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Ask Dr. Helen: Should Prince William Wear a Wedding Ring?

April 5, 2011 - 12:00 am - by Helen Smith
Larry J
2011-04-05 07:55:35

On the subject of the British Royals, it’s hard to think of anything on or off of this Earth that I care less about.

My wife and I have been together for 28 years. I wear my ring out of habit except when working with machinery. Like others have pointed out, a ring can be dangerous around machinery or high voltage.

My wife is a nurse. When she worked on the hospital floor or in a medical office doing procedures, she never wore her ring because it was a hassle. Nurses wash their hands dozens of times a day and are continually putting on and removing latex gloves. A ring not only makes it harder to put on latex gloves, it could put a hole in them. Now that she’s working in an office environment, she wears her ring more often.