my sister was going to get married, he gave her an engagment ring that was about $2,000. now hes not rich. then they grow apart and they broke up. now my question is should she give it back. i have asked this quistion to my freinds and there are two sides: the men and the woman. the men: give it back. if your not going to get married to him then he deserves the ring back. the woman: it was a gift. now i dont understand that reasoning. to me thats like giving someone $100 to help me paint and they agree and then they say im not helping you and saying the $100 was a gift
2006-10-25 18:42:44 · 17 answers · asked by marathoncook 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
ys give it back. A ring was to ensure a promise was fulfilled. It wasn't fulfilled. Accpeting the ring was promising to marry.
2006-10-25 18:45:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
An engagement ring is given in anticipation of a marriage to follow at some time down the road. It is given as a token of love and more or less seals the deal. However, if the deal is called off by either or both parties, then the engagement ring SHOULD BE RETURNED to the giver. Your sister should show maturity and class by immediately returning the ring that she now has no use for. It is the same with wedding gifts. If wedding gifts arrive prior to a wedding and then no wedding actually takes place, the gifts should be promptly returned to the givers.
2006-10-26 01:47:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
She has to give it back. An engagement ring is not a "gift" in the regular sense; it represented a promise that was made to get married.
2006-10-26 08:04:41 · answer #3 · answered by Lydia 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your example does not make sense does it? So why would u pay some1 100 then say it was a gift? OF COURSE your going to want it back! Women and diamonds.... always drama She needs to stop being a baby and give the man his ring so he can give it to his new fiancee,... in the far or close future
2006-10-26 05:56:29 · answer #4 · answered by Photographer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give it back. An engagement ring is a promise to marry. If they aren't gettting married, then obviously the ring should be given back to him.
2006-10-26 12:51:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
an engagement ring is not a gift,,it is a statement of proposed contract,,with the idea that they are to be married,,i hate this argument,,some women thinking they get to keep the jem but dump the man,,if she has anything about herself she will give it back,,gift my ***.
2006-10-26 08:34:29 · answer #6 · answered by lex 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you give it back... its not a gift. it is a promise to get married... hence engagement ring... since they are not getting married he gets the ring back.. and im going to repeat IT IS NOT A GIFT IT IS A PROMISE TO GET MARRIED
2006-10-26 01:46:35 · answer #7 · answered by Danielle 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Unless he gave it on her birthday or a holiday, she needs to give it back. It was part of a verbal contract, and she is not going through with her end of the contract
2006-10-26 01:46:54 · answer #8 · answered by Melanie M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ring was given to pusue a marriage which is not going to happen so she has lost ownership of the ring
2006-10-26 01:53:26 · answer #9 · answered by Suvivoru2 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I say give it back. There is no promise to keep so there's no point in holding on to it.
2006-10-26 01:54:53 · answer #10 · answered by cheetah7 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋