Tips for Choosing Wedding Ring for Men

Let’s face it, for many men the idea of wearing their wedding rings on a daily basis is a less then desirable prospect. Though some may have less than honorable intentions for their lack of showery, most men have work safety, ring damage or perhaps even dress code concerns to take into account when wearing their wedding bends. Let’s take a few paragraphs in this first instalment of our two part article to explore some of the various types and common styles of men’s wedding rings to see if we can’t find one that is right for you when looking to display your love and commitment.

Most tradesmen and others who work daily with their hands have, for one reason or another, good cause for not wearing their wedding bands. Pretty much any wedding ring a man could hope to purchase will be made from some form of electrically conductive metal, and as such, those who work around electricity or machinery wherein the ring could be lodged will need to often remove their rings at work, if worn into the workplace at all. For those individuals who will be finding themselves constantly removing and replacing the ring from their middle digit, a ring made from a durable metal such as titanium or tungsten would be the best of choices. Gold and other traditional metals are quite soft and pliable, thus increased wear on the band itself is inevitable. Over the long term, such wear will make the band thinner and more brittle, and may eventually lead to the band becoming split or otherwise broken. Another valid reason for exploring stronger alternative metals is to ensure that when the rings is stowed, perhaps in a pocket or tool belt, it has less of a chance of suffering from scratches or misshaping in the event it should come into contact with another hard metal surface.

For those husbands who may possibly have dress code issues to concern themselves with, such as Active Duty military personnel or emergency responders, more traditional styles and colors might be the better option. For any readers who may have served in the armed forces, I’m sure they might recall having read the standards published by their respective branches when it came to wearing of their respective uniforms. Though wearing a wedding ring certainly is not against any dress code I can think of (or recall from Army FM 21-20), still, I wonder just how appropriate my old chain of command would have felt about an orange hued, anodized tungsten wedding band!

There are for many men fewer concerns about wedding ring substance at the workplace, as their attention may need to be focused more on style. I myself, like many men who sit at desks, spend a great deal of my day typing or otherwise consumed by dexterous finger movements. As such, rings for office gents need to be lighter and fit as if they were not there. Ridges, sharp edges and even inlaid stones are perhaps things to be avoided when choosing your perfect wedding band. However, in the event that the wedding ring you choose is ornate in its nature, do be sure to see to it that the ring fits well and won’t swivel around your finger. I myself have a coworker who loves his wife and wedding band, but hates the small cuts he receives on the webbing between his fingers on occasion from the small ridges which flank both sides of his ring!

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