In the Land of Confusion, where the WAH pursues...

[Maggie3]

Today I'm not wearing my ring, just to see how it feels. I'm kind of hiding my hand around co-workers who don't know, but I thought I'd test it to see how I felt without it because recently I've felt odd wearing it in public.

Hi Verab! I haven't checked in for awhile- but saw this and wanted to tell you I felt the same way. I noticed that in all pictures taken of me recently I tend to cover my left hand, where my ring would be. I stopped wearing mine socially the end of May I think, and I kept wearing it to work through to the last day of school. I figured it would be easier to just start off in September with no ring and by then I'd feel less emotional if a coworker who didn't know asked. I will say that after a few weeks I only very rarely think about it now. Once in awhile I will get kind of aware of not wearing it. On a positive note...you know how some times on hot days when your fingers swell your ring feels uncomfortable- I don't miss that!