Occasionally I'll see a straight man with his wedding ring on his right finger. What's the deal???
boosh78201
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Isnt that what you do when you are a widow or widower?
RedHead
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Isnt that what you do when you are a widow or widower?
this is what i thought too
Anniegrl
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No, the last guy I saw was talking about his wife. But you could be right in some cases...
Kriss2c
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No, the last guy I saw was talking about his wife. But you could be right in some cases...
Maybe he's dyslexic. Just kidding... never heard of this.
MrsTC
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maybe he is a lefty....i know my dad who is a lefty wears his watch on his right hand. He doesnt wear his wedding ring though.
Butterflybride
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hmm...weird...maybe they're separated?
coxmandi
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Is it a culture thing? I remember reading somewhere that there was at least one culture/country/religion something that wore wedding rings on the right hand.
BlondeJD
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Posted by MrsTC
maybe he is a lefty....i know my dad who is a lefty wears his watch on his right hand. He doesnt wear his wedding ring though.
I was thinking the same thing. Maybe he's a left and it gets in the way. My friend who is a left wears her engagement & wedding rings on her right hand.
Anniegrl
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I know some cultures do it, but these guys seemed like regular Americans. Maybe they come from some kind of European descent and they're carrying on the tradition.
Whenever I see it I want to ask so badly what the reason is!!!
wc0143
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Don't Greeks wear it on the right?
luv2luv
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Dont Greek Orthodox wear there rings on their right hands?
i thought so, but could be wrong
Anniegrl
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Don't Greeks wear it on the right?
The guys that I've seen do it aren't Greek. They might be married to Greek women. Who knows!
jen110704
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I thought it was a cultural thing.
xjulietx
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Maybe there is a medical reason. Something wrong with the left hand fingers that make wearing it on that hand painful. Arthritis or something?
bridget&jimmy
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One of my Fh's friends wears his on his right hand. Because he broke his ring finger on his left hand and has arthritis problems with that hand and he is afraid if it starts to swell that he will not be able to get it off.
tourist
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maybe it fits better I am a lefty & where my rings on my left hand, but my watch on my right. I have a left married male friend who does the same.
MonkeyLuv
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The right hand is a big European thing. That's probably it. Mr Boots told me that... after I schooled him in the ways of the Claddagh ring! He gets so uppity when other cultures have, ya know, culture! His uncle wears his band on his right hand, but his mom wears hers on the left. And my Austrian SIL wears hers on the right.
Or the guys are just idiots and don't know their left from their right.
FeliciaDA
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Posted by luv2luv
Dont Greek Orthodox wear there rings on their right hands?
i thought so, but could be wrong
Hmm.. I don't know for sure, but my husband is Greek Orthodox and noone in his family wears their wedding bands on the right hand
Even at our wedding the priest specifically put the rings on our left ring fingers
jantany26
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It's definitely a cultural thing. people in Colombia wear thir wedding bands on the right hand, why? I have no idea.
