Broken Engagement: What Would You Do With the Ring?

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Permalink Reply by Andrea on March 5, 2009 at 11:40am

I mailed my ring back to my ex-fiance -- certified mail. Maybe he used it for the woman he ended up marrying -- he got married in less than a year. But I didn't care -- so did I!

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Permalink Reply by JGS on March 5, 2009 at 11:41am

I would def. keep the ring and redesign it!

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Permalink Reply by momlogic's Radical Mommy on March 5, 2009 at 11:46am

I'd keep it and have it reset. That, or I'd find him in the dead of night and shove it up his a**.

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Permalink Reply by NottaMomma on March 5, 2009 at 11:46am

I gave back the ring, but only because I was the one to break the engagement and it was a family heirloom. If he had purchased the ring or been the one to break the engagement, I would have kept the ring. Then I would have sold it and put a down payment on a house.

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Permalink Reply by glamourous1 on March 5, 2009 at 11:49am

I would sell that sh*t and go on a long trip with my BFF. See ya sucker! Neil Lane = CASH!

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Permalink Reply by Julie on March 5, 2009 at 11:51am

Well I guess it depends on the situation, but in THIS case I would not have given back the ring ... I'm sure it was paid for by ABC anyway.

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Permalink Reply by Lindsey P on March 5, 2009 at 11:52am

If the economy were better and I could get a lot of money for it I would definitely sell it! If I had children, then I would have to keep it. I'm sure it would mean something to them even though I wouldn't want to look at it.

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Permalink Reply by Karissa on March 5, 2009 at 12:46pm

In most instances, if I broke up with him, he would get the ring back.

If he broke up with me or I caught him doing something stupid, like cheating, I would pawn the ring - unless we had kids together, then I would save it for the kids.

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Permalink Reply by sugar mama on March 5, 2009 at 12:53pm

i'd give it back like a rash.

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Permalink Reply by MamaBates on March 5, 2009 at 3:45pm

When I was in my early twenties, I got engaged to a cute boy I met on a cruise ship. When things didn't work out --and we broke off our engagement, I kept the ring. He never asked for it back, so I kept it! Granted we were young, the diamond was small...and I never wear it...but seeing it in my ring box sometimes reminds me of my youth....is that wrong?

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Permalink Reply by Samantha on March 5, 2009 at 7:27pm

I gave it back after the divorce. I guess most people would keep it but for me it was a symbol of the love between us and when he broke that I was crushed beyond words but still knew it wasn't something I wanted to keep since it lost the meaning. I don't think it's something i would pass on to my kids because it is a symbol of vows that were broken, lives that were changed, cheating, lying etc I can remember the good times and share those and in that way keep a positive spin on it. That's just me though:)

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Permalink Reply by Jenny on March 5, 2009 at 9:15pm

Hmmm. If we were only engaged I'd give it back. But divorce- I'd probably keep it and save it for my kids ... They could do whatever they wanted with it...

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