i have always loved my rings. they were designed just for me. now when i look at it i feel nothing but pain and lost dreams. i hate looking at my husbands ring also. it just hurts.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> "As for the rings being a sign of hope, I don't see it that way. They were originally supposed to be symbols of hope. I now see them as painful reminders of what could have been." </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I agree with the above statement. Sometimes they're painful reminders of what could have been. Sometimes they're a reminder of when my H loved me with his whole heart and thought I was a worthwhile person who he would dote on and do kind things for. That kind of reminder makes me feel better about myself at times, and at other times makes my guilt just seem almost unbearable.

On a similar topic, I can't believe my H is content to live in our house, which is, in my opinion, as I've said to him several times, a house full of broken dreams. He won't wear his ring (a reminder of our marriage) but he wanted to keep the house. Very odd I think.

Jen