i looked in her eyes and saw the reflection of my wedding band

[soopageek]

It appears I have a metal allergy

Comments

[welfy]

Sounds like the "marriage cancer" I had on my own index finger, but mysteriously vanished sometime in the past year. But it was more like a big lump under my skin on the palm side.

I love you! We need to get you another kind of ring that won't make you break out.

[resonant]

Clear nail polish is supposed to help (you put it on your ring, not your finger). Doesn't work for me, though, I just had to give up wearing rings and watches completely.

[hairy_canary]

Yup. I get that too.

[lossfound]

Might I suggest a tungsten carbide band? Cheap as all get-out, looks great, and I have never heard of an allergic reaction. I think it looks way nicer than gold too (but I do have an anti-gold bias). Only issue is they can't be resized; I had to stop wearing mine due to post-marital added fatness.

[soopageek]

I'm sure I'll do something as an alternative eventually... but I figure I'll get the allergy test done first so I *know* what I have an allergy to. As for a watch, I can always get a pocket watch now that I'm wearing waistcoats. ;-)

I can't hear the words "tungsten carbide" without thinking of Monty Python's "Working Class Playwright" sketch.

[lossfound]

You know, I was a huge Python fan as a kid and always loved that sketch... but for some reason I never made the connection.

[lossfound]

...And the right G-shock with a resin wristband makes a fine timepiece. I've always been a real sucker for the DW 5600 series. I have an original Japanese screwback 5600 that needs a new band and casing... been putting that off for a few years.

[ladydreamfire]

Me too! I have a rhodium allergy, so we're going to get new wedding bands when we decide guns, art, and home improvement can take a back seat. :)

[jenxteen]

I read your first line as you had a mental allergy. I was wondering where the post was going.