I wear a £20 titanium wedding ring from Amazon. The symbolic significance is what we imbue in it, not what it itself is.

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K0balt 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

100percent on board. A marriage is only as meaningful as the vows and the integrity of the people that made them. The guests are there to witness and to celebrate. Trying to make it about anything else only cheapens it.

If you can, put enough gold on her to get her out of a jam and have some runway. Other than that it’s just the promises you keep.

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kergonath 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Titanium is cool, nothing wrong with it. It’s not as shiny as the noble metals but it’s just as interesting.

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pimeys 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

We did not even get anything. For what is a ring even meant to be? To mark your partner, that he is yours?

	▲	nicoburns 5 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It can also be a reminder of that person, when they are not physically present. Similar to keeping a photograph of a loved one in your wallet.
	▲	K0balt 5 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		No, that’s what the subcutaneous tracking chip is for. lol. But seriously, for us it matters, since she is much younger than I am. We make an effort to signal that we are a committed couple so that people don’t make crass assumptions. Still, my ring is tungsten carbide and hers is a family wedding band handed down in my family for generations. Our engagement ring was also a family heirloom. In that way the rings have meaning. She likes to wear her ring because she feels like it is a symbol of belonging, and I wear mine to honor our relationship. To us, the rings are symbolic of our vows, a gentle reminder that our lives are in service of one another.