i think you should give the ring back. if the male breaks off the engagement should you give the ring back? i want to know proper etiquette not about how the engagement ended.
2007-01-27 17:38:31 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Does not matter who broke off the engagement. The ring is a conditional gift of marriage. The ring MUST be given back if the wedding did not take place. If the ring is refused, then she may keep it.
If the couple marries but later the marriage is annulled or a divorce occurs she may keep the ring without offering it back.
2007-01-28 04:29:49 · answer #1 · answered by Poppet 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was always led to believe that the engagement ring is a gift. It's polite and the right thing to do to return the gift or ring if the woman is breaking the engagement. However, if the man changes his mind (without a just and valid reason), then the woman would keep the ring. This, of course, would nor apply if the woman had done something to cause the break-up.
2016-03-29 05:57:58 · answer #2 · answered by Loretta 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either way the ring should be given back. As other answers have said, the ring is given with the commitment of marriage some time in the future. When the engagement I was in about a year ago ended, I gave him back the ring.
2007-01-27 18:50:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I've been in this situation as well. I'd say depending on the circumstances and how much the ring is worth say she should give the ring back no matter who broke it off. The ring was a promise of marriage, which for some reason didn't work out. If the ring is a family heirloom, then I would do everything up to and including suing to get it back.
2007-01-27 17:58:05 · answer #4 · answered by milwaukiedave 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think she has to give the ring back b/c the engagement ring is given as part of a verbal contract. Once the contract is broken (you don't get married), you have to return the ring. Of course, if you give the engagement ring on a b-day or christmas, she gets to keep it b/c the ring is now considered a gift.
2007-01-28 00:33:14 · answer #5 · answered by Kirsten 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think you're right about the girl giving the ring back if she broke the engagement. If the guy broke it off she can keep it but I don't understand why any girl would want to keep a ring without the guy. Give it back.
2007-01-27 17:44:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It would depend entirely on the particular circumstances. If it's just a matter of him having a change of heart, he should let her keep the ring (it may not be any use to her as an engagement ring but she could sell it). But, if she has been unfaithful or just behaving impossibly, or if the ring is a family heirloom, then that would be different...
2007-01-27 21:06:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
She breaks the engagement, she should give the ring back. He breaks the engagement, she keeps it. If it's a family heirloom, it should go back to the original family no matter who breaks the engagement, I believe, but that may not be how the person who is dumped feels.
2007-01-27 17:42:12 · answer #8 · answered by Katherine W 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A ring is given with the idea that a marriage will commence down the road. If it doesn't for whatever reason, the decent thing to do is for the woman to return the ring and each go their separate way.
2007-01-27 18:31:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The ring should go back to the man. I am pretty sure that the ring is given as a promise to get married. If you break that promise then the guy gets it back. I'm pretty sure (not 100%) that legally this is how it would stand as well
2007-01-27 20:57:46 · answer #10 · answered by tramk03 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋