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Selling an engagement ring

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  • Mrs_Imp
    Mrs_Imp Posts: 1,001 Forumite
    He may even be able to sell the wedding itself on and recoup some of the expense.
  • David301
    David301 Posts: 234 Forumite
    apparently this guy is quite reputable

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  • jemb
    jemb Posts: 910 Forumite
    Did they not have wedding insurance? Most places insist on you having it when you book and obv he could recoup some money.
    I would defo have something to say if I was his future lady and he produced a ring he'd had for reasons before!
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  • Slinky
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    None of the services we used insisted on wedding insurance. Not sure that a 'change of mind' would be covered anyway. Surely it's for circumstances beyond either parties control.
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  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,551 Forumite
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    jemb wrote: »
    Did they not have wedding insurance? Most places insist on you having it when you book and obv he could recoup some money.

    It never occurred to us to get wedding insurance. It didn't create any problems though.

    I would defo have something to say if I was his future lady and he produced a ring he'd had for reasons before!


    Unless he was daft enough to volunteer the information, how would you know?
  • cr1mson
    cr1mson Posts: 933 Forumite
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    Wedding insurance doesn't normally cover what is charmingly referred to as disinclinination to marry.
  • mrsHall2b
    mrsHall2b Posts: 521 Forumite
    I kept my engagemnt ring and sold it myself. He wanted it back but I said no.. He wanted it kept to give to our daughter when she was older... why? I really didnt want my old engagement ring from a relationship that didnt work being passed onto my daughter... rather odd..
  • Bluemeanie_2
    Bluemeanie_2 Posts: 1,076 Forumite
    emmatthews wrote: »
    I would have no problem at all with a second hand ring - I prefer them as you get far more ring for your money. However, there is no way I would ever wear a ring that my husband had used to propose to someone else with.

    I was just about to write the exact same thing!
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  • mgdavid
    mgdavid Posts: 6,710 Forumite
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    mrsHall2b wrote: »
    I kept my engagemnt ring and sold it myself. He wanted it back but I said no.. He wanted it kept to give to our daughter when she was older... why? I really didnt want my old engagement ring from a relationship that didnt work being passed onto my daughter... rather odd..

    er, his daughter too.
    The questions that get the best answers are the questions that give most detail....
  • Guest101
    Guest101 Posts: 15,764 Forumite
    mgdavid wrote: »
    er, his daughter too.

    She kept the ring... I think it speaks volumes about personality.

    I suspect in the practical sense it is very much her daughter, not their daughter.

    <i'm sure many will disagree.>
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