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We broke up, should I keep the promise ring or give it back?

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Question - (30 April 2011) 5 Answers - (Newest, 1 May 2011)
A female United States age 41-50, anonymous writes:

my bf broke up with me 2 days ago in a txt after i had given him space to think if he can b in this relationship bcuz he was havn trust and insecurity issues cuz i have cheated in my past and decided to txt with my sons coach(txts were innocent).... to prove to him that i wuz trust worthy..but it all backfired he took it wrong and now says am a cheater. i never cheated on him always been truthfull..Well i had posted it here asking why men break up in a txt rather than face to face.. ok well now i have a promise ring that he had given to me.. my ? is

1. should i give him back the ring?

2. if i do give it back will it help the healing process?

3.or should i just keep the ring?

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (1 May 2011):

He gave it to you. It's yours.

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A female reader, GeeGee255 United States +, writes (1 May 2011):

GeeGee255 agony auntThe rules say that if the ring was given to you for Christmas or your birthday as a gift you can keep it.

If it was given at any other time with the expectation of getting married or engaged, then it should be returned, especially if you were the one to call things off. But since you say he is the one who ended things, then I would keep it unless he asks for it back and it was not given as a gift on a holiday.

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A female reader, chigirl Norway +, writes (1 May 2011):

chigirl agony auntHe gave it to you, so keep it. If he asks for it back sure you can give it back, otherwise just keep it. The promise is broken so now it is just a fancy ring that you can wear once you are over him.

I kept my engagement ring as I didn't know what to do with it either once the relationship ended. Im now at a stage where Im considering wearing it, at least I have it placed among the other rings now instead of hidden away in it's own box. Took me 5 years to get here, but Im thinking I might wear it as a regular ring.

A ring is a ring. The ring wasn't the promise. The ring is now just a nice piece of jewelry, and it'd be a shame to throw it away if you once day could wear it as an ordinary ring.

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A female reader, shawtyheartstyler United States +, writes (1 May 2011):

that is not right to break up wit u ova a txt message and if he asks for it back then let him have it and if u do give it back it will heal so pieces of your heart

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A female reader, aunt honesty Ireland +, writes (1 May 2011):

aunt honesty agony auntUnless he asks you to return the ring to him well then no I would keep it, but if he asks for it yes you should return it. I dont think it will help much with the healing process though.

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