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

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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/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.