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#767838 - 08/08/12 12:46 AM
Re: Where is your original wedding ring now?
[Re: 2blingornot]
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Afficionado
Registered: 06/22/12
Posts: 545
Loc: California
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I want to thank all of you who were kind enough to share your experience with me. Your answers pretty much cover the whole range of “what to do with my original set”, so I don’t think I am any closer to figuring it out. Lol I really appreciate hearing how each of you came to the decisions that you did and I felt like I could relate to all of them in one part or another. My original idea was to use my diamond in a pendant since I wear a necklace almost every day. I figured it would get worn more that way than it has in a wedding ring. But then my husband said that he still really likes my original set, so I felt like maybe I should keep it, get it sized and still wear it in rotation. He would be fine with whatever I decide to do. My closest friends and family all attach great sentimental value to the ring that was put on their finger the day they got married. I don’t feel that way about my ring, but some have said I may feel differently down the road and wish I still had it. I guess I will figure it out eventually. Thanks again for taking the time to help me in the process. 
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#772982 - 08/22/12 07:25 PM
Re: Where is your original wedding ring now?
[Re: idahojeep]
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The Black Orlov
Registered: 03/15/09
Posts: 4190
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1. How many years were you married before getting a new ring?
8 years.
2. Why did you get a new ring? (No longer liked the original, wanted a different metal or bigger stone, etc?)
we had to sell the original to pay for my daughter's medical bills.
3. What did you do with your original ring? (Use the diamond in a new engagement or wedding ring, set the diamond in a pendant, save it in original state for sentimental value or something else?)
sold it. I sold the set (cried my eyes out standing in the jewelers.) I got home with the money and realized I couldn't recall what was engraved in my wedding band. I lost it, called the jeweler and asked if I could buy the wedding ring back. The engagement ring had more meaning for me, but that's where the money was. Anyway, he gave me the band back. I still have that.
4. Are you happy with the decision you made regarding your original ring, any regrets?
major regrets. I've tried to replace it, but I don't think it will ever happen. I know we did the right thing, but I'll never feel good about it.
5. Do you consider yourself a sentimental person in general?
not really. lol. About certain things, I guess. I honestly had no idea how heart broken I'd be over that decision. It still suprises me how much it hurt.
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#773032 - 08/22/12 11:38 PM
Re: Where is your original wedding ring now?
[Re: 2blingornot]
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Afficionado
Registered: 06/12/12
Posts: 488
Loc: Deserts of AZ
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If you no longer wear your original engagement or wedding ring I would love to hear your story.
I have been married 25 years and have not worn my original wedding set (or any other ring for that matter) during most of the last fifteen years. I would like a new wedding ring (or rings) but am having a great deal of trouble deciding what exactly to do with my original ring. (It is a yellow gold set that is soldered together with a half carat (.46) center diamond and two three pointers.)
I am hoping that by hearing your answers to these questions it will help me decide what I want to do.
1. How many years were you married before getting a new ring?
2. Why did you get a new ring? (No longer liked the original, wanted a different metal or bigger stone, etc?)
3. What did you do with your original ring? (Use the diamond in a new engagement or wedding ring, set the diamond in a pendant, save it in original state for sentimental value or something else?)
4. Are you happy with the decision you made regarding your original ring, any regrets?
5. Do you consider yourself a sentimental person in general?
I have learned so much from reading the threads on this board and appreciate all of the input you wonderful ladies give. TIA for taking the time to tell me your story. My original engagement ring is a very pretty opal set in rose gold. I stopped wearing it because I feared damaging it as I learned more about it's delicate properties, but I still have it and wear it as a right hand ring occasionally treating it very gently. Our wedding bands we sort of outgrew and because of their design could not get resized. They got sold to pay one bill or another when gold was high, though no where near as high as it is now. I regret not saving those because they were a very distinctive style. But looking for steel stacking rings on Overstock, I came across it's double although in steel not white (rhodium) and yellow gold so those are on their way as a surprise for the 36th anniversary of when we first met, so I guess that makes me pretty sentimental.  Eventually, I got CZs and then diamonds (first one on our sweet 16th wedding anniversary) now more CZs (3 stones for 33 married years), but that little beautiful little opal still holds a great big place in my heart!
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Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened! --Dr. Seuss
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#773080 - 08/23/12 07:55 AM
Re: Where is your original wedding ring now?
[Re: 2blingornot]
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Ashaholic
Registered: 10/29/10
Posts: 276
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1. 5 yr wedding anniversary when I got my new one
2. I wanted a bigger center stone and more bling. I just graduated med school and knew we could afford what I wanted.
3. I still have my original wedding set. I keep it in safe keeping. I also wear it once in a while. I will always love my original ring.
4. I am very happy with my new ring. I do not regret it at all.
5. I am not very sentimental. My husband is though. lol.
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#773544 - 08/24/12 12:51 PM
Re: Where is your original wedding ring now?
[Re: 2blingornot]
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Smitten
Registered: 02/25/12
Posts: 43
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I always enjoy reading the answers to this kind of question, dont know why, I just do!!
1. I have been married 28 years, I got a new r-ring after 1.5 years and then again at 20 years, I wore the same wedding band for years..but I bought several other to mix it up
2. I got a new ring because my original e-ring was a very cheap band of ugly diamonds and rubies it cost like a 100 bucks new, then when I got pregnant my hubby bought me a .18ct round diamond, it was pretty...then after 5 years I combined those 2 into 1 ring...I wore that till my 20th anniversary then I got my current 1ct princess
3. My very original setting I no longer have, my reset e-ring I still have the setting but it has no center stone, the tiny .18ct diamond I gave to the hubby after he got his ear pierced.
4. Yes I am happy with my decisions...however I am craving a reset again....
5. I really am not that sentimental, I sometimes wished I had keep my original e-ring as it was, but thats water under the bridge and I cant change that. My hubby on the other hand tends to be much more sentimental then I am...
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#773546 - 08/24/12 01:20 PM
Re: Where is your original wedding ring now?
[Re: 2blingornot]
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The Imperial Diamond
Registered: 07/10/06
Posts: 6996
Loc: Arizona
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1. 5 years. 2. Although it was a beautiful ring I wanted to keep it safe and save it for my daughter. I got a copy made of it with Ashas. I also didn't pick it originally and wanted something different. 3. I saved it and had it set aside. However, when we moved to our first home. I couldn't find it ANYWHERE!!! I am still so upset about it. It makes me really sad to even think about it anymore, even though I love the ring I now have I would love to have that original back. I even had to sell the copy I made, looking at and wearing it just made me too sad. 4. I completely regret losing it. I wish I had it back. It was a beautiful piece. 5. Yes and No. I didn't think I was so sentimental about the ring until I lost it!! Not the best picture of it but it was the only one I could find of the set. 
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