Returning the Ring

[Marty Funkhouser]

My brother's just split with his fiance - a mutual decision apparently.

Whats the form on the ring? Is she obliged to give it back? Does he have to ask?

[Mazda Baiter]

Ask.

Before she sells it herself.

Get him to do it now.

NOW

[randlemarcus]

It was a gift - she's under no legal obligation to return it.

Its bad form for her not to offer, but worse form for him to accept it back, and a gentleman wouldn't ask for it.

This being the modern world, moneyclaim.gov.uk might help, but I'm not convinced that this makes it a better place.

[MrFlibbles]

Selling an engagement ring is very depressing!

[Sheets Tabuer]

If she was to call it off I'd say she should offer it back, if he did she should keep it.

However as it was mutual I have absolutely no idea.

[cazzer]

Take it to Mt Doom.

[Starfighter]

cazzer said:

Take it to Mt Doom.

[Engineer1]

It's only worth circa 50% of what he paid for it so he will possibly get 30% of the purchase price is he is lucky.

[CaptainSlow]

If it's a mutual decision on good terms then I think she should keep it.

[WorAl]

Sheets Tabuer said:

However as it was mutual I have absolutely no idea.

Cut it in half??

[Guvna]

MrFlibbles said:

Selling an engagement ring is very depressing!

Especially if it is because she said no

[cazzer]

MrFlibbles said:

Selling an engagement ring is very depressing!

The king of the potato people told you?

[MrFlibbles]

cazzer said:

MrFlibbles said:

Selling an engagement ring is very depressing!

The king of the potato people told you?

[cal72]

http://marriage.about.com/od/rings/a/ringreturn.ht...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engagement_ring

Get it back, the reason the ring was given was part of the agrrement to marry not a gift if the agreement is cancelled then get it back.

[Jasandjules]

The ring is part of the contract for marriage so if no marriage then he can have the ring back.. After all why would she want to keep it?*


Please note this is a rhetorical question, she might want to sell it or just keep it because as a woman she now has a diamond ring and will turn into Gollum

[m0ssy]

I've always thought there should be a cutoff time on ownership of these things.

If the engagement lasted less than six months she automatically gives it back.

If over 6 months a keeper for her.

[Herbie58]

They might have split up and it my have been mutual, but I'm sure they both have happy memories and the ring will be sentimental and symbolic of that. No genuine woman would go on to sell it.

Asking for it back is mercenary IMO and if that type of behaviour is representative of the relationship I'm not surprised they split up.

[blindswelledrat]

If it were me I would have more dignity than to even consider getting it back.
Unless she did something really bad in which case I would demand it back and then drop it down a drain in front of her and then finger her mum and sister.

[ZOLLAR]

blindswelledrat said:

If it were me I would have more dignity than to even consider getting it back.
Unless she did something really bad in which case I would demand it back and then drop it down a drain in front of her and then finger her mum and sister.

Brilliant!,

[Marty Funkhouser]

Are you Neil from The Inbetweeners?