry very well.

My co-worker's diamond fell out of her ring so she put it in her change purse and was going to take it to the jeweler. While waiting at a stop light a man was dressed in a clown suit taking road side donations for who knows what. She dumped her change purse in his can without thinking about the diamond in there. By the time she realized what she had done it was too late and she never found the clown.

The good news is that a ring is replaceable whereas losing a child, spouse or loved one is not. Hang in there!

Hah. I'm on number 8 or 9. Many of them were thrown during first year of marriage wars (during heated arguments.)
Since we 're catholic, we would re-commit to working it out, and get new rings.... and have them blessed by a priest. each time.

Our priest says we win the "most wedding rings ever" award. Each one becomes more special to me than the first. And at the end of the day, it's just a ring.... it's the man I'm attached to. ;)

I don't know if you have any kids yet or are just pregnant now with your first, but during pregnancy, lots of women find their rings no longer fit and just can't wear them. You get used to it. It comes back.

Mine was taken in an armed robbery/home invasion. I have another ring, but sometimes don't wear it, whereas I never took my wedding ring off. I feel it can't be replaced and wish we had not spent the money on the new ring.
If you lost it, I wouldn't give up on finding it. When I lose something, I pray about it and always find whatever it was. One thing took 5 years, but I found it!
Good luck and God bless!
Victoria
ps, I had forgotten about losing the replacement ring once. We were at a hotel and I took it off to go swimming as soon as we got in the room because it has never fit properly. Then we noticed the bathroom was dirty and asked for a new room, forgetting about the ring until the next day when we were halfway home. We prayed about it then called the hotel. I told them exactly where I had left it. We received it in the mail a few days later--much to our pleasant surprise!

My husband lost it at a truckstop. He stupidly called the clerk and told him exactly where to find it. Of course, someone took it, possibly the clerk.
I was annoyed because my husband is tight and I figured he would not replace it, but he did so I let it go.

I would think that you would say something to your husband first. Things happen and he will understand. Some people take theirs off to do dishes and housework. My Mom's went down the garbage disposal once. They got a new band when they could. Until then she wore a different ring on that finger. Just be honest about losing it and all should be fine. It takes communication to have a marriage last, not a ring.

D. P.

We were robbed in 1995. I don't know when it happened but I went into my jewelry box to get my ring a after the birth of my last son. My jewelry box had been cleaned out as had my husbands. We don't know who (although we did suspect a person) But we were not sure when it happened. I was devastated. My rings had been cut off during my pregnancy and we were waiting to get them resized after my weight had evened up. I got exactly the same ring . As long as your hubby puts it on your finger it will be "your" ring.

So very sorry this happened to you. I know I would be heartsick, too.
That said, in the scheme of life, your actual wedding ring is just a piece of metal. I know there is so very much sentimental value attached to it as it was the symbol of the vows you and your husband made to each other. The love you share and the commitment you made to each other is unchanged as a result of the loss of your ring. Because it is important to me to have that symbol in my life every day, I would replace it right away. You and your husband should pick out a new ring together and do something that makes placing that new ring on your finger meaningful and special. Again, sorry for the unhappy loss of your ring, and I wish you much happiness as you move forward.

I know exactly how you feel. I lost mine over a year ago. I was so upset. I really thought I was never going to find it again. I never bought a replacement. I often thought about it. Like one of your other Responders, I would pray to st anthony. My mom ask the senor de lombrito(not sure if that's how you spell it). You ask him to help find it and you do, you have to light a candle for him. I never really believed in this. She would often ask for things that I have lost and I would find them. Sometimes in the most odd places. I thought about asking her to ask/pray him to help me find it. Hoping but knowing I would never find. But, what could it hurt. So, she did. I kid you not, the very next day I found my ring inside one of my husbands old shoes in the close all the way in the back. I cried and cried. I could not belive it. It could just be a coincedence,but, I choose to belive. I know this sounds crazy. What could it hurt though. I hope you find it.

My husband lost his ring (putting it into a very safe place in our luggage, that was a tad TOO safe ha!) when we were traveling. We were SURE the TSA had taken it because we couldnt find it there, nor when we got back home. Well, the next year or so when we took another trip, lo and behold, there it was in his shaving case or something like that. Probably not your scenario but pray that you'll find it and it just may.

My dad lost his ring, it was good and gone. (He "wore" his ring on his key ring.) Many years later, someone found it in the couch of an old church building they used to go to. It had their initials and the wedding date engraved, and that is how the good man sleuthed out who it belonged to. What a miracle!

If I lost mine... I would cry. Then... I'd probably wear another ring (or nothing) and hopefully someday my husband would give me a nice anniversary band.... Fortunately I have a big fat knuckle that makes it hard for rings to get on or off, even when it is not tight where it normally sits.

Actually, my wedding ring is a single band with diamonds and my engagement ring (we have it backwards I know...) is a plain gold band (I wanted a plain band for those times when I'm camping or gardening or stuff like that.) So if my nice band were lost, I'd wear the plain gold band and be sad for my pretty band. That's what I'd do...

My husband lost his 3 months after we were married. He never replaced it but wears another ring that I had purchased for him during our dating years. I was mad for a while, and now tease him about it because I am Queen of misplacing things and still have both of of my rings ( never had them welded together).My rings are also insured through our rental insurance (his wasn't, one of those he stated "I'll get around to it "and never did.) I may replace it for him on an Anniversary but haven't yet. :) Keep your head up and if you do replace it maybe you'll like the new one better!

I lost my ring about 6 years ago. I went swimming and took it off and thought I knew where I placed it, but I couldn't find it. I actually thought a teenage neighbor who was swimming with us stole it. Surprise to me when I moved 3 years ago and found it deep down in the pocket of a bag...the bag I took swimming. I was so happy to find it, but I still don't wear it because my fingers are too fat now! To us, the rings, and in fact the marriage certificate are just material possessions that actually mean nothing. The fact that we love each other and are together mean much more than that dumb ring. My husband actually lost his a few years ago too and we are both fine not wearing them. I guess it depends on your perspective and how you view those rings.

yup. i lost my wedding and engagement rings camping at skyline drive years ago. the next year we went back and got the SAME campsite. i was sure it was a sign from the gods that i would find them, but no. they were gone forever.
i was sad, but not devastated. i got a nice plain ring (no engagement ring) to replace it and it has been on my finger for about 15 years now.
that being said, my dh told me he wants me to get a nice set this year for our 25th. i guess i'll have to oblige him.
:)
i know it's sad, hon. i was pretty mopey about mine too. but it's a little thing in the larger schemes of marriage and life. go get another one (i myself did not choose to duplicate my original but you could) and go forth and be happy.
khairete
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Hey Geebers! I am so sorry that this happened to you. I lost my engagement ring, wedding band, and anniversary band last year the DAY AFTER my birthday!! We were moving and I am pretty sure the b*stard movers stole them, but I couldn't prove it and they refused to accept responsibility. I didn't have them insured through my homeowners specifically, so they gave me a FRACTION of what they were worth. I cried pretty hard about it for a few months, and if I think hard enough about it now I can still cry. My husband was an angel about the whole thing... he didn't get mad at me or blame me for leaving them out (which I did do, and I will never forgive myself for!). The one thing that really helped me was talking with him. I told him that I was so upset because that was "us." I had so many amazing memories attached to those, and without the rings I felt lost. My husband reminded me that we still have "us" and all those memories, that the rings were just rings. It helped a little bit... not a lot, but a little :) We got a replacement set within a few months because I couldn't stand my fingers turning green from fakes, and I refused to not wear anything. I love my new rings, but they still aren't my originals. Moral of the story is that yes it does hurt, it is hard to get over, but you will not always feel that heavy rock in the bottom of your stomach. It will get easier to accept. I'm sorry it happened, I feel your pain!!!!!

Mine NEVER come off so it would be hard to loose them. And I would be devestated. I got married on 10/10/09 and the engagement ring my hubby got me is beautiful. I loved it the second I saw it but after a few months, the baguettes got very dirty and they way the ring is designed, its impossible to clean back to the way it was new. So I have consulted with MANY jewelers to see what it would cost to replace the baguettes with princess cut. I have been told anywhere from it being impossible to do to $1800-10,000. The deal is I want it EXACTLY the same, just replacing the baguettes. I'm very sentamental and feel bad that I told hubby I would not want to "upgrade" and that I wanted to keep the same ring forever. If I were you, I would have the exact same ring made. I'm sorry for your loss, I can't imagine. Good luck.

I lost my wedding ring in a hospital ER. I was the being seen, after my treatment and release I noticed that my 3 1/2 ct wedding ring was not on my finger. I not only went back to the hospital but checked the 2 stores I had been in that day (looking at video of me coming & going) the ring was on my finger while there. Needless to say when I arrived back at the hospital they said NOONE had seen my ring & they dont keep (store) video recordings to see if it was on or off my finger with my comings & goings!!!! I was past the SADNESS...past DEVESTATION.. I had been married less than 2 years and had lost a great amount of weight so I was careful with this very important & exspencive ring!!!! To this day look on the internet in pawn shops ladies hands trying to find this ring that I LOVED SO MUCH! My husband has replaced my ring and even buys me rings during the holidays.... there has yet to be one to catch my heart like my very first wedding ring!!