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WHY do people keep asking this? Like 3 or 4 people a day!?! Its one thing when its my mom, or his mom, or family/friends....but random people I barely know, or strangers...ugh! Now I kinda understand why pregnant women don't want their bellies rubbed all the time...What am I supposed to say to people? Oh well...one more excuse to post pics...
It's beautiful! I don't really get why strangers would ask? Friends, sure. I'm not crazy about it but I get friends asking. Strangers though? That's kinda weird...
Tell them that you have a rare contagious skin disorder. lol That should work.
@burris4: Haha, yes, do that!
I haven't had anyone ask to try mine on, and I think it'd be a little weird if they did. But it's EXTRA weird that the people that are asking you are basically strangers. Like, who does that??
I have my friends ask me all the time (but I watch them like a hawk). And people at work, but I wouldn't call them strangers.
Tell them that you don't like taking it off, because you're afraid that you'll drop it, or that you have a tough time removing it & getting it back on. I find it kinda disturbing that strangers would be asking you this. It's almost expected that at least ONE friend or family member would ask you to try it on, IMO.
No...I mean strangers...Co-workers I have never spoken to or clients I'm making small talk with...grrr!!!! and if I let you try it on, don't you DARE slap it on the same finger you've already got an engagement ring on so that your diamond can scratch mine.....I feel smoke coming outta my head...lol!!!! That is all....Vent Completed!
Hmm, no one has ever asked me this, not even a friend! I think it's weird. FI's mom popped it on her finger once without asking (she had been holding it to see the changes we'd had made to the ring) and it upset me for a few moments. Luckily, she couldn't get it past her second finger joint so it wasn't all the way "on". She's a tiny lady, but I have skinny fingers! :P
Aaaarg, that would drive me NUTS. In an ENGAGEMENT RING! No one else needs to be "trying it on". Dang.
That is odd that strangers would do that...I would probably just say that I don't like taking it off. You have a really beautiful ring, though! :)
I would say that, too.... you just don't ever take it off. Wow. That's def. a new level of rudeness regarding ring stories lol. I think I'd be slightly horrified if someone did that to me. It's a weird request.
Nobody, not even my friends, has asked that. Maybe your local watering hole is tainted?
@KatyElle: That's a good point, at least they're not making a face or a rude comment.
@hollymachea: Good idea!
I would just be honest and say no. It is yours to cherish as you do, and not for others to try on. If they can't respect that, well, they're strangers so you probably won't see them again anyhow. ;)
This is soo weird to me! No one has ever asked to try my ring on, or anyone else's that I know. Is that a regional thing, or something? My ring isn't all that, but girls I know who do have nice, big diamonds never get asked anything like that. They get lots of compliments, but no one ever asks to WEAR it! That is so rude, even for a friend or family member to ask.
Strangers?? Like randoms in a mall or something? That is really odd. I have had friends, family or co-workers ask and I have no problem letting them try it on but if a stranger asked me, I would laugh and say good luck honey, I don't know you! And then thank them since they must really like my ring :)
That's so odd that strangers would ask to try on your ring... I don't mind when friends or family ask, but I wouldn't want a stranger putting it on!
That's definitely out of line.
I have never been asked if someone could try it on: family or otherwise.
I have my left hand grabbed and inspected frequently (which I think is just funny), but my e-ring stays on.
My friends and I try on each others rings all the time, but strangers is a bit weird.
guilty. ive DEFINITELY tried on a friends ring. bc we were talking about rings and such and it was totally normal and cool lol. but i think i would be seriously annoyed if a random person i WASNT close with, asked me to try on my ring. i am still in waiting (lol) so i feel like if someone were to ask me, i would be super defensive. i wont want to take that bad boy off!! lol weird
My sister asked me if she could try mine on, just so she could get an idea of how the size of my center stone would look on her hand. That was fine by me...
...but if some stranger asked me, I'd probably look at them like they had three heads.
That's never happened to me in three years of wearing my rings. I can't imagine why that many people (a day!) would be asking you to try it on.
And your ring is very pretty - but it's not like it's something hugely unusual like a colored stone or a dragon's head or something that would be very 'different' from other rings.
Odd, I'd probably just tell people no.
It has happened to me once and it was awkward. I just pretended like I didn't hear the lady since she was a friend of a friend and not someone I even considered close.
Most people just grab my hand and start twirling my ring around which isn't exactly comfortable. Look, don't touch dear people.
I've had friends ask me to see it or try it on. I don't mind. I've never had a stranger ask me though, to that I would say no.
I did have someone ask me if they could take a picture of it so they could send it to their bf for "inspiration". I was pretty flattered and told her to snap away. Considering I was donating blood at the time, even if I wasn't flattered, I wouldn't have pissed off the woman wielding the needle. Lol.
I would never ask anyone this in a million years! What is wrong with ppl??
My sister puts on mine (and my mom's) periodically and then goes on and on about hers will be a 4ct rock from Harry Winston. It's amusing. I'd probably tell a stranger to... well, nevermind. ;)
I had a friend ask me to try on mine, and definitely said no. As my fiancé put it, he bought it for me, and it has a meaning behind it that was meant just for me. As far as I know iim the only one who has ever worn this ring, and I'd like to keep it that way!
Thats very weird. I don't know why someone would even ask this, I have never, ever even asked my BFF of 25+ years to try on hers.
lol, you would hate going to Ireland as a newly engaged person!! It is a custom there to put the ring of a newly engaged woman on your own ring finger and twist it 3 times for luck!! We just got back a few weeks ago and all my female family and friends (and a couple of my aunts coworkers I didn't know) wanted a turn at it!!
I had to get over it pretty quick and just enjoy it, consciously choosing that approach made it way less stressful and more fun. It's a ring, not an important bone or organ that I need to live lol!!
FI thought it was great, made him all proud that everyone wanted to try it on haha!!
eek! no one random has ever asked me! i have let my FSIL try it, and i tried hers.. etc (wearing them at the same time, lol)
but i wouldn't let someone random wear it! i would say.. it's too small and i cant get it off! hahah
I haven't been asked this but when Ive shown it to people nearly everyone has touched the face of my diamond. To the point where if someone goes to I blurt out, "don't touch it!" and I'm sure I sound rude or snobby, but I don't want a finher print on my new rock!
wow! pretty pretty!!! but that is WACK that a strager would ask to try it on. creepy!
Hmm, that is strange. I'm happy to say I haven't had that request. But, if I did I'd have a pretty easy excuse...I have size 4 fingers so my ring would be too small for most people.
I've been telling people it's a superstition in my culture, that you don't let others wear your egagement ring. It will bring bad luck to the couple and their marriage. That is actually not a lie though. My mom says it actually is a real superstition for us. But, whether or not I believe in it or not, I tell people so they can't get their grubby hands on it.
aww, they just like your ring. think of it as flattery, they think your ring is gorgeous and they want to imagine when they're going to recieve something as nice as yours. they're not trying to be rude. ): i've had it happen to me before as well.
I know I would be SUPER irritated if this happened to me....I can't even imagine how sassy I'd get with a stranger. I have a friend who is married, and one other friend is always trying on her wedding ring and E-ring while we're out at a bar or party, and I always think...she better not do that to me when I finally have one on my finger! I personally don't care how long I've known you, how you're related...no one's trying on my ring but me. Maybe I'm thinking I'd be super protective because I've wanted one for so long? I just think it's rude though! If a friend asked to drive the car I just got, I'd make a joke but say no...trying on a ring that's so special is def a no-no.
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