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One day I took them off and put them away and haven't worn them since. What did you do with your rings after divorce?

After my divorce in the 1980's, my XH handed me his gold band and I put it with my plain gold band in a little wooden box inside my jewelry box, and they've been there, ever since. Weren't worth much when we bought them, the marriage wasn't worth any more agonizing over, and so they just became artifacts of a chapter in my history.

When my current WH was discovered to have cheated, I had a beautiful diamond engagement ring and a diamond and gold wedding band that came off my finger the same day. Put them in the little box the diamond engagement ring had come in, and now they are stored in my safe deposit box at the local bank. Don't see myself ever wanting to wear them again, or even look at them.

I don't believe anybody wants a second-hand promise ring. Some may try selling them, but who would want to buy such a ring? After all, it is your personal history.

Mine are in my jewelry box, too. Sometimes, I think about having the ring melted down and resetting the diamonds. Haven't researched it out, just a thought that passes through every once in awhile.

I sold my ring for the gold value. It paid for groceries and gas that week.

When the X moved out on D day, he left his wedding ring on the table by the bed.
I put it with my rings.
He never once asked where it was, or what happened to it.
After the D was final, I sold my rings, and his for the gold value.

My first marriage ended in divorce - engagement ring sold on FB marketplace and wedding ring sold for its gold value. Used money for holidays.

Still with my second cheating spouse. Rings sit in jewellery box most of the time. Not sure if I want to get rid of them or not. They are so nice 😭

I know of a couple that had their bands changed into a couple of crosses and made into pendants. These were then given to their teenage kids, with the message that although their mom and dad had divorced, they were conceived in love.

My heart goes out to all of us dealing with this.

My wedding band was sold for scrap to buy groceries after exwh abandoned me. It was worn out from my wearing it for almost 4 decades. I returned any family jewelry to him without being compelled to do so. In other words nta.

In contrast, I am a poster child for not giving a prized family piece of jewelry to a man who did not deserve the honor of wearing it. He discarded it just as easily as he discarded his vows. When I looked at it recently because I have no idea what to do with it, it hit me that it was in almost new condition. What does that tell you about exwh? He claimed it never fit him 🤣 I guess not. It was far to tight 🤣 it’s a beautiful wedding band from the 1800’s and no matter how much alteration it never would have fit a cheater.

I learned my lesson. I am engaged to a former bs who despite being in the military for 30 years, wore his wedding ring through before his spouse abandoned.

And I do know the difference between too tight and to in my post haha but apparently artificial intelligence does not
So oops 🙊

Marriage#1 involved a very simple, plain gold band. I think that it cost less than $100 when I bought it, circa 1995. I still had it a couple of years ago when I was with wife#3 and she wanted a wedding band for our marriage. I think the jeweler gave us $300 for it. Yay?

Marriage#2 involved a rather elegant platinum band. The same jeweler said that he really couldn't re-use it. He recommended selling as a used wedding band and there was something of a market for that. Instead, I think that I am giving it to my daughter one of these days.