Submitted by amoeba, Oct 19, 2007 13:44

It doesn't matter who broke it off, she should return the ring. (And Emily Post disagrees with von Sperling on that....) They did not enter into a legal contract (marriage), therefore they have no legal right to each others' property; he paid for the ring, it's technically his property. (She may claim it was a gift, but the ring was purchased with the sole intent of honoring their engagement....if there's no engagement, she should return it.) I can understand there are bruised feelings on both sides, but we're not talking about her keeping one of his sweaters here....that's more money than lots of people make in a year.

(Personally I have to wonder about 21-year-olds with ~$40k worth of disposable income, but that's another issue.....)

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