# Nasty metal! It bites! How do people stand the feeling of rings on their fingers?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 28, 2004, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasty-metal-it-bites-how-do-people-stand-the-feeling-of-rings-on-their-fingers/257212 "2004-07-28T02:39:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sinshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Sinshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinshine)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2004, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasty-metal-it-bites-how-do-people-stand-the-feeling-of-rings-on-their-fingers/257212/21 "2004-07-29T06:44:17Z")

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Another take on the whole ring thing:

While I thoroughly enjoy my jewelry, it must all be nickel-free. I find that any jewelry with nickel content irritates my skin until I take it off. Generally, I have removed said items by noon, and my skin stops telling me about it by mid-afternoon. Therefore, I do not wear gold jewelry, as anything less than pure gold is generally alloyed with nickel, for strength. Sterling silver works well for me, though.

A former boyfriend established his territory by giving me tons of earrings, necklaces, rings, and bracelets in 18K gold, and got really upset with me whenever I took something off. By lunchtime, all my jewelry would be in my purse and he’d be steamed. He didn’t care why I wouldn’t wear the stuff, and I didn’t care for his possessive attitude.

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