Broken Promises

Relationships. Some succeed and some don't. It's almost always difficult when a relationship ends but it's most difficult when it's a marriage or an engagement. Yes there's the entire divorce process that's bound to give migraines and such, but I think one of the biggest headaches is deciding what to do with the ring. It's a little less difficult when a marriage breaks up because I would assume that a judge would decide who gets the diamond. But what do you do when an engagement is broken?

I personally, wouldn't want to keep a reminder of a relationship that went sour, but some women may want to keep it to spite the man. Maybe you want to keep it because it's pretty and it looks really good on your hand, or maybe you want to sell it and go on a shopping spree. The question is, when do you have the right to keep it. Now, I don't know what the law says on the matter, but I think it should depend on the situation.

First of all, you should ask yourself how the relationship ended and why. Did your significant other cheat on you? If you found him in bed or even on a date with another woman, I'd keep the ring and dump the man. He disrespected you by running around with loose women behind your back so he deserves to have to pay for the promise that he broke to you. If the situation is reversed and you did the cheating, you shouldn't even have to ask yourself what you should do with the ring. Give it back!

In a relationship, a ring is given as a sign of promise. At a wedding rings are exchanged as symbols of a bond that the newlyweds have. They promise to be faithful to one another, to love, honor, and cherish. When those promises are broken, that bond is broken as well. In an engagement, a ring is also given to symbolize the promise of what is to come. You promise to marry that person. When one does something to break that promise, the ring no longer has purpose. If it's a mutual agreement between the and woman to break that bond, the ring should go back to the person who purchased it. When one person betrays a trust thus breaking the promise made, the ring should remain with the person betrayed.

Like I said before, I would more than likely give the ring back no matter what. I just wouldn't feel right with any kind of reminder of the promise that was broken.