Lost And Found Wedding Rings, Fairy Tale Endings For Lost Wedding Rings

Here is an interesting and touching collection of snippets related to wedding rings that got lost. The amazing stories tell us of how the owners of these wedding rings experienced a near miracle when, the lost rings were found again. A wedding ring is an important jewel with tremendous sentimental value. In many cases, it is the import link that connects a person with a long departed spouse. The ring grows in significance with each passing year and when, you happen to lose it after wearing it for decades, it can be very painful and sad. Well fortunately all the real life stories presented here had a happy ending, the rings were found after a while.

We have left out the names of the actual persons involved to respect their privacy.

A lady on the way to the hospital to deliver her fifth child, hid her wedding ring in a wooden watch box. The ring cost more than 20,000 U.S$ and she obviously wanted it to be safe. Her husband tried to help by cleaning up the house in her absence, pushing some old items for disposal at the community yard sale. The wooden box entered that exit strategy and got sold for 10 U.S$, the ring remained in the box. The buyer did not check the box and ended up gifting it to a relative. The receiver opened the box and was shocked to find the gorgeous wedding ring inside. Fortunately, the real owner was traced and the ring went right back on the wedding ring finger.

A forest fire spread wildly as the winds blew it around, this was in Arizona. Houses got burned to ashes and people lost everything. Everyone was planning their next move, some were wondering how some of the houses could stand up to the fire. A lady married for 5 decades started reconciling herself to the fact, that her wedding ring was burnt and lost in the fire. There was little hope of recovering the important ring. Unbelievably her daughter helping to clear up the place, found the wedding ring in the ashes of their home. The couple were overjoyed and the husband made a fresh proposal to his wife with the same ring. The saying 'true love never dies', seems to be really true.

This is an interesting real life wedding ring story, the ending is a suspense as we still don't know what happened! A couple purchased a house in the U.K. After moving in, the man was digging a hole in the back garden of the home. He ended digging up a ring which was most likely a wedding ring, belonging to one of the previous owners of the house. Going by the hallmark stamp on the ring, it appears that the (supposed) wedding ring is about 4 decades old. Efforts were still being made to find the rightful owner. Unfortunately it seems that the house has passed through a chain of owners some of whom cannot be traced. The story does have a silver lining, the honesty of this owner who wishes to return the ring. The happy ending would come when the wedding ring could be returned to it's rightful owner.

This one is from Australia, the lady made a visit to the doctor and her wedding ring got misplaced. She could not recollect where exactly she had taken it off or placed it. Without any clear idea of the point at which the ring got lost, she believed that finding it would be impossible. This wedding ring meant a lot to her as it was the only thing she had that 'connected' her to her late husband. She made a desperate plea in the local paper and something amazing happened. An envelope arrived in her mailbox, it contained the wedding ring. The lady felt that it was her plea in the media that, brought about a change in the person who had found the lost ring. Interestingly the envelope also had a small note written on it - mentioned that the person (who found the ring) saw the lady's plea and was truly sorry.

Taking Care Of Your Wedding Ring: The true stories related to lost wedding rings on this page had some near fairy tale endings. However for every story with a happy ending, dozens of cases end in sadness and sorrow. The price or commodity value of your wedding ring is irrelevant to the mental agony that you feel when the ring gets lost. The longer you wear your wedding ring the deeper the mental attachment with the jewel. And like one of the young ladies in the above stories, the ring might make you feel connected to a long departed spouse. The age old saying that 'Prevention Is Better Than Cure' is never outdated, always keep it in mind.

When you take off your wedding ring and keep it away 'safely', make sure that a responsible person at home ideally your spouse, knows where exactly it is kept. Keeping rings in an open place or in a place along with unused or un-required items can be cause for trouble. Many ladies have spent sleepless nights when the wedding ring that they were cleaning, fell through the drain of the wash basin. Take double care if you plan to wash your wedding ring in running water, it could slip off your fingers and go down the drain. Extra care should be taken when taking off a ring outside your home. Public washrooms and even medical centers are not the safest places to leave valuable items.

And If You Find One: Should you ever come across a ring do try your best to get it back to it's owner. It might be difficult to figure out whether it is indeed a wedding ring but, giving it back to the owner if he or she can be traced is the right thing to do.

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