Wedding ring hand?

[flobadob]

Does it matter which hand you wear your wedding ring? As far as I know your wedding ring is worn on the third finger of your left hand, but is this true everywhere? I have started to wear mine on the third finger of my right hand as I find it more comfortable and a better fit? Does anyone else do this and do you think it is a big deal which hand it's worn on?

[ummmm]

I think it's worn on the left hand because apparently a vein in the left hand runs directly to the heart....or something like that.

[DTCwordfan]

The wedding ring is worn on the left ring finger as the vein in the left ring finger is known as the vena amoris. This was thought to be connect straight to the heart,

Greek Orthodox go right handed as so do Indians, the left ring finer being inauspicious.

[ubasses]

worn on the right hand in quite a few other countries

[heathfield]

http://greekweddingsa...ngleft-or-right-hand/

[flobadob]

Interesting, I think I'll stick to the right for a while and see how it goes down. It'll be interesting to see if anyone notices. Does anyone reading this wear their ring on their right hand?

[boxtops]

I know some British Muslim ladies who wear their rings on their right hand, because the left is used for toilet purposes, and they feel it devalues their wedding ring to have it on the left hand.

[sophie_1003]

I think in Poland (and/or other eastern European countries) they also wear their wedding ring on their right hand.

[annie0000]

I think maybe Hungarians wear it on their right hand too - but I have no idea why I know that.

[welshlibranr]

don't wear a wedding ring at all!.............am married!........just dont see the need to war a ring to tell the world that I am marrried!...........I know that I am!.........

[annie0000]

Aha Sophie - maybe I am right then :o) - your post wasn't there when I started typing!

[BAKERS DOZEN]

Welsh - you little rebel you!

[pastafreak]

My first husband was Estonian...he wore his on his right hand.

[DTCwordfan]

When this was posed, I recalled but very opaquely that some Catholics did, maybe it was watches though......

No - dont wear one now and when did, left hand, though I am ambidextrous and increasingly left handed as life goes on.

By the way if you are left handed, use your chopsticks with your right hand or apologise. Same as boxie's comment, the left hand is for your backside.....in both the F-East and the M-East.

[annie0000]

my OH wears one on each hand as "he feels unbalanced" with only one ring on!!!

[sophie_1003]

There was a reason but I can't remember it now!

[DTCwordfan]

bigamy is illegal in this country, annie!

[annie0000]

lol DT - I told him it made him look like he was remarried but I'm not that bothered. I bought him the 2nd ring as his 1st Anniversary gift to stop him moaning (and walking in circles!!!)

[Safiya]

I wear mine on the right hand for the reasons boxtops gave but not because it devalues the ring but because it seems more hygienic.

[DTCwordfan]

Actually I was mentioning this to a left handed guy this morning that he ought to take care when he eats with chopsticks and with a Chinese family. Even though they seem to have no table manners, the one thing that will get a Chinese mum going is eating with your left hand - for that very reason of right for food and left for the bog. Same there as in the Middle East..... If you are left handed and really can't use the sticks, then apologise to your host.....it also shows that you know a smidge about their culture.

[ummmm]

Chinese have no table manners? Are you serious?