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Nasty stuff happen in divorces. I am surprised you did not hock the ring for whatever you could get after the divorce was final. I can not see keeping a memento of a bad time. Certainly agree your former hubby is a, "Joick and woise". No need to be sad.
I could see wanting a family heirloom back, like some others have said since that has some actually value. But yeah, jewelry is pretty worthless. I have an appraisal for the ring I bought that is a lot higher than what I paid for it...but I know its mostly just a lie to make me feel better about paying so much for a stone in the first place! You know, like when you walk into a car dealership and the car is marked down $5000 from a price that's $7000 over the MSRP? Or when clothing is "25% off" at the store.
Nobody wants that store bought ring from a different failed marriage. Although I wonder if jewelers don't just remove the stones or resell the rings later anyway.
My ex-H asked for both the engagement ring and wedding band back -- they were both from Tiffany, a pink diamond in a platinum setting. This was during the course of the divorce, in fact, he made an express trip to see me from out of town just to get them. My attorney later told me that I shouldn't have given them to him, but I didn't care about the stupid rings. The irony was that he didn't give back the Tiffany band I bought him. I suspect he sold all of the jewelry back to the store so he could break even on the divorce, or even profit. That just would be his style.
I found it unutterably tacky and self-serving. There was a reason I divorced him. It made him crazy that I was the one to file, first. Throughout the entire process he insisted that he was the one who divorced me, LOL! That was the type of personality I dealt with.
I think most people agree that someone who asks for the rings back during or after a divorce probably isn't the most well-heeled. Personally, I'd never contemplate such a thing.
I found it unutterably tacky and self-serving. There was a reason I divorced him. It made him crazy that I was the one to file, first. Throughout the entire process he insisted that he was the one who divorced me, LOL! That was the type of personality I dealt with.
I think most people agree that someone who asks for the rings back during or after a divorce probably isn't the most well-heeled. Personally, I'd never contemplate such a thing.
same here. I filed, I left, and I got nothing out of the marriage
My ex-wife filed for divorce, rather unexpectedly. We worked out a quick settlement and the whole thing was handled rather amicably, no nastiness. After everything was signed and sealed, she asked me if I wanted her wedding ring set back. I thought for a few seconds, then said "Sure why not?"
They weren't worth that much but I still have the set. I also still have my own wedding band also. I could get a few bucks for them somewhere I guess. I want to keep them though. I may know someone in the future who wants to get married but who lacks money for engagement/wedding rings. If they were friends or relatives I'd probably just give them away. It would make me feel good to do that. They didn't work for our marriage but maybe they can be enjoyed by someone else.
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