I am recently divorced and was previously engaged once before, a long time ago. So now I have two engagement rings, and I don't know what to do with them. I could sell them, only to suffer a large monetary loss on them.
Are women wearing the rings on another finger? Converting them into other pieces of jewelry? Or simply letting them sit in a drawer?
Just curious. . .they're beautiful and it's a shame I can't wear them any longer. They're just sitting around the house now.
2006-12-05 06:43:33 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Seems I should clarify some things that have been mentioned in responses. The first engagement was as a teenager many years ago. He did not want the ring back, but I did attempt to return it.
My marriage was a 12 year marriage that ended because he cheated. He then became an alcoholic and eventually a habitual narcotics user. It's like a bad Hollywood movie. He did not want the ring back either, however, after his addiction caught hold of him - he did ask for it back several months after our divorce. I wouldn't return it due to the fact that I felt I would be enabling his addiction by providing him the funds for it from selling the ring. He sold everything else he took from the marriage to do the same.
Nice story, huh?
2006-12-05 08:55:59 · update #1
I know some jewelry stores will let you "trade in" your old stones and you can "upgrade" you set or reset them into new designs. If you have any children from your previous marraige, you could give it to them.
2006-12-05 06:48:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually they sit in a drawer until way down the road..... say when you get remarried.... or at least you should have. Keeping the actual ring around when you got remarried was just simply bad juju. So would just be wearing them on different fingers. Its keeping the old around. So you sell them and take a loss..... well you didn't buy them in the first place and they have to go eventually and have no cash value just sitting there. So I would say sell them. But...... I have seen some awesome jewelry that was made from old rings. I suppose you keep them and be reminded of what got you to where you are now....... and appreciate the lessons of the past.
2006-12-05 06:53:44 · answer #2 · answered by jackson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have the one from the previous engagement, dear, you should have returned it to the guy since you NEVER married him! An engagement ring is given with the idea that there will be an impending marriage (it's a gift to seal the deal, so to speak) but if you never went ahead with the marriage the right thing would have been to return it to the guy. Since you didn't, and have yet another ring from your current failed marriage, I suggest you visit the pawn shop, or get to Ebay. Otherwise, you are basically stuck with them. As for those who tell you to have them reset, that is VERY EXPENSIVE and unless they are high quality large diamonds, the cost of having this done would not really be worth it. Perhaps you should think about marriage a little longer before accepting another ring.
2006-12-05 06:48:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
extra efficient to ask than to seem dumb. the girl wears her engagement and wedding ceremony ring on her left hand, finger next to infant and the reason being through the indisputable fact that is closest to her heart. Ater married the marriage ring is going on first then engagement ring after. Plus, a divorced female might want to no longer positioned on them everywhere, you're divorced. No wedding ceremony, engagement earrings might want to ever be worn on proper hand. reliable luck
2016-11-23 18:28:07 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make you a pinky ring or a necklace out of them. In my second marriage I had my ring set melted down and added a little more gold and made my husbands wedding ring . It was beautiful. It was a gold nuggett ring with one medium diamond in the middle and 3 diamonds on each side of the middle stone. We're not together anymore, sure wish I had that ring... LOL Keep it for yourself, don't do what I did.
2006-12-05 07:19:06 · answer #5 · answered by CryBaby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know people who have them converted into other things. I gave my engagement ring back to my fiance when we broke up so that he could pawn it or whatever he wanted. If my husband and I were to divorce I don't know what I would do with my ring, unless I had some plans for getting another one and I could trade this one in on it.
2006-12-05 06:55:12 · answer #6 · answered by Aloe-ish-us 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I pawned my rings from a divorce and bought a beautiful bracelet. I look at it as a reward to myself for getting out of a very bad situation! I felt that if I kept the rings they would carry the bad karma associated with them.
2006-12-05 11:34:17 · answer #7 · answered by dnndg 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The engagement ring from a wedding that didn't happen should be returned (or at least offered back with no guilt trips) to the giver. If they don't take it, you can donate it to a charitable cause and use it as a tax deduction.
As for the one from your marriage, I think it would be a classy thing to give it back if he'll take it, but otherwise same thing.
2006-12-05 06:50:19 · answer #8 · answered by fucose_man 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Two Words
Pawn Shop
2006-12-05 06:45:39 · answer #9 · answered by cowrepo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I went to the pawn shop with all the jewelry from that marriage and gathered enough money to take a very nice trip. Thanks Little Dicky! Not just for the divorce but for the jewelry.
2006-12-05 06:53:33 · answer #10 · answered by November Hale 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋