After a while wearing an engagement ring, wedding ring or both becomes second nature. Months after you’ve flashed your rings past your girl friend’s noses and perfected making rainbows with your diamond engagement ring, there comes a time when the ring feels natural, like it belongs there.

It’s apparently at this point that we become careless, a little knock, slipping the ring on and off absentmindedly, forgetting it’s off after the washing up or a shower and so on. It’s at this point that it’s possible if not likely that the rings could be misplaced, lost or vanished from under your watchful sight.

Five of the top ways we lose engagement rings and wedding rings are:

#1 – Around the house, rings are commonly lost whilst gardening or doing the washing up. Loose rings can slip from fingers when gloves are removed or fall into the sink and down the plughole.

#2 – Lost on holiday, rings left in the bathroom after a shower or in changing rooms may be left behind by accident or swept away if they come loose and fall off in the sea.

#3 – Whilst exercising it’s important to check your rings are safe. Many sports recommend not wearing jewellery to prevent loss of valuables and to protect you and opponents in team sports.

#4 – How many rings have been thrown away in the trash? Hundreds? Thousands? Whenever handling rubbish, always check your ring fingers before and after. The probability of finding a lost ring in the rubbish is higher the sooner you notice it’s gone.

#5 – The fifth most popular way to lose a ring is, wait for it, shopping! Our favourite pastime is the culprit for many precious rings going missing never to be found again.

The solution is simple – always know which rings you are wearing so that you can see which ones you have lost. Better still, make sure all of your rings fit snugly to your finger, not too tight and not too loose.

Many rings purchased through Rings.org.uk include guarantees, warranties and optional insurance. If you have purchased a valuable ring or if it has a sentimental or investment value, rings insurance is available and worthwhile should you need to replace your rings in the future.

If you wear more than one ring on the same finger, you may find it easier and more comfortable to join your rings together. As well as reducing friction, chaffing or pinching of your skin as the rings rub together, you can also prolong the life of your ring and help the metal keep its shine for longer.

When considering joining your rings together, bear in mind that this may affect any warranty or insurance. Some ring joining techniques are semi-permanent and others, such as professional soldering, are more permanent.

When soldering your Engagement Ring and Wedding Ring together, ask your jeweller for the following items:

- Ensure the inside and outside profiles of your rings match and align. This is asthetically important so that your rings don’t appear out of line on your finger.

- If your rings have a design or are engraved, make sure your jeweller is aware of this as it will avoid errors such as the writing on one ring is upside down to the other.

- Any soldering must be carried out at two points using professional tools. You can ask for your soldering to be at the top and bottom, or left and right as preferred.

- Finally, the finish of the soldering joint should be clean and hidden. A good quality solder won’t discolour your finger or your rings and the perfect result should be of two individual rings that are worn as one.

Soldering and other permanent ring joining techniques typically apply to women who wear an engagement ring and a wedding ring, however the techniques to keep two or more rings together can be applied to almost any combination of Eternity Rings, Dress Rings and Wishbone Rings as well.

When trying on a ring in a jewellery store, or if you have borrowed a ring from a friend, you may have experienced a tight sensation when removing the ring. This is caused by the movement of the ring against your skin where your finger expands wider than the band of the ring. The ring becomes wedged, stuck or simply will not budge. If you are lucky and this happens at home it will be less embarrassing, but no less complicated to unstick the ring.

As a rule, never force the ring from your finger. There are many tried and proven techniques you can use. By forcing the ring in any way, the metal may bend tighter or break and cut your skin.

The easiest solution is ice or cold water to reduce the swelling so that the ring can slide off your finger. This is less messy than lubricants such as soap, moisturiser or oil which can be used to slide the liquid under the ring and loosen it. When using a lubricant, twist the ring left, right, backwards and forwards, loosening it with each twist until it becomes free.

Or if you have window cleaner at your disposal this is said to be very effective as a ring removing lubricant which doesn’t stick or lodge within the intricate details of your ring. Spray the window cleaner liberally around your ring and finger for the maximum coverage and so that the ring can continue to slide further up your finger.

If all else fails and there isn’t a long queue in the jewellers behind you, time is a great healer – drink lots of water and keep your hand with the stuck ring elevated. You should find that the ring that was stuck on your finger today will glide off easily after a good nights sleep.

In case of emergency, such as loss of circulation or worse, remember that you can ask professionals for assistance. Most jewellers will be able to help cut a ring safely from your finger, or you can ask advice from your health service.

To avoid getting a ring stuck on your finger, make sure you have your finger sized correctly by a jeweller so that you will know which ring size to buy. If you try on a ring and the size doesn’t feel right, take it off and try the next size up or down.

Choosing the right ring, especially for an Engagement Ring or Wedding Ring is very important as you hope to wear the ring for life. When choosing your ring, remember to search the huge collection of Mens Wedding Rings and ladies rings from Rings.org.uk.