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"Our jeweler told me I should take off my engagement ring whenever I wash my hands to prevent soap from getting stuck in the crevices (and there are many in rings, like mine, with channel-set side stones). I followed his advice until&amp;amp;#133; &amp;amp;#133;I left my engagement ring in the bathroom at work! I realized it the moment I got back to my desk (on the opposite side of the floor, of course) and quickly ran back to the restroom, internally chanting, &amp;amp;#8220;Please let it still be there, please let it still be there.&amp;amp;#8221; It was gone. Through my heart palpitations and tears, I managed to walk most of the way back to my desk. One of my co-workers spotted me, noticed that I was freaking out, and asked me if I had left my ring in the bathroom. It turned out one of our other co-workers had seen the ring and taken it back to her desk for safe-keeping. I was embarrassed that I had been so foolish to leave my ring behind, but I was beyond relieved to have it back on my finger just minutes after I first lost it. I keep my rings on whenever I wash my hands now and let them soak in jewelry cleaner before special occasions--though, judging from the spots on the bands and the streaks on my center stone, I should probably clean them more often. The problem is, I always forget that my rings are soaking in the cleaner and wind up letting them sit there for hours. They&amp;#x27;re very sparkly after that, but the cleaner instructions recommend leaving rings in for just a few minutes, so the hours-long soaks can&amp;#x27;t possibly be good for my jewelry. I heard about a woman who takes off her ring and holds it in between her teeth whenever she washes her hands. It&amp;amp;#8217;s probably a good idea (assuming she has good dental hygiene habits), but knowing me, I&amp;amp;#8217;d accidentally swallow my ring. Would you say you&amp;amp;#8217;re good about keeping your engagement ring clean? Or are you like me and a little forgetful when it comes to jewelry maintenance? Do you take your ring off whenever you wash your hands? More About Engagement and Wedding Rings Do You Really Like Your Engagement Ring? Help! No Wedding Rings Fit Me! The Coolest Wedding Ring Ever More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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