Tās vienkārši ir tradīcijas, mēs ar vīru nēsājam gredzenus uz kreisās rokas, jo mums kā labročiem tas ir ērtāk (neskrāpējam mašīnas u.c priekšmetus) un drošāk (diemžēl ir bijuši daudz gadījumi, kur labroči dažādos negadījumos zaudējuši pirkstus laulības gredzena dēļ). Wikipedija saka, ka:
The wedding ring is generally worn on the ring finger of the left hand in the former British Empire, certain parts of Western Europe, certain parts of Catholic Central and Eastern Europe (and some not so), Mexico and Bolivia. These include: Australia, Botswana, Canada, Egypt, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK, and the US; France, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, and Finland; Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland, Croatia, and Slovenia.
The wedding ring is worn on the ring finger of the right hand in: Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Russia, and Serbia. In Central or Western Europe, these include: Austria, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Netherlands , Norway, and (Catholic) Spain. In Central or South America, these include: Colombia, Cuba, Peru, Venezuela.