Should i sell the ring my ex gave me? ?

Question

it was a promise ring, we were together for two and a half years. We've only been broken up for 4 months, but i know we will never get back together! Should i sell it....i need some cash :/

Answer 1

It would be nice to try and get the cash a different way if possible but it won't hurt to sell it.  It would be a nice trade in on another ring if you were interested in that.  

Answer 2

if you think he truly loved you then i would give it back to him

two and a half years is a long time to just break up  

Answer 3

Out of respect for him, just give it back. If he declines, then do as you please with it.  

Answer 4

Kinda negates the 'promise', doesn't it?

Sell it. What have you got to lose anyway?

Answer 5

sell it. leave the past in the past. Cash is more useful then a dumb ring from a broken promise.

Answer 6

give it back, what kind of loser are you. gawd what a jerk- no wonder you broke up.  

Answer 7

If you feel you will not miss that ring at all and if it doenst really have a meaning for you anymore then i say you sell it.

Answer 8

the honorable thing would be to give it back.  how much do you think that it cost?  was it an heirloom?  

Answer 9

If u know he dosent want it back than sell it 4 some cash.

Answer 10

Its your ring.

Answer 11

Sure if you know there's no hope and it doesn't mean anything to you why not get the cash.

Answer 12

SELL SELL SELL

Answer 13

yea if you need the cash! its yours to do what you please with...

Answer 14

Well my fiance and i just broke up and he bought me a six thousand dollar ring and we were together for four years.  I know that my ex fiance and i will never get back together so I am going to sell it so I can pay bills that we accumilated together. Then again we both decided on that.  If you were the reason why the relationship didnt work out then give it back but if he was the reason then sell it.

Answer 15

I would! He's your ex, and the ring is still yours. Do what you please.

Answer 16

I understand that you're probably just wanting to get rid of it (even though it may be the money thing) it's probably more that you just don't want to see it anymore, much less have it around you.

A promise ring, is different than other rings, I personally don't think a promise ring should be sold.  2 1/2 years is a pretty long time and you've been broken up for 4 months. However, the wonderful thing about time is that you never can quite compare it.  Obviously I don't know the entirity of the situation and story so I can't say that you "should never say never" when it comes to getting back together.  BUT I wouldn't just go selling it yet.  

Maybe you can wait a little while longer.  Put it in a tiny ziploc bag, then a tiny box, and find a bigger box for it.  Let it sit there for 2 more months so that whether you choose to return it to your ex or sell it, you can atleast know to yourself that for 1/2 a year, you thought about it, didn't act rashly.  From the way you wrote it, you said that you two have "only been broken up for 4 months".  You yourself know that 4 months isn't the longest time in the world. C'mon, you wrote "only". =)  You know as well as I do, that maybe you should give it some time.

If you realllly want to sell something, find an old pair of jeans and hit eBay up, you never know!  

I don't think you should sell the promise ring just yet, maybe you two will talk and agree to give it back or something more.  I'd say just wait it out with the ring for a little more (but maybe hide it and don't go looking for it for a little while)

Answer 17

Well you can keep it for sentimental reasons. If you guys were together for 2 and a half years, you might still have feeling for him. I would keep it unless it was worth a lot and you're seriously broke.

Answer 18

If he gave it to you then you should give it back. It would be very icky to do otherwise.  

Answer 19

yes if you really need money no because it's a memento

Answer 20

do promise rings even go for much?

h**l yeah, sell it if it's worth anything.  Why carry it around as a reminder of a broken relationship.

Answer 21

It depends on who broke up with who, if you broke up with him you need to give it back.

Answer 22

yeah sell it. baby gurl needs cash right?

Answer 23

I pawned my wedding ring after my husband and I seperated and before we got divorced to help pay my rent, I thought we weren't getting back together too and 3 months later we did.... Imagine how crappy I felt telling him what I had done. I would wait a little longer before you do it.

We are divorced now though.

Answer 24

If you don't have any feelings towards him anymore then I think you should go ahead and sell it.  But if the ring has sentimental value to you, you should keep it.  U don't want to regret selling it if he still means something to you.

Answer 25

pawn it...that's what its for...unless you want memories...Take Care

Answer 26

I recently sold the jewelry that my ex-husband gave me. Not because I needed the money, but because once we divorced I could not stand to wear any of it. If you do sell it, just plan on not getting as much money as you think you should. I was disappointed at the amount, but it is a relief to me to have the jewelry gone. Especially since I am getting remarried in 2 weeks.

Answer 27

Sell it. It will re-enforce your decision to not get back together with him. The ring is part of the past, and you need the money. Go ahead!