My dad lost his ring shortly after he married my mom, he was working one day and it fell off when he was in a hole digging and before he realized it was gone, they had already backfilled. They were talking about years ago at dinner and my mom said it never really bothered her.

If you need a hunk of metal to remind you that you have someone special somewhere else, then mabey marrige isn't the best course to take. I'm not saying don't wear wedding rings, thats one of the main things at weddings. Whether someone is wearing a ring or not, another person will flirt with them. Its up to the person wearing the ring to either wave them off or go along for the ride.

Sure, I'm only 19, I won't understand that kind of commitment untill I'm much older, but everyones different. Some some people see as a huge part of love, others see as a material object that isn't necessary. Ask any woman who was proposed to what their response to being shown the ring was. Unless it was a band similar to the grooms, most will say, wow thats pretty or wow thats a nice rock instead of starring at it and thinking about true love.