with this ring...

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did you know that newlish-wed prince william does not wear a wedding ring? he doesn't like jewelry, apptly. ...i'm not sure what to make of that. i get that a ring is a piece of jewelry, but it's not some random accessory worn for the simple sake of it being pretty, you know what i mean?

i guess all traditions aside, a wedding band is a simple way of telling others that you're married. in that way i guess prince william doesn't need it, since anyone who knows who he is also knows that he's married. the above article says that it used to serve as a reminder for sailors of home and family, which i think still works, and for non-sailors as well. but i think for a lot of people a wedding band is also a symbol of pride. "i'm married, i'm happy i'm married, and i want everyone to know it."

i get that wedding rings can come off and that marriage is a state of mind; it certainly isn't anything tangible. but i would hope my husband would want to, and i honestly expect him to, wear a wedding band. i would actually be really weirded out if he didn't want to wear one. i'd probably even be offended.

btw, rip said a few months ago that he's glad he doesn't wear jewelry (and no, i don't think he was cryptically trying to tell me something).but it'll be pretty interesting to see what he decides should the occasion ever come up, no?