the ring thing

[metaphortunate]

Do you wear a wedding ring? Or a ring on the fourth finger of your left hand? If so, do you notice any difference in the way people treat you when you’re wearing it vs. when you’re not?

This question brought to you by the guy who was so very friendly yesterday, like making paper airplanes to amuse a grumpy sick little toddler friendly, like get off at the wrong stop because you just think you’ll sleep a little better if that guy that is soooo friendly maybe doesn’t know exactly what street you live on kind of friendly. Huh, I thought, that’s odd, I don’t get that much anymore, I really thought I had aged out of that, especially what with the kids and all, and then it occurred to me: because of the eczema flareup, I have been wearing my wedding ring on a necklace instead of on my hand.

Huh.

Comments

[metaphortunate]

Well, and I think that people should hit on you less when you're wearing a ring, though. That is one of its purposes, yes?

[laurajv]

well, yes, but also, people should maybe not hit on you when you are rollerblading 12 mph. and not when they have to stare underneath a piece of protective equipment to see if you are wearing a ring on your hand -- especially considering that lots of people don't wear jewelry while doing sports.

It doesn't particularly bother me that if I'm walking around dressed in ordinary clothes, I get hit on more if I happen not to be wearing my ring. It was the specific act of deliberately peering *underneath gear* to see if I was wearing a ring *that I ordinarily would not wear while exercising* that I found bizarre, and I was irked that in order to have a peaceful skate, I *had* to start doing the thing that was more uncomfortable, put me at risk of losing my wedding ring somewhere along the trail, and created a greater injury risk to my hand if I fell.

[metaphortunate]

Well, yes! Inappropriate hitting on and too much hitting on is another issue.