As far as the ring goes, there was a letter written in by a stander about why she chooses to wear her ring.
http://charlyne.org/cc/view.php?id=2503

I found it helpful,

K4D

Me 36, W 37
M: 08/02/97
D13, D9
1st Bomb 02/08
Reconciled 04/08
2nd Bomb: 09/08
W filed for D 02/04/09
Separated 03/09
D dismissed 06/09/09
Still separated...