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1、WhatdivorcedreadersdidwiththeirweddingringsContinuereadingthemainstoryAMagazinearticleonwhentotakeoffaweddingringafteramarriagefailsgeneratedalargeresponsefromreaders.ItcameafterKatieHolmeswasphotographedinNewYorkwithoutherweddingring,havingfiledfordivorcef
2、romTomCruise.Thefeatureaskedwhenitwasappropriatetoremovetheband,andexploredthesymbolismofdoingso.Here,readerssharetheirstoriesaboutthedilemmaofwhattodowithasymbolofmarriageoncetherelationshiphasbrokendown:Vinny,BournemouthWhenIwasmarriedin2000,afterthecerem
3、onymywifeandItookphotosofourhandsandweddingringsatBournemouthpier.Tenyearslaterthemarriagefailed.ThedaybeforeshelefttostartanewlifeinIreland,Itookherbacktothesamepier.WewalkedtotheendandItookbothringsoutofmypocket.Isaidthatitwasapttoenditallwhereitbegan,and
4、weshouldthroweachothersringsintotheseaasasymboloftheendofourmarriage.Wedidjustthat-butitwasreallysurprisingjusthowdifficultitwastobringourselvestocastthemintothewaves.Anonymous,BelfastThepressfocusedonHolmes'sdiscardedweddingbandMyex-husbandandIswappedourpl
5、atinumringsprettymuchimmediatelyonseparation,aswehadalwaysbelievedwehadboughtthemforeachotherandsowegotbacktheoneforwhichwepaid.Iworehisonmymiddlefingerforafewmonths.However,asthingsgotnastierasdivorceproceedingsprogressed,Ihurledmyhusband'sringintothebinon
6、emorningtobetakenawaytolandfill.Itmadeamostsatisfying"ping"noiseasitlandedandwasthemostcatharticandsymbolicactionofmylife.SometimesIregretthrowingawaysomethingwhichwasworthalotofmoney(Icouldhavegivenittomykids).ButmostlyIenjoythememoryofhowitmademefeeltodos
7、o.AndIimaginesomeonewhoneedsthemoneymorethanI,outwithametaldetectorinafewyears'time,mightfinditandhavebetterluckwithitthanIdid.Jonathan,BristolMywifeandIstoppedwearingourringsprettymuchmutuallyatthesametimeafewyearsago.Ourmarriagehasbeendifficultforalongwhi
8、le,andalthoughwebothmadeexcusesthat"theringistootight",or"theringbecametooloose"(andstillrepeatthesetofamilyandfriends).Weremaintogether,aswestillworkbestasaunit,butnothingelseremainsofourmarriage.Perh