Now you see it, now you don’t. It is the quickest way to invite suspicion, but a fifth of young married couples have admitted to removing their wedding ring before going out with friends or after a row.
A study of 2,000 couples found that men and women were more likely to wear a wedding ring today than in previous generations. However, the study also showed the flipside of these displays of fidelity ”” that if more people are willing to wear them, there will be more disgruntled couples willing to whip them off.
One in five people under 40 admitted to having taken off their wedding ring during marital strife. Men were most likely to take their ring off before socialising, and women were more likely to remove it after a fight.
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Simply put, whatever they’re in, it ain’t a spiritually realized union. “Isn’t that convenient!”
+++Welby claims that a crucifix pendant has religious significance in society, and is merely a “fashion statement.” I guess the same can be said of a wedding band.