what will i do with the ring?

Question

i broke up with my boyfriend but kept the engagement ring... this was 6 months ago and i don't know what to do with it now.... it was a keep sake to remind me of him but he's not worth remembering anymore.... what should i do with it?

Answer 1

an engagement ring is considered a GIFT by law..therefore the ring is YOURS to do with whatever you please.

you don't NEED a ring to get engaged so the idea that you have to return it is stupid.

i bought my ex best friend an opal pendant necklace when she graduated college...we are no longer friends...but i can't take back the necklace..it was a gift.

same concept, no matter how morally murky the waters may be.

Answer 2

Offer it back to him. If he adamantly refuses to accept it, then sell it. If you don't feel right about taking the money, then give the money to your favourite charity, or alternatively, give the ring itself to a charity shop. Unfortunately though, unless it's a real humdinger of a ring, it's likely to fetch peanuts anyway. Still, at least the charity would benefit in some small way.

PS: Rob: You "never wanted any rings back"??! You poor old lad, how many women have chucked you then??

Answer 3

I sold mine in a pawnbrokers - but you should be aware that you will usually not get anywhere near what the ring is 'worth', as in what a jeweller would value it at (they want to make a profit when they sell it on!).

If he's really not worth remembering any more then sell it - at least you can get some enjoyment out of whatever you get for it!

Answer 4

An engagement ring is generally a promise from a man to the woman he intends to marry. If you're not going to marry him, you should return the ring. Women who have collections of engagement rings from men they never married are almost always heartless gold-diggers.

If he insists you keep it, have it appraised, and it's worth anything, then sell it. Invest the money and turn over the earnings so the money compounds and makes a nice pile of cash for you. But if I were you I would keep the receipt of the original sale and the investment principle for several years in case he comes back asking for the ring. Then you can happily give him the cash you got for his ring, while knowing that it made a little money for you.

...and no, he doesn't need to know you invested it and made money. That's yours.

Answer 5

Sorry it did not work out for you. Maybe you could sell the ring and give the money to charity and then the whole experience will at least benefit someone. Better luck next time :)

Answer 6

You should give it back to him. You only get to keep the ring if you get divorced as you were actually married. Otherwise if he doesnt want it back sell it or keep it for your future daughter. I have my old wedding and engagement ring sitting in a box. You dont get back for them if you sell them.

Answer 7

You must return the ring to him. It was not a gift in the regular sense, but rather of the betrothal, the promise to get married. If you don't want to see him, call him, or take it to his mom's or mail it. It doesn't belong to you.

Answer 8

You could've given it back to him when you broke up. I have a promise ring from an ex boyfriend who insisted I keep it after we broke up - he said it was for me to remember him by. 4 years later - and I'm married now - I still have that damn ring. I never wear it; it just sits in its box.

Maybe take it to a jeweler and see if you can exchange it for something else? Or pawn it.

Answer 9

The easiest thing to do would be to sell it, but I would just give it back to him. If you aren't still hurt by how you two ended things I would walk right up to him and give it back. That will should him that you no longer need or want him and there's closure for you right there and then

Answer 10

If you left him then you should give it back.

If he left you then sell the ring.