Keeping The Ring
by Marcello (our guest guy writer)
Q: If a couple is married three years and is going to get a divorce, who keeps the ring?
- Caroline, Burbank, CA
Dear Caroline:
While I haven’t checked with a divorce attorney or a priest on this – as far as I’m concerned, that ring belongs to the woman.
A wedding ring is a symbol of a loving bond that is meant to be unbroken and everlasting. When the man gives it, it is more than a simple gift; that ring is his promise. While we all know that sometimes love doesn’t last forever, the promise still stands…and he shouldn’t take it back.
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Alison: I agree, you keep the ring. Returning the ring should only come into question if you break off the engagement before you get married.
March 12th, 2011 by Ali
