RozW:Don't know if this helps but I have had several spouses glitch in a  variety of ways, some just disappearing, some making kids unresponsive and some not. it never occured to me to give anyone another ring so none of my glitches have resulted from a second ring or from either of the quests mentioned. i have, however, found alexes to be ...

Kharsian: I have the exact same problem after returning from the Tattered Spire- missing wife and unresponsive child. For the purposes of the investigation...I too gave my wife a second ring just as gift when I had the money to get a nicer ring. Perhaps there is a connection. For further reference, I didn't marry the ''Alex'' from the ghost ...

HockeyVixen:My game glitched with my spouse after I came back from the Spire.  I went to the Demon door home and he was no where to be found.  One thing I remember doing was I gave him a ring for a gift...then the game said I needed a marital home...we were already married.   Thinking nothing of it I left to the Spire, came ...