DEAR ABBY: When a spouse dies, what should be done with the wedding bands? -- PLANNING AHEAD IN NEW ENGLAND
DEAR PLANNING AHEAD: There is no right or wrong answer to a question like yours because getting past the loss of a loved life partner (grieving) is an individual process. That's why you should do whatever feels right to you. Some widows and widowers continue to wear their wedding band until they are ready to date again. Others move it to their right hand, or wear their spouse's ring on a chain around their neck.
P.S. I once saw a woman wearing a gold band to which she had fused her deceased husband's ring so that it sat flat atop her ring finger. I thought the concept was clever, original and touching.