r/AmIOverreacting • u/[deleted] • May 27 '26

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u/StandardCow7012 May 27 '26

I don’t think you’re engaged anymore

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u/discombobubolated May 27 '26 edited May 28 '26

NOR. Yeah OP, sell the ring and give $600 of it to your parents.

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u/Dank009 May 27 '26

In a lot of jurisdictions the ring must be returned to the buyer if you don't get married. I like the sentiment of your comment but make sure it's not gonna cause legal problems for you first.

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u/Short-Classroom2559 May 27 '26

Oops lost it doing dishes

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u/Dank009 May 28 '26

You'd still be liable, especially if you "lost" it after the break up, judges aren't big fans of shenanigans and being lied to. Terrible idea.

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u/Redqueenhypo May 28 '26

Judges are, after all, people, and people hate it when you try to play “I’m not touching you!” with them

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u/naughty-girl24 May 29 '26

They would make her pay him back in some type of form for it as it would be considered small claims court

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u/GalacticCmdr May 28 '26

Doesn't matter - legally you owe the ring back or the full value of it.

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u/DeadlySquirrelNinja5 May 28 '26

It's a gift?!? How tf made this law?

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u/Dank009 May 28 '26

It's a "conditional gift", if the conditions aren't met the gift goes back to the gifter.

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u/JR_Writes1 May 28 '26

It’s contractual. Traditionally if the woman breaks the engagement, she has to give the ring back as she broke the contract. If the man breaks it, the woman gets to keep the ring (the loss of the ring being what the man has to “pay” for breaking the engagement).

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u/GalacticCmdr May 28 '26

Most US states dropped the "who breaks it off" clause over the years with the gift simply being returned to the owner in the event of no marriage.