‘I chucked my hubby’s wedding ring out the window – he always complains about wearing it’

The woman was so frustrated with her partner’s lack of affection and constant complaints over his wedding band that she decided to throw it away – now she’s unsure on whether her rash decision was the right one, but still insists her husband ‘doesn’t care’

While marriage is often seen as the ultimate show of commitment, some people don’t enjoy the frills and traditions that come with it, as they don’t need a lavish wedding day to prove their love to each other. With that said, a wedding ring is a symbol of your connection to one another, whether it’s a cheap band or a lavish diamond.

One woman has revealed that she was so fed up over her husband’s constant complaints about his wedding ring that she threw it out the window – a decision she’s now second guessing as her partner has been ‘quiet’ since.

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Taking to Reddit to share her frustrations, the woman, who remains anonymous, explained that the married couple have a ‘non affectionate’ relationship where they often jokingly jibe at each other, but she’s tired of the constant taunts and wanted to prove a point with the wedding ring.

She said: “So my husband has never been affectionate, and he constantly ‘jokes’ with me and always has complained about wearing his wedding band.

“He picked this band himself and it’s cheap as heck. He’s one of those people that likes to tease and be mean to you all the time, and I hate it and have told him in the past multiple times to be nice to me.

Taking her frustrations out on the wedding ring, the woman continued: “So today when we were leaving to go our child’s doctors appointment together, I grabbed his wedding band to give to him so he could wear it out (I’m always doing this). When I gave him his band he grumbled loudly (as if in annoyance).

“I had enough of it, and since he’s done it at least 10 times before I asked him kindly to give me his ring, which he did, then asked what I was going to do with his ring and I said ‘toss it out of the window’ which is exactly what I did.

“I tossed his ring straight out the window as we were driving. He saw me do this and said ‘why did you do that for?’ And I said ‘I’m tired of hearing you complain about wearing your wedding hand [sic], now you have an excuse not to wear it,” she admitted.

Asking for advice, the woman added: “He didn’t say anything after that. In fact he’s been quiet to me since then. I feel like he doesn’t care… but was it wrong of me to do this to him?”

Many people shared their opinions in the comments section of the thread, with one writing: “I mean, I totally get your frustration.. but joking with you aside, that’s a sentimental item and now it’s gone. It’s not something that can be undone if you feel badly about it later, or if he tells you that he wants it back.

“There are some words you can’t take back and some actions you can undo. I would sit down and talk to him and see how he’s feeling, explain that it wasn’t a proud moment but you were feeling really hurt. I hope it blows over!”

Another shared a different view, siding with the wife, as they said: “I’m not wise enough to say if this was right or wrong in the eyes of the moral populace , but based on what you said here he kind of had it coming. You made a strong statement. Maybe he’ll stop complaining”.

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