Well I've heard one of the two party, who were engaged
now on their separate ways, the boy wants his ring back,
( which was very expensive)
should she return it?
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2007-10-21 21:31:03 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
It gets returned to the buyer with only a few exceptions
1. one has cheated on the other
2. one has abused the other
3. one says "you can keep it"
2007-10-22 16:02:13 · answer #1 · answered by Terri 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Etiquette says it should be returned, but the laws differ in each state and in different countries.
Most states consider it a conditional gift. Several states consider an engagement breakup to be "no fault", meaning the ring must be returned no matter whose fault the break up was. Other states it will depend on what caused the breakup.
If the ring was given on a birthday or for xmas, it may be considered a gift with no strings attached.
2007-10-22 01:51:33 · answer #2 · answered by no_frills 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes she should give it back the engagement ring is a promise to wed that person when the promise has been broken the ring should be returned. Besides would she even wear it anymore? That would be quite weird.
2007-10-22 02:51:01 · answer #3 · answered by Kristie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ring MUST be returned, regardless of who broke the engagement. It is NOT a gift in the regular sense of the word, but was, rather, a symbol of the promise to marry.
2007-10-22 00:51:37 · answer #4 · answered by Lydia 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I belive the girl is to return the ring. It has become a legal issue, and engagement is concidered a contract. Since no marriage took place the contract was broken, so the ring must be returned.
2007-10-22 01:13:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Legally the engagement ring was given to you as a present so it is up to you what you do with it.
Morally, I think you should give it back - when the ring was bought it wasn't about what it cost, it was about a statement of love and commitment. It seems cruel to punish morally decent plans if they go wrong, and certainly unnecessarily selfish to keep it when it means nothing any more except the money it cost - its a kind of moral thiefery.
2007-10-21 23:14:18 · answer #6 · answered by Paul M 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes, she should return the ring. I personally wouldn't want to keep it around as a reminder and would be the type to throw it back at him.
2007-10-21 21:37:28 · answer #7 · answered by Court 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
well in some places (states in the usa)... you have to give the ring back.. in other places..you dont have to. BUT traditionally if the ring is an heirloom from her family she keeps it.. if the ring is an heirloom from his family it's customary that she give the ring back. But it's considered a gift. Personally if it were a family heirloom. I would get it back. Good luck.
2007-10-22 00:16:19 · answer #8 · answered by navywife_2001 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would give it back myself. I left my wedding ring behind when I left my first husband, and I even payed for both our wedding rings, but I had a piont to make and also did not need the reminder of the ring anyhow.
2007-10-21 21:41:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's extraordinarily tacky for a woman to retain a ring post-engagement. In some states, she is legally required to return it. In others, she is not required...but I think she should.
2007-10-22 02:16:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why would the girl keep it, that is so silly, thank god he left her, she has such poor ethics. When you have nothing to do with the boy why keep his belonging? A ring is a commitment of marriage thats all, and it has not other base it sjust a cultural thing.
2007-10-25 14:21:57 · answer #11 · answered by thachu5 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋