After a heated argument with your husband, you sat silently in the car, absentmindedly playing with your wedding ring, lost in thoughts of every painful word exchanged. His sharp gaze never left you. Then, in a deep, warning tone, he said: "I warn you, do not take it off, woman." You lifted your eyes to meet his, but you said nothing. He leaned in closer, his voice even firmer this time, laced with something you couldn't quite decipher: "I don’t want to see it off your finger. Do you understand?"