When Do You Stop Wearing Your High School Ring?

You know those little things your friends do that annoy the hell out of you, but you don't tell them about it because it's not your job to tell them what to do? I'm kinda in that situation right now. My friend will be 20 years old in August, he's almost a sophomore in college, and he's been wearing this freaking ring since he got it about half way through our senior year in high school. Now, I've had other friends who had class rings, but they eventually stopped wearing them. My friend, on the other hand, wears his so much you would think it's his engagement ring.
 
Maybe annoying the hell out of me isn't the right word. It's more like "Dude... why are you still wearing that?"
 
So my question is, are you still wearing your high school ring? If not, when did you stop?

I never wore it.  It's kinda dumb, IMO.

What the hell is a ring? 

I don't think my high school had class rings. I don't think there is a set amount of time to wear it. Maybe he is just used to wearing it and feels weird without it. I got married last year and I thought I would hate wearing a ring but now when I take it off my hand feel weird. I'm thinking your friend feels the same way. Maybe he is holding out for a college class ring, if those exist, or to find true love and get married :)

Huh, don't think my high school even had a ring. Is that common thing?

Never heard of this, but if its a pretty ring I'll keep wearing it!

" Huh, don't think my high school even had a ring. Is that common thing? "

Immediately.

" I never wore it.  It's kinda dumb, IMO. "

They wanted like 75 bucks for the dumb thing.  Fuck them.  I don't care if my highschool produced as many Nobel Prize winners as the nation of Spain.  Still not worth it.

Had to buy it so fuck  them

" You know those little things your friends do that annoy the hell out of you, but you don't tell them about it because it's not your job to tell them what to do? I'm kinda in that situation right now. My friend will be 20 years old in August, he's almost a sophomore in college, and he's been wearing this freaking ring since he got it about half way through our senior year in high school. Now, I've had other friends who had class rings, but they eventually stopped wearing them. My friend, on the other hand, wears his so much you would think it's his engagement ring. Maybe annoying the hell out of me isn't the right word. It's more like "Dude... why are you still wearing that?"  So my question is, are you still wearing your high school ring? If not, when did you stop? "

They cost like a couple of hundred, so I decided not to waste my parent's money on a ring that I'd never wear. 

I didn't buy my highscool ring.

" @Chris2KLee said:

" Huh, don't think my high school even had a ring. Is that common thing? "

Sorta... It's an american thing and you normally have to buy the ring. "

I'd never heard of high school rings before this thread. It seems like a bit of a weird concept to me but maybe that's because I haven't met many people in the UK who've really had a respect for the secondary school they went too.

Didn't feel enough attachment to my high school to buy mine. I don't like wearing rings in general, though, so yeah. I've seen a few of my old high school friends after graduating two years before, and none of them were wearing theirs if they had one. 

The day after I got it.

" @Landon said:

" You know those little things your friends do that annoy the hell out of you, but you don't tell them about it because it's not your job to tell them what to do? I'm kinda in that situation right now. My friend will be 20 years old in August, he's almost a sophomore in college, and he's been wearing this freaking ring since he got it about half way through our senior year in high school. Now, I've had other friends who had class rings, but they eventually stopped wearing them. My friend, on the other hand, wears his so much you would think it's his engagement ring. Maybe annoying the hell out of me isn't the right word. It's more like "Dude... why are you still wearing that?"  So my question is, are you still wearing your high school ring? If not, when did you stop? "

I stopped wearing mine awhile ago, if your friend really respects the school he went to though why is it bad that he wears the ring? "

" @Kyreo said:

" @Chris2KLee said:

" Huh, don't think my high school even had a ring. Is that common thing? "

Sorta... It's an american thing and you normally have to buy the ring. "

Ah, I see. I don't remember having that in Canada, at least in my area. You have to buy it? Is it expensive? I remember not even wanting to buy my yearbook, but my mother wanted it for memories. The worst thing was the last year of high school, the yearbook committee decided  to design a metal cover, and it upped the cost significantly. Worse yet, it caused a major delay, and I had to pick the stupid thing up the following year. "

" I don't think my high school had class rings. I don't think there is a set amount of time to wear it. Maybe he is just used to wearing it and feels weird without it. I got married last year and I thought I would hate wearing a ring but now when I take it off my hand feel weird. I'm thinking your friend feels the same way. Maybe he is holding out for a college class ring, if those exist, or to find true love and get married :) "

" I never wore it.  It's kinda dumb, IMO. "

It's a huge thing in the midwest at least, the same company that sells the caps and gowns tried to get kids to customize their own rings, the price depended on how much "Bling" you used.  I know some people spend 400-500ish on the. Never really seen the point. Though my real question is why do you care what your friend has on his fingers lol  

I didn't buy one, and anyone I knew who did buy them never wore them. 
 
I didn't realize anyone would even consider wearing those things.

I didn't buy one.

When you have a superbowl ring you wear it proudly because you WON THE EFFIN SUPERBOWL!!
 
What does a highschool ring represent?

I'm not going to buy one.

We actually got them my freshman year and I wore it everyday of that year. Then about halfway through Sophomore year I stopped wearing it.

I never GOT a high school ring because of the aforementioned reason (i.e. dumb)

I never bought one. Why waste the money on a ring when you could spend it on alcohol for the grad party. 

" What does a highschool ring represent? "

The correct answer to your question: as soon as you start university. No one cares what high school you went to because there is no such thing as an important high school.

" @Chris2KLee said:

" Huh, don't think my high school even had a ring. Is that common thing? "

Sorta... It's an american thing and you normally have to buy the ring. "

Never bought a high school ring, a yearbook, or those cheesy senior pictures. It all seemed like a waste of money to me.

Oddly enough i remember the reason most guys i knew got them. the girlfriends where usually big into wearing the guys ring on a chain. Think letter jacket but smaller.  

I wish I could of wore my big booty IT teacher's ring, if ya'na'm sayin!?!...
 
But seriously, nothing like that in the UK. We don't even have a yearbook. The most common tradition is we all write messages on each others shirts saying the rudimentary ''Good luck'' and ''I'll miss you'' ect.  Truth be told, it's mostly like a challenge for how many signatures guys can get on the girls 'upper' area of the shirts.

You wear it for about a month I'd say. Then it just gets weird.

Never bought one. The realization, which is not that hard to come to, was that in 6 months,  it will be utterly pointless

Don't most people want to forget high school and not literally carry the memories around with them?

I never got one.

I decided not to get one, so that problem is solved.

I wore it like twice. Probably the biggest waste of 300 bucks ever. IDK why I got it, it is pretty nice looking but HS is dumb and I don't wear rings.

i never got one. i said i'll find a better ring that i can wear from somewhere else. i actually think that the guy was there for one day for like an hour. i don't wear rings.

I stopped wearing mine a little after I graduated.  It's not that I thought it was dumb or anything, I just don't really like wearing rings.

Only girls wear rings. Call him a girl. He'll soon stop.

I never picked one up. So never.

High School Ring? 
 
Oh, you Americans and your crazy ways...

" High School Ring?  Oh, you Americans and your crazy ways... "

I stopped wearing mine the day I didn't bother buying one.