If you got divorced at some point, what did you do with your wedding/engagement rings?

I still have my 3 rings somewhere- wedding/engagement/eternity and was going to give one each to my daughters and eldest granddaughter, as a memento -not their style to wear-but it might be interesting to get them valued first.

I divorced my husband over 30 years ago. I gave my wedding, engagement and eternity (haha!) rings to a children's charity. Some years later, I sold other jewellery he had bought me to finance school trips for my son, very expensive new spectacles, and various necessary things I could not have otherwise afforded.

Sold my first wedding ring to a second hand jewellers, who gave me the correct price for the weight of gold. The engagement ring comes out when we go on holiday, we place it on the dressing table as an invitation to burglars to take it and clear off! I also have my mother’s and aunt’s ring but don’t know what to do with them, maybe give to son. I refused an engagement ring second time around as I never wore the first one.

Hetty58. Before you get your rings cut off there are various ways that might help to remove them. Just go on YouTube videos and search ‘removing rings’. One might just work.

I pawned mine and took the family for a meal at the local Toby.
I didn`t however tell them what paid for the meal.

Gold prices are really high at the moment, so sell (make sure you use a reputable dealer) buy yourself something with the cash. It can, but doesn't have to be jewellery, just something fabulous that you really love but couldn't normally afford, luxurious cashmere, a relaxing spa weekend (when they're up and running). Consider your rings as a little nest egg that you're going to cash in. Spoil yourself, guilt free!

Sold rings from my first husband ( divorced) and the money went towards a new caravan.
My wedding ring from late husband has been on my finger since it was put there seventy years ago. Couldn’t afford an engagement ring.

pawned them to pay for a new tyre that my ex had sabotaged!

I still have mine from my failed marriagesat in jewellery box not quite knowing what to do with them.
Years ago before I married I was engaged to my first love who broke it off, foolishly I gave him the ring back only to see it on the hand of his other woman !

In the so called swinging sixties you needed to be married or engaged with a fixed marriage date to get family planning. I thought I might get a metal curtain ring from Woolworths but was looking in a jewellery shop and told the saleswoman the tale ( how shameless) and she took off her wedding ring and gave it to me as she had just divorced. I recently had jewellery made out of old gold and that ring formed part of it.

Sold mine several years later, spent the money on the family,

Sold engagement and wedding rings to a local jewellers. I can’t remember how much I got it was nearly 40 years ago but no doubt the money went on food and giving the children some treats as times were very hard financially then.

I took my engagement, wedding and two eternity rings to a local jeweller’s and sold them for a nice amount of money. The second eternity ring was bought for me by my ex-husband following his first affair as proof that he’d never cheat on me again. What a liar! Not only did he not stop seeing that particular woman for a while but when they eventually did finish, he went on to cheat again and again. He’s now married to his third wife. I was his second. Things will get very expensive for him if he carries on having affairs! As for me, I’m happily single and the money from the rings went towards buying some of the lovely things I now have in my nice new home!

Legally, a man can only demand an engagement ring back if it was a family heirloom that he gave his fiancee, otherwise it is still her property just like anything else he ever gave her, if she breaks off the engagement.

If he does, it is a bit thick demanding it back, but he can still claim an heirloom, but not a ring, however expensive, that he bought for the girl.

I would sell my rings if I got a divorce - why keep a symbol of something that broke down?

I gave my engagement ring and my wedding ring to my eldest daughter. I've since become engaged and will leave this ring to my youngest daughter.

Kept mine in my jewellery box because I was undecided what to do with them, the scum burglar saved me having to make a decision when he/she took the lot including all my late mum’s jewellery ☹️

Pawned them and used the money to buy a television.

Never had an engagement ring, wedding ring I had melted down and used the metal towards having something i liked - don’t remember what now!!

I sold mine for cash and bought my children some new shoes!

Yes! Recycle the rings by either melting down and making a new ring or selling. Very good price for gold at the moment. That’s what I did and bought myself a lovely gold bracelet ?

No idea what became of them must have had two lots but they could be anywhere Dont think they had much monetary value and they didn’t have any sentimental value so no idea

What age are you Bijou if you don’t mind me asking you ve been married 70 years and married and divorced before that are you nearing 100 ? If so you must be our oldest member

I still have them. I'm not sentimental about them at all, but my daughter will inherit them, as she will all my jewellery and I think it would upset her if I got rid of them

Sold them, I had no money after I left him.

I sold mine and gave the money to charity. Namely Womens Aid. The ring meant nothing to me