[Jewelry making - Article 00013] - Re: [Orchid] Engagement rings and etiquette

[Judy Willingham]

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Hello Debbie,

    My first response is that the government has better things to do
    instead of legislating the ultimate fate of an engagement ring. 

    On another level I would find it offensive to be handed a brochure
    pointing out that legally an engagement ring is the property of the
    giver until the condition of marriage is met. No sales person
    interested in selling a symbol of love would want to debase the
    intent of the purchase with such a brochure. It would be rather like
    a pre-nup... casting doubt on the ultimate outcome of the engagement. 

    Finally, I believe the etiquette matriarch Emily Post laid out an
    approprite course of action. The party who breaks the engagement
    also relinquishes any claim on the engagement ring, unless the couple
    agrees to something different. Frankly, I think this is the best
    course of action. If the bride-to-be has spent money on wedding plans
    which the groom-to-be calls off, selling the ring may allow her to
    recoup something. 

Just MHO,
Judy in Kansas

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