When Do I Take Off My Wedding Ring?

Losing a spouse changes so much—including the meaning of the wedding ring still resting on your finger.

When Do I Take Off My Wedding Ring? is a compassionate, faith-centered guide for widows and widowers facing a question that may seem simple to others but can carry a lifetime of love, memories, identity, and grief.

Through personal reflection, gentle encouragement, and practical guidance, Yulanda R. Braxton explores what it means to keep wearing your ring, move it to another hand, remove it, preserve it, or simply decide that today is not the day to decide.

There is no timetable. There is no rule. And there is no decision you have to make simply because someone else thinks it is time.

Inside this guide, you’ll explore:• Why the wedding ring can hold such deep emotional meaning• The pressure widows and widowers may feel from others• Guilt surrounding the thought of removing the ring• Different ways to honor your marriage and your spouse• Giving yourself permission to make the decision in your own time• Moving forward without believing that moving forward means forgetting

Your love story is yours. Your grief is yours. And this decision belongs to you.

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