Makes perfect sense to me. Having said that I still wear the same gold wedding band and engagement ring from when I was married in 1994:). They fit together in such a way that it looks like one ring. The ring also has an antique/vintage look. I still love it as much today as I did then but over the years I have gravitated more to silver than gold so I can see myself getting a new ring in platinum or silver to alternate with my current one. I don't see myself stopping wearing my originals tho

I'm more attached to the symbolism of the ring than the actual physical ring itself. My husband lost his within the first 2 years, so I bought him two replacement rings: an identical gold ring to the original for "dressup" and a cheap metal band for every day. So long as he's wearing a ring, I don't care if it's the original or not.

I have a plain gold band that serves as both an engagement and a wedding band. I deliberately picked something classic that I thought would always suit my changing tastes. I never take it off and I probably wouldn't replace it. Maybe someday I'll decide to get an engagement-y ring to wear with it for a different look.

I am still wearing the same wedding band (as is my husband) from 24 years ago. However, I am on my third engagement ring! My first was a cheap crystal half eternity style (still very pretty, I wear it on my other hand sometimes), then I got an amethyst ring (I love purple). The style looked a bit dated, so about 7 years ago my husband bought me an iolite (purple again!) and diamond ring. I am not a diamond ring type of girl - I love the colours of other precious stones (am hankering after a green amethyst ring at the moment), but I do have friends who think I am 'weird' for not wanting a diamond *shrug*

Kari, what a lovely story about your mom! And yes, I too know women who wear their deceased mother's (or grandmother's) wedding band on their other hand. I would probably do the same, except I have thin, bony fingers and my mom's are like greengrocer's hands, so her ring doesn't even fit my thumb. It can't really be sized because of the engraving. Perhaps one day my daughter will be able to wear it. Although, truth be told, that ring is so much a part of my mom that I can't imagine taking it off her finger.

ButterflyLady, there is nothing weird about preferring coloured stones! I totally get that. I have a thing for rich blue sapphires, and in fact, that's what I chose for my engagement ring way back when -- but for some reason I never wore it. I only wore the gold band. Now I prefer diamonds (nothing sparkles like a diamond!), but I still think coloured stones are beautiful.

I switched mine about 10 years in. We got married in thick gold bands with my traditional solitaire and then I switched us to brushed white gold bands and put my diamond in a different setting. Now I'm back to wearing my thick gold band for awhile and The Hub wears his white gold band so we don't even match anymore.

It's your wedding set so you can do whatever you want!

When we got married my husband gave me an uenxpectedly large beautiful solitatire. I was not very comfortable wearing it at work though due to the 'gawk' effect.

His grandmother ( who died at age 94 prior to our getting married) had wanted her diamond nose ring ( cultural) to go to her oldest grand daughter-in-law ( which would be me). I had this 0.4 carat ( yes she wore it in her nose!) ring set in a yellow and white gold combo ring and wear that as my everyday wedding ring. I feel blessed to have her blessings close to me.

When I attend weddings or alrger functions I willwear my real ring but my everdayr ing will always be the oen that has my heart.

I think the story behind your ring is very sweet! I don't think it's weird to switch wedding rings. My husband and I bought our rings with the INTENTION of changing them 5-10 years after we married