thorpe Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I still have my wedding band in it's box in the bedroom side table. I have no idea what my ex did with her rings, but she might have sold the engagement ring as it's a nice 3/4 carat Tiffany white, clear diamond. I spent half my entire net worth on it 19 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambino Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 NY harbor, under the Brooklyn Bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helplesslyhoping Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 My amazing 2ct set from my first marriage was pawned about 2 years after the divorce. It paid my mortgage while I was maternity leave. Since my separation from my current husband both his and mine are in my jewelry box hoping to see the light of day at some point. I find the rings extremely symbolic and important. Currently they are a very sad reminder of hurt and damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supa_gurl Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 update from my first post on the first page LOL! Divorced now, sadly...had to pawn it. But I bought it myself the symbolization was lost on the one that got stolen years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viajera Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I'm keeping my wedding ring for now in my lockbox in my office, until I figure out what to do with it. I like it, though I won't ever wear it again, even on another finger. It's not valuable enough to be worth re-selling, which is what I did with an earlier engagement ring (from a different relationship). I don't feel strongly enough about it to throw it away. Basically, I'm not sure yet what I want to do with it - it's only been a month. Maybe I'll just keep it hidden away. [Edited almost a month later] there's a volcano just outside my ex's hometown that I've been wanting to climb to the top of (it's mostly inactive now). I have to go back up there at the end of May to sign the divorce paperwork; I'm toying with the idea of throwing the ring over the rim into one of the thermal vents. Kinda Lord of the Rings-ish We'll see if I go through with it or get too sentimental at the last minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
journeynow Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Great thread! Cheered me up. I like the tree one, especially. I gave mine to my husband 4 months ago after he told me he did not want the emotional or financial burden of marriage. (Gaa! I'd forgotten he said that! A burden!) It was my symbolic gesture. I did not want to keep it, and couldn't have stomached using the money from it, even though I could use it. He said he'd keep it safe and if I wanted it, he'd give it back. I can't imagine wanting it, and I can't imagine him not losing it. (He loses things all the time.) Now that I think about it, though, I should have thrown it on a sidewalk somewhere for someone else to find, maybe with a note saying it needs a new home. Or sell it and donate the $ to the women's crisis center. Or offer it on link removed for young lovers who have no money, giving it a hopeful future... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImagineMe Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 My ring sat in my jewelry case for several months, finally it got to my purse - cause I knew I was going to pawn it. Sat in my purse for another couple of months. Finally, I drove by a pawn shop and had my chance. I sold it and turned around and got a mani-pedi with part of the money. I hated the sight of the ring - it reminded me of all the lies I was told during our marriage. Even about the ring itself. One night he told me a story about how he got the ring and how much he paid for it - knowing full well I didn't care how much it cost him, or where he got it from. It was a lovely story, and I was so touched by his endeavors. A few months later... my computer crashed and I had to re-do the books... having to go back into the previous year, I found the charge - he paid 1/4 of what he said he did for it and bought it off eBay. It was just another lie. Tainted. I hope it doesn't ruin someone elses marriage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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