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What did you do with your engagement / wedding rings after divorce

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LeapingMarmots · 20/07/2023 13:24

Mine weren't particularly expensive. Just wondering what to do with them as definitely don't want to keep. Are they worth selling? What did you do with yours?

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QueSyrahSyrah · 22/07/2023 19:33

I sold mine (and his, which I found one day down the couch) for about £100 and bought myself something nice. I forget what.

Multipleexclamationmarks · 22/07/2023 19:36

Dd wanted my engagement ring so gave her that. Sold wedding ring to local jewellers and bought us take out and a dvd and had a girly night in.

Sweep3 · 22/07/2023 19:43

My abusive ex came round and stole mine then had the cheek to suggest I claim on house insurance and pretend they were stolen when “I left them on a table at a restaurant?!” then give him the money as too scratched to get much money from! He worked for the police too!!!

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Toooldtoworry · 22/07/2023 20:11

Threw mine out the car window when driving down the motorway the day I left him (he was abusive) whilst playing 'freedom' on repeat 🤣

Chesneyhawkes1 · 22/07/2023 20:19

Gave my engagement ring to a dog rescue to auction towards vets bills

Sleepytimebear · 22/07/2023 20:19

I had my engagement ring remodelled and added new stones. I used my wedding ring to trade in and bring down the cost of the labour. It probably depends how much your rings are worth. You don't get much for trading them in. I think I was offered about 20% of the original cost so didn't seem worth selling.

Sophie89j · 22/07/2023 21:27

Sold mine on EBay, same with the wedding dress 😂

Doone21 · 22/07/2023 22:15

I sold all the jewellery I'd been given. Got over 100 quid all in

MillWood85 · 22/07/2023 22:20

When my mum and dad split (very acrimoniously) mum gave me her wedding and engagement rings. DH also had his mums wedding ring (she died of cancer when he was a teenager) so when we got married, we had the gold from his mums wedding band and my mums melted and made into my ring, and I wear it every day. Since Dad died earlier this year, I often wear Mum's engagement ring too... it makes me feel close to him, knowing he went out and chose it for her all those years ago. They made friends again when I had DC, and are/were amazing grand and great-grandparents. I will give the rings to my DC when the time comes.

maggienolia · 22/07/2023 22:21

Threw them in the river running through the venue we had booked for wedding no 2.
Seemed appropriate at the time.

Soopermum1 · 22/07/2023 22:27

Sold them and took my new man out for a nice pub lunch

IHateLegDay · 22/07/2023 22:30

I sold mine to a second hand jewellers and got around £400 for it. This was back in 2012.

YoureRockingTheBoat · 22/07/2023 22:33

I had always fancied diamond earrings, so I got engagement ring made into earrings. The metal wasn’t re-used, but sold by the jeweller and set-off against the price. I kept the wedding ring, I just felt like it might come in handy, I often hack or combine my jewellery.

CatMattress · 22/07/2023 22:36

I'm planning to get the (platinum and solitaire) engagement ring made I to a pendant for DD to give her on her 16th or 18th bday, as, whatever happened after, she was much wanted and born out of the love I felt for her dad.

Not sure what to do with the (palladium, multiple diamond chips) wedding band though. Doubt it's worth much and can't figure out how to remodel it. Maybe get the jeweller to use the chips in the pendant for extra sparkle and keep the metal towards the cost...?

LookingForFreeDoughnuts · 22/07/2023 22:45

Lost them. Or my lodger stole them, can't be sure. Meh.

Mouthfulofquiz · 22/07/2023 22:48

Palladium is quite expensive at the moment (as is gold) so not a bad time to try and sell.

justjuggling · 22/07/2023 22:54

Sold them and put the money towards mortgage and household bills.

Catsmere · 22/07/2023 23:06

My mother sold hers and bought a different ring to replace it.

EarringsandLipstick · 22/07/2023 23:12

I have mine still & regularly put them on to look at. I love my engagement ring, and have tried wearing it on my right hand but it looks like an engagement ring!

I've very little expensive jewellery so I think I would like to see if I could use them to create a new ring, in time, but I expect it would cost me an amount of money to do so

I do wear my eternity ring most days, that looks ok I think & I associate it with having my DC so that's ok.

Doggytastic · 22/07/2023 23:12

I buy gold/platinum if you are interested 😂

SadieContrary · 23/07/2023 04:32

I’m not divorced but I have my DM’s wedding ring from her and DF’s marriage. I know why she’s not sentimental about keeping it but I’m happy to have it and don’t feel that it’s bad luck.

Charliecatpaws · 23/07/2023 04:55

Chesneyhawkes1 · 22/07/2023 20:19

Gave my engagement ring to a dog rescue to auction towards vets bills

Best thing I've read hear, well done you 👌🏼

Starhaf · 23/07/2023 14:56

Sold both and bought a new kettle & toaster that I craved but couldn't justify the expenditure for. They both give me pleasure to use now on a daily basis, so I'd say sell then & buy something you probably wouldn't buy yourself normally

What did you do with your engagement / wedding rings after divorce
MachineBee · 23/07/2023 14:59

Intended to give to my DDs when they finally settled down. But before I could I was burgled and they were taken along with a lot of other stuff. So I went shopping with my DDs and they picked out a piece of jewellery they liked and I used the insurance money to pay for them.

effortlessio · 23/07/2023 15:12

Starhaf · 23/07/2023 14:56

Sold both and bought a new kettle & toaster that I craved but couldn't justify the expenditure for. They both give me pleasure to use now on a daily basis, so I'd say sell then & buy something you probably wouldn't buy yourself normally

Nice idea!