| What to do with old wedding rings?
Posted: 11/30/2006 3:08:13 PM | | I am sure everyone has their reasons for not wanting the rings from their past relationships but ..that being said , there has to be better ways of getting rid of them then throwing them away.Perhaps you could try selling them ? This money then could be used to help someone less fortunate for example..it does not take a large ammount of money to buy some warm clothing..or a sleeping bag for someone who is sleeping in a homeless shelter. Or perhaps use the money and donnate it to a food bank or Christmas organization that sponsers needy families? Just my own two cents worth but with all the talk on this site about helping the homeless etc. it seems somewhat neglectful then to " throw out " something that in turn could benifit someone else. | |
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| What to do with old wedding rings?
Posted: 11/30/2006 3:25:07 PM | ^^^Good point!
but since I paid for my own rings (engagement, wedding, and family), including his (engagement ring and wedding band) Im keeping them as is until Ive fully decided what I feel like doing with them... as of right now I think Im passing them onto my kids... IF they want them in the future.
But who knows, a nice thick huge ring might be the way to go with my 3. | |
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| What to do with old wedding rings?
Posted: 11/30/2006 4:12:12 PM | i invited the x for coffee .tried to give them back, he didnt want them .so in front of him gave them to my grandaughter dont know what she ever did with them | |
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| What to do with old wedding rings?
Posted: 11/30/2006 4:41:55 PM | well........... i consider myself very lucky in that my ex and I are still friends (but i think the 500miles between us helps!) ....... She will always be part of my and my daughters family..... so my daughters had my ring converted to a family ring with mine and their stones in it (luckily it started as 3 diamonds, so it was easy)
The only challenge i find is that even though i wear it on the other hand, women sometimes still think it might be a wedding band and that i slipped it on the wrong hand to sneak out for the night! lol
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| What to do with old wedding rings?
Posted: 11/30/2006 5:38:27 PM |
"just give them away"
could care less about the diamond or the gold.....the intent of the rings was broken when the vows were........to me they are valueless and I don't want them.
A ring with meaning..........no matter the monetary value........priceless!
That pretty much sums up how I feel, too...
That being said tho, mine are still in my jewelry box ... I'll figure it out one day...
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| What to do with old wedding rings?
Posted: 11/30/2006 7:12:49 PM | | I plan to sell mine and whatever I get I will add to my son's RESP. I don't want to pass on a ring from a marriage that ended in divorce. This way it will still grow into something more valuable for our child. | |
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| What to do with old wedding rings?
Posted: 11/30/2006 8:53:32 PM | | My wedding ring was my grand mothers ,didn't even have to size it.I gave it to my mom for safe keeping.One of my kids will get it some day .Even if the split was ugly ,and I bought it ,I would do that ,after all love her or hate her those kids are half her,and they were conceived in that marriage | |
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| What to do with old wedding rings?
Posted: 11/30/2006 9:49:59 PM | but what if the ring was a family member's?
We had my grandmother and grandfather's rings (which had been given to my mother). I will certainly not get rid of them, but don't know that I can give them back to my Mum? They are in an envelope in a drawer where I know they are safe until I can figure out what to do with them.
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| What to do with old wedding rings?
Posted: 12/1/2006 8:18:14 AM | | My wedding ring and engagement ring were very similar except for the center diamond on my engagement ring. I had the diamond from my engagement ring made into an earring (good thing I got that third hole all those years ago). I will eventually replace that diamond with a diamond the same size as the other ones in the band and then each of my sons will get one when they are older. The rings mean nothing to me but as many others have stated my kids are part of my ex so I feel they should have the rings. | |
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| What to do with old wedding rings?
Posted: 12/1/2006 8:46:27 AM | Don't do what the ex did with the one I gave her.....she tossed it out her apartement window.
After the daughter informed me of the incident,I gave my ex a note with $$$$ amount I had spent on the ring. According to sources, the ex was on her hand and knees on a New West street for two nights looking for something??? Silly, silly, girl. | |
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| What to do with old wedding rings?
Posted: 12/1/2006 11:58:11 AM | i have my mom's wedding ring from when she was married to my dad and i know my brother has my dads.
she intially had it sized down to a pinky ring years ago but finally decided she didn't like wearing any rings and gave it to me. i wear it along with her parents wedding rings [they both died years ago] on my right hand.
i have my engagement ring from my ex in a box with all my other personal momentos, i doubt i'll get rid of it. i like it. | |
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| What to do with old wedding rings?
Posted: 12/1/2006 12:09:50 PM | sold the wedding ring...the band i kept and will pass it on to my daughter. Its only fair that I let her have at least something from all the bullshit her mom went through.LOL>>>>
I was considering melting it down to make a new ring but its tainted and i dont want that bloody thing near my hands agian!! My ex sold his within the week...how nice huh?? it took me a year, and I bought a crapload of groceries with it..... | |
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| What to do with old wedding rings?
Posted: 12/1/2006 7:51:33 PM | gonna use them for the next time around....
mine still sits in a box on the dresser and will remain there till it is bequeathed...it was a mostly great time in my life (18-30yrs), and I owe that woman so much for making me the fantastic person I am today....really...never said it to her unfortunately...but know enough now not to make that mistake ever again.... | |
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| What to do with old wedding rings?
Posted: 12/2/2006 6:30:23 PM | The ex asked for the rings back... he was short of cash and wanted a birthday present for the present girlfriend.. took the ring in made earings out of the diamonds then gave me back the ring minus the diamonds LOL .. hmm it got melted with the broken chains I had .. made a nice nugget.. but I did give my engagement ring to the youngest daughter.. just incase the fellas bug her too much.. it keeps the creeps away  | |
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| What to do with old wedding rings?
Posted: 12/3/2006 9:28:59 PM | I tried to sell mine, but couldn't get any money for it!!! I mean, it was 14 carat or something like that, I figured I could get maybe a hundred for it, but no (I didn't pick out the rings, so I didn't feel insulted).
So, the next time I was on the ferry to Tsawassen, I waited til we were in the middle of Georgia Strait (deepest part of the crossing - I think it's like 200 fathoms) and hurled it as hard as I could out into the water.
Felt good, that did... | |
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| What to do with old wedding rings?
Posted: 12/6/2006 3:39:36 PM | I wear my Great Grandmothers band on my right hand. (30 years now.) My 1st wedding ring I took the diamond out of to have a mothers ring made for my mom (BD April = Diamond...ouch!) it worked out wonderful, the ring is beautiful and custome made and it kept the cost down for me and my siblings. The ring I was given as a wife and mother of my children I am keeping for them! If they want it, like it or need parts from it that is their decision. It is a beautiful ring and I have a feeling there could be a debate on who gets it so I may just keep it as a reminder of the "diamonds" I have as children...lol
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| What to do with old wedding rings?
Posted: 12/6/2006 3:50:45 PM | I m keeping mine for my kids. If they want them when they are older fine. But then I would rather them give a "new" ring to the person they get married to. I know it meens alot to the kids, but I think giving a ring that isn't from a broken marriage is alot better. but to have and know that there was once love at the time is nice.
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| What to do with old wedding rings?
Posted: 12/6/2006 6:57:39 PM | Well as for me I have choosen to hold on to my wedding ring so that I can pass it down to my daughter. I feel that the ring was given in love, my children were made from love at the time. so my wedding ring is my daughters not mine I am just the holder of it till she is old enough.  | |
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