Im getting a divorce, should i return the wedding & engagement ring to him?

Question

Is it bad luck to keep the ring

Answer 1

NO! It's neither bad luck nor necessary. The rings were a gift, they're not community property & you were married. I took the stones out of mine & had them turned into another piece of jewelry

Answer 2

I think the only time a ring should be returned is if the engagement is broken off by the bride-to-be. Once you've married the man, the ring is yours (however it would be nice of you to return it if it's a family heirloom). Your engagement ring was a gift; are you planning to return all of the other gifts your husband gave to you during your marriage? Of course not. So you don't have to return the ring either. My engagement ring is in a box where I keep all my special jewelry and I still wear my wedding ring because it was my mom's original wedding ring. My dad replaced it with her "dream ring" when they renewed their vows and she put the original in the safe until I got married.

Answer 3

I don't know about the bad luck factor, but go with your heart. He gave them to you, they are yours to do what you want to do with them.

How did you break up? Was it graceful? If so, it seems that the proper thing to do would be to return them and say "sorry it didn't work out". What are your other options, pawning them? Maybe if it was a really bad break up!

I tossed my wedding ring into the ocean after a very bad divorce, it felt great.

Answer 4

No...that is when you break an engagement. The rings are yours to keep. Many who have been married still wear one of the rings....maybe on the other hand...it is your decision....but he doesn't want them back.

Answer 5

The wedding ring is up to you. I gave mine to my ex because the rings were bought as a pair, and they would stay that way. The diamond I gave to her when I proposed. The moment that she said yes, I lost all rights to it and it became hers. The engagement ring that your ex gave you when he proposed is yours as well. If you have children, pass it on to one of them when they get married. That or have the diamond put into a necklace. Again, the choice is yours.

Answer 6

if you instigated the divorce, you should return the rings. If he did, they are yours to keep. It will not be bad luck to keep the rings, but they may stop you emotionally from moving on. If you find yourself looking at them and crying, get rid of them.

Answer 7

if you possess a family heirloom from his family it would be nice to return it, otherwise, those pieces are your own jewelry! don't give them to him. ever. i once returned an engagement ring and the fellow sold it the next day for pennies on the dollar. keep them and down the road the right use for them, either to remake them into another piece of jewelry, or, keep them for your own heirs, will be apparent to you.

Answer 8

No, they are yours to do with as you will. It's only when an engagement is called off, that the engagement ring needs to be returned. Sell them, and buy yourself some other piece of smashing jewellery!

Answer 9

It depends on the reasons for the divorce. If he cheated on you, then no he doesn't get the rings back. If you cheated on him, then yes he does get the rings back. Other than that the rings were a gift to you, are you giving back every gift he ever gave you? The only other reason for giving them back is if they are a family heirloom, in which case you have to give them back. They belong in his family.

Answer 10

Me too. I gave back the engagement ring because it was a family heirloom. I kept the wedding band because I paid for it - I guess I should have kept his too....