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FMR2018
Master October 2018

Sleeping with your ring...

FMR2018, on January 5, 2017 at 11:07 AM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 227

So quick poll...I have a gorgeous ring that I never want to take off. Who here sleeps with their rings on or doesn't and why? What's the protocol here?

So quick poll...I have a gorgeous ring that I never want to take off. Who here sleeps with their rings on or doesn't and why? What's the protocol here?

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  • Future Mrs. Coleman
    VIP September 2017
    Future Mrs. Coleman ·
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    I sleep with mine on. I only take it off when washing my hair or my daughter's hair, to avoid getting caught in our hair. Other than that, it stays on.

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    Super July 2018
    Finallyhis18 ·
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    Mine comes off as soon as I come home from work. It's put in a safe place until I wake up. As soon as I get home I'm cooking, cleaning, and getting me and the kiddos washed up. Plus, like PP said, I am one who's fingers swell at nighttime.

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  • basicallybex
    Devoted October 2017
    basicallybex ·
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    I only take mine off for showering, swimming, and cleaning

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  • Private_User832
    Master August 2017
    Private_User832 ·
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    I never sleep with mine

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  • OMW
    Master August 2013
    OMW ·
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    I don't wear my rings (any, on either hand) if I'm home. I only put them on if I leave the house.

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  • Future Mrs H
    Devoted September 2017
    Future Mrs H ·
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    I slept with my original ring on for a total of 8 weeks before I lost a diamond. The sides of the ring have tiny diamonds and the prongs are the size of a grain of sugar. These prongs snag extremely easy (which I obviously didn't know at the time). Got my ring replaced and now keep a tiny glass jewelry box on my bedside table that it stays in every. single. night.

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  • FutureMrsL
    Super September 2017
    FutureMrsL ·
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    I dont sleep in mine, I also take it off to shower and cook.

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  • Rebecca
    Super September 2017
    Rebecca ·
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    I take mine off when I'm cleaning/washing dishes, putting on lotion/face mask. That's about it!

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  • Melissa
    Master March 2018
    Melissa ·
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    I take mine off all the time. If I'm home, my ring is off. This is the second ring I've had (not by choice, first one got damaged) so I'm super careful with mine.

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  • Ang
    Expert May 2018
    Ang ·
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    I sleep with mine on, but mainly because I don't wear it for my entire workday so I like to have it on most other times. I'm a dog groomer so my hands are in water so much I'm afraid it'll get damaged. I also don't wear it when I shower.

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  • FutureMrsC
    Super November 2017
    FutureMrsC ·
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    I take my ring off the moment I get home from work. I don't like to shower, sleep, cook or work out with it on.

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  • Aricka
    Dedicated May 2018
    Aricka ·
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    I take mine off to sleep, shower, do chores, etc. mine does have a lot of tiny diamonds though that are more likely to come out. I'm also paranoid

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  • Opalite
    Expert October 2017
    Opalite ·
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    Mine's an antique opal with a diamond halo and actually has a bunch of prongs that need to be tightened, so I take it off all. The. Time. But my rule is, I only take it off at home. I'm a teacher and am always getting my hands messy at work, but that's too bad...the ring will have to endure. I'd rather put it through a little abuse at work than LOSE IT. At home, though, I have a ring dish next to the kitchen sink for when I'm cooking/cleaning, one in the bathroom for when I'm showering/putting on makeup, and one next to my bed. I wore it to bed for the first few days after getting engaged, but actually woke up in the middle of the night because a prong got snagged on the sheets. I really need to take it in to the jeweler!!

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  • Jakkia
    Expert August 2017
    Jakkia ·
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    I take mine off and put it in the holder

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  • KT17
    Dedicated June 2017
    KT17 ·
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    I slept with mine on for the first week, but I'm a wild sleeper, I end up in all sorts of weird positions. I kept scratching myself with it, and that made me worry about damaging it, I mean if I'm hitting myself hard enough with it to leave a mark, it's getting hit on other stuff too. It makes me very uncomfortable to take it off at night, I have this weird fear that it will fall under the nightstand and disappear forever or something, but it's better than continually damaging the ring! (and waking up with random scratches)

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  • BrittanyF
    Expert June 2017
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    I had mine get tangled up in my hair. I no longer sleep with it on.

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  • J. Snow
    Super September 2017
    J. Snow ·
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    I sleep with it on. I only take it off when I wash my hair, shower or cook with anything raw.

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    Beginner September 2017
    Tara ·
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    So I have worked in the jewelry industry for 5 years and some of these comments are making me shreak! I take my ring off in the shower, at night, going to the gym, when cleaning, and definitely when in the ocean and swimming. It doesn't matter what color gold ring you have they will all be affected by the chemicals that are in shampoos, dish cleaner, chlorine, and even the tiny salt particles(even all my platinum ladies are at risk). Your ring over time will become porous and depending on the severity will be hard to fix. Sleeping with it on isn't the end of the world but it does put you at risk of snagging prongs and then loosing stones. Last but not least if you know you are going to do all of these things anyways then please take your ring in every 6 months and get it inspected by your local jewelers. I have been on the other side of this when women come in and have lost stones or even lost their center stone. I don't want that to be any of you. Smiley smile

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    Beginner September 2017
    Tara ·
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    So I have worked in the jewelry industry for 5 years and some of these comments are making me shreak! I take my ring off in the shower, at night, going to the gym, when cleaning, and definitely when in the ocean and swimming. It doesn't matter what color gold ring you have they will all be affected by the chemicals that are in shampoos, dish cleaner, chlorine, and even the tiny salt particles(even all my platinum ladies are at risk). Your ring over time will become porous and depending on the severity will be hard to fix. Sleeping with it on isn't the end of the world but it does put you at risk of snagging prongs and then loosing stones. Last but not least if you know you are going to do all of these things anyways then please take your ring in every 6 months and get it inspected by your local jewelers. I have been on the other side of this when women come in and have lost stones or even lost their center stone. I don't want that to be any of you. Smiley smile

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  • BeachBride
    VIP June 2017
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    I always sleep with my ring. The only time I take it off is when I go to the beach, swim in a pool, or clean with harsh chemicals.

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