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dear prudence chat q: he proposed to her with his grandmother's wedding ring. after he got it back from the first woman he proposed to

Posted by the human tater tot (aka chris) Jul 16 '12, 11:56

TAINTED ENGAGEMENT RING

My husband proposed to me with a beautiful heirloom engagement ring that originally belonged to his grandmother. I treasured it and looked forward to passing it down to my own kids one day. Recently my SIL got engaged, and while on the subject of rings, my MIL mentioned how relieved she was to finally get the family ring back. It turns out my husband previously gave the ring to a former fiancée (which I didn't know he had). They broke up, and she fought viciously to keep the ring. They even had lawyers involved, until the ex-fiancée decided it wasn't worth the trouble and returned the ring. I'm furious that my husband recycled a ring he previously gave to his ex -fiancée. I thought my engagement ring had beautiful love stories of previous generations of happy marriages, but now I've discovered that it's "tainted." I'm thinking of giving the ring to my BIL in case he wants to use it in the future. My husband is annoyed and thinks nothing of it, insisting that we keep it to pass down to our children. Am I being silly here?

Responses:

vintage wedding rings & their history are NOT a good subject with me - peglegpete Jul 16, 12:16
she's is such a rookie - you work the angle of: I need my own special ring - so we can start our own pass down tradition - Pippy & her thoughts Jul 16, 12:09 2
- yep. keep it - but demand another one -- nm - decline Jul 16, 12:11 1
  - "I've already taken the ring from one ex, don't make me do it a second time" -- nm - Beaker Jul 16, 12:12
They give out rings for the Holocaust? -- nm - amoxy Jul 16, 12:09
I'd be furious too. Eat a pint of ice cream in one sitting. That'll show him! -- nm - CQ Jul 16, 12:01
Yes -- nm - con_carne Jul 16, 11:59
wait, "This wedding ring is forever used, tainted, and disgusting. Hey BIL, want to use it when you get married?" -- nm - Max Jul 16, 11:58
who cares about the ring? the bigger issue is that he was engaged prev and never told you. - amanda Jul 16, 11:58 2
- is the BIL a doorman? -- nm - Max Jul 16, 12:03
- slipped his mind -- nm - the human tater tot Jul 16, 11:58
LOL -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 16, 11:57
(guess where his penis has been) -- nm - Max Jul 16, 11:57 4
- this made me laugh so hard - - Pippy & her thoughts Jul 16, 12:10
- in the ring? what are you getting at?? -- nm - the human tater tot Jul 16, 11:58 1
  - "It is easier for a penis to pass through the eye of a ring than it is for this dude to get married." -- nm - Max Jul 16, 12:01
- tainted taint! -- nm - oblique Jul 16, 11:57
yes. next question -- nm - oblique Jul 16, 11:57 1
- seriously - if this really happened to me, I'd more upset then I should be about it but - Pippy & her thoughts Jul 16, 12:13
i'd be mostly mad that the had a previous fiance you didn't know about. -- nm - Andie Jul 16, 11:57 3
- I honestly think that part has not sunk in yet. As in, I thought my engagement was a beautiful love story, but now I've discovered that it's "tainted" -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 16, 12:05 1
  - SFEK. If the ring is that big a deal seems that would be too. -- nm - The Dark Spawn Jul 16, 12:05
- this -- nm - oblique Jul 16, 11:57

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