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Two part question, Engagement rings.......?

an heirloom or something new? My ex-husband actually bought an antique 1930's ring. It's really pretty but now that we are no longer together, not sure what to so with it. What did you do with your engagement ring if you are no longer married to the person? I can't wear it or my wedding band on my right hand because my boyfriend already informed me it would bother him. Not having children. Child-free by choice. And I'm not giving the ring back to my ex-husband and I don't think he'd really want it back. I could have taken him to the cleaners with the divorce but I walked away taking nothing( I didn't want anything, just wanted a clean break) but "my" things & the wedding rings. Also, My ex-husband probably wouldn't care if I wore the rings on my right hand. It's my boyfriend that would have a problem with it.

Public Comments

1. exboyfriendjewelry.com
2. Give it back to him, if he refuses, sell it or keep it.
3. If it were really nice I would keep it or sell it and buy something I can wear that isn't linked to another man.
4. You can save the diamond and have it reset into a right hand ring. Or, you can save that ring for your children when they get engaged, and let your new bf get you a brand new one :-)
5. If you have children with your ex husband save it for them, if not ask him if he wants it back, if not sell it or just hang on to it
6. why not wear it on a necklace round your neck
7. i was fortunate to have my hubby propose with his grandmother's ring and then he bought me my own. i always agreed to if anything happens, the grandmother's ring goes back to him and the new ring is mine. i would never dream of keeping a family heirloom. since he BOUGHT his i would still keep it, even if it's antique, it's not his family's antique. do you have children? it could be passed down to the children. if no children, i would put it away for storage. you may want to pass it down to a niece or nephew or someone else in your family sometime. best wishes
8. I sold my rings when I divorced. They no longer represented the things they stood for:hope, love, respect.... Everytime I looked at them all I saw were broken promises and hurt. Sell them, I say, and buy yourself something new.
9. Return it.
10. you sell it and move on. Some people take the diamonds out and make earrings but most people just pawn it or sell it.
11. use the diamonds and gold to make something else!
12. I've seen rings made into neck pieces. I've had several ;) and I sold some but with one, I used the diamond in a necklace I already had. No one knows where it came from and I get complemented on the necklace all the time.
13. How oftend are you going to be around your ex-husband? He won't know that your wearing it on your right hand. The right thing to do is give it back to him anyway, I'm surprised that he didn't request it back.
14. I would want a brand new ring. Antiques are nice but they are often not my taste and I want something that is mine and mine solely. It's like people who name their kids after their elders -- every child should have their own name - it's only right. If you must give them their father's name, use it as the middle. I could talk about this for hours. :) As for the ring, you can give it back to them, especially if its an heirloom.
15. he gave it to you; do whatever you want! you could... give it back to your ex husband - the symbolic gesture might "officially" allow you to feel done with him (although i'm guessing you are past that since you have a boyfriend) sell it - sounds like you could get a lot if you sold to the right people keep it - wait until you and your boyfriend are no longer together to wear it or only wear it on special occasions store it - put it on your back shelf somewhere to give to your daugter someday or that you will find years later and bring back memories. display it - well if it's that pretty maybe you could turn it into art ha okay i'm going to stop before my ideas get too crazy :]
16. Sell it on Ebay
17. Do you feel your b' friend wants this ring back or not...? My sister just got married with an old air loom ring of my mothers, who passed away 7 yrs ago.... I Was put out to start with but , I know this is beautiful. My sister didn't go for this ring cause it cost a lot of money, Nor because it sounded like a great choice. We choose to marry each other cause we love each other, with all our hearts.. big and Small.....As did my Sister.. Let her Know we support her with all our hearts>>>!!!!!!!<>>>
18. i wouldnt wear it but id put it in my jewelry box. just because your marriage has died doesnt mean the memories have to. at one point you did love him. trust me the memories are worth keeping.