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Do I have to Return the Engagement Ring?

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We live in California and he called of the engagement by taking a change in duty station with his employment. Do I have to give back the ring?

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  1. No, not if he calls off the engagment. If you had called it off, you should return the ring.


  2. It depends on who paid for it. If he did, why would you want to keep it anyways. Are you sure that he ended your relationship. Just because he is moving, doesn't mean that he doesn't want to get married.  

  3. No, but you should. Why would you want to keep it anyway?

  4. unless you payed for it, you should return it to him. In most states if he were to sue you for it he would get it back. May not sound right because he is the one that broke it off, but that is the law.

  5. No you don't. It is commonly done this way; if he calls off the engagement you keep the ring, if you call off the engagement you give the ring back.  Best wishes

  6. h**l no keep it untill youre ready to let it go then pawn or sell it end of story he called it off  

  7. who ever paid the most on it should have it! just out of respect of money!  reguardless who broke up with you or when it was givin to you!

    it's pointless and hatefull to keep it!  bottom line!


  8. When you say he called off the engagement by taking a change in duty station, do you really mean that you called off the engagement because you didn't want him to take the change? If that's the case, give him back the ring. It's the least you can do.

  9. Not if he called off the wedding.

  10. It's yours to keep since he called it off.  That's the rule.  Don't give it back.

  11. Depends on if you got it on a holiday or not. If it was your christmas, birthday, valentines day, etc., gift you get to keep it, if not, give it back.

  12. You wouldnt go with him? That didnt sound like a secure relationship at all!

    And yeah - return the ring - its not yours to keep now that the engagment isnt on

  13. Yes. The ring isn't a gift in the regular sense, but was a symbol of the promise to marry. Since you aren't marrying, you return the ring.

    Just do it, and leave the baggage behind.

  14. No, absolutely not.  But if you do, send him the ring, keep the diamond.

  15. I would give it back!

    You don't have to because HE called the wedding Off!

  16. Calling off an engagement and not the marriage says it all.

    It was a gift, and that will hold in court.

    However it would not if you were the caller offer-er :)

    in some states

  17. its nice to

    if he asks for t back and u dont give it to him, he may report you for keeping his possetion

    but i dont kno the law in ur place and wat would happen if he reported u

  18. yes, imagine ur in a new relationship what will ur new bf think about that

  19. it all depends.. if he wants it back enough and decides to sue you for it, then the judge might side with him. i've heard of this happening because some judges interpret the law to say that the engagement ring is a 'contract' to marriage, so if the marriage never happens, then the "contract" (which is the ring) must go back to the person who bought it.

  20. nope it was a gift keep it until you feel ready to part with it then sell it.  That's what I do with other gifts I get (books, dvd's, cd's etc) so why not with that gift? and if he asks for it back, fly out to where he is and kick him in the junk.  He has no right to ask for it back

    I am so sorry this happened to you.  Youll find someone who actually appreciates you and be happy.  

  21. The ring is a contract for a contemplation of marriage.  Whomever ends the engagement, you are obliged to return it.

  22. Check the laws in your state!  In Illinois, if a man gives a woman (or if a woman gives a man) an engagement ring, it is considered a binding contract, with that contract ending in marriage.

    If you aren't married, you legally must return the ring-if you don't, he can sue you for the worth of the ring, the ring, and any potential damages he has incurred from not having it in possession.

    It isn't always an issue of if he deserves it, technically, it is his property and if you don't marry him, fulfilling the contract you must return it.

    EDIT: I forgot, if it was given as a gift, it does not have to be given back.  You will have a hard time proving this though, unless you can prove he gave it to you on a holiday.  Most courts won't consider that grounds for you becoming the ring's owner.

  23. No. He broke up with you. Didn't he even have the guts to look you in the eyes and call it off?
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