DEAR ABBY: I have a friend whose wife was in a nursing home for several years before her death. "George" was very loving and faithful, and visited "Marie" every day until the Lord took her three years ago.
George and I have been seeing each other for six months, and he is still wearing his wedding ring. When we talk he mentions Marie frequently.
I am embarrassed when we go out because George still wears his wedding ring. It makes me feel like I'm going out with a married man. Why do you think he still does it? -- PUZZLED IN VIRGINIA BEACH
DEAR PUZZLED: Your friend may have worn the wedding ring for so long that taking it off would make him feel naked. He may wear it because, on some level, he still feels married to Marie. However, you have asked the wrong person. The only one who can give you a definitive answer to your question is George.