The young couple from Welcome to Plathville, Olivia and Ethan Plath, have been married for two and a half years. They have already faced a lot of issues during their marriage, particularly Ethan becoming estranged from his parents and siblings. The pair have had many lasting memories and important moments tainted by Ethan's family, including Olivia's wedding ring. Here is why Olivia Plath now wears a semicolon ring where her wedding ring used to be.
During season two of Welcome to Plathville, Ethan and Olivia were not allowed to visit his other siblings living with his mom and dad. They were trying to come to terms with their respective unconventional childhoods, and were attending therapy to overcome the resulting issues each of them had. Fans don't need to be worried, however, because Ethan and Olivia still appear to be going strong. Olivia posted a picture with Ethan to celebrate Valentine's Day, though most of her Instagram is dedicated to her photography business.
Olivia has also found her voice and chosen to use her platform to publicly support humanitarian causes. She has posted to bring awareness to the End It Movement and the National Human Trafficking Hotline. In the caption for an Instagram post about her semicolon ring, Olivia raised awareness for another hotline – the Suicide Prevention Hotline. The Semicolon Project is a nonprofit advocacy group that helps those suffering from depression, addiction, and suicide prevention. There are multiple connections Olivia has to this ring that have led her to replace her wedding ring for the time being.
In her post, Olivia wrote, "Keep going ; your story is not finished yet and you are stronger and more precious than you can even comprehend." The semicolon has many different meanings, as fans of the Netflix original 13 Reasons Why may recall. Many members of the cast received the same semicolon tattoo to symbolize continuing a sentence and living one's life into the next chapter. As Olivia echoed this meaning and included the Suicide Prevention Hotline, this is clearly a meaningful ring for her while she continues to promote mental health awareness.
Fans of Welcome to Plathville may recall that Olivia did not wear her wedding ring. This ties back to the continued tension between Olivia and Ethan's family. In season two of the show, the couple revealed that Ethan's mom, Kim, was very involved in the ring chosen for Olivia. Since ties with his family are so strained, that ring brought back uncomfortable and unpleasant memories for Olivia, leading her to stop wearing her ring.
Olivia has chosen not to wear her wedding ring because of the pain Ethan's parents have brought her. The ring she now wears on that finger is close to her heart because of her advocacy of mental health awareness. It also likely references the challenges she and Ethan have faced in their marriage, and that she wishes to explore the next chapter with him by her side. Let's hope that Welcome to Plathville's Ethan and Olivia can "keep going" together.
Source: Olivia's Instagram