What to do with jewelry from an ex

meamolly

I know this has been brought up before, I could not find it in my hunt tho ( What has everyone done with their jewelry that was given to you by an ex? I have a few rings and necklaces given to me by EXes, they just sit there as I feel weird wearing them. I also feel weird when I think about selling or giving them away. So ladies, what are your thoughts?

bethsmiles

The few pieces of jewelry I had from an ex got lost in all the moves I've done in the past few years. If you don't ever wear them though I think you should just sell them.

flygirlmeg

Sell it!!  Try here:  http://exboyfriendjewelry.com/  I saw it on GMA a couple months ago.

paintgirl

If I like it, I wear it. But by now I've lost or broken most of it. All of it?

csousa1

I've lost everything my ex gave me. It's a shame because it totaled about 1 1/2 carats of diamonds - I would have sold it in a heartbeat.

Beads921

If you still like it, I say wear it. If you don't like it, sell it.

elannis

I personally gave back whatever I was given. I did have one ring that an ex gave me and he wouldn't take it back. He said, "I gave it to you, it's yours." I didn't want it though so I gave it to my mom or my grandma. I don't really know what happened to it, but I don't really care either. I'd feel weird wearing it, especially because I know FI would have concerns about it. So, I'd say give it away or sell it ... but if it doesn't bother you, then you could keep it too. Just my personal preference not to.

kellyt89

The only piece of jewelry that was really worth anything was a pair of earrings with little diamonds in them. It's been 2 years and I still feel sort of weird wearing them. I guess I could sell them...I'm a little too sentimental for that, it was the first pair of diamonds i ever got from a BF.

This might change when I graduate and have no money, ha!

dwest2201

I say if you aren't going to wear it, sell it. 

I sold all of the jewelry I had from any ex BF's prior to getting too serious with exH.  I sold all the stuff exH gave me...engagement ring, wedding ring, a necklace, couple pairs of earings and another gemstone ring.  If the stone or ring from my that engagement ring had been passed down in his family I would have returned it, even though he was the reason our marriage crumbled, but since it wasn't, I sold it and paid bills with it. 

I like being able to open my jewelry box and have only memories of my family (jewelry from my grandma and mom) and who I am with now.  I wouldn't wear anything from an ex to begin with so it's not an issue, but I'm sure BF wouldn't like the idea of it if I wanted to anyways.

CCO2012

I still have a Tiffany Necklace from my EX, but just the chain is from him. I lost the heart  on it when we were drunk on the lake. I bought the same heart charm for it so he would never know I had lost it. I still wear it from time to time, because it means more to me now that I know I bought it for myself than it did when it was from a BF. I threw the E-Ring at him though when we split up. I should have kept it, it was over 1 ct. : /

lunarsongbird

I sold it for it's weight in gold. Which is super good right now!

DanieKA

I brought this up a looong time ago (I don't doubt it was hard to find:) In my case I had jewelry from an ex that I LOVED but I felt weird wearing it. BF either doesn't know it's from an ex or doesn't care. He's never said anything about it. 

In the end, I did stop wearing it. I never sold it. I don't know why. I'm definitely not attached to the guy (he was a wonderful boyfriend and a great guy, just someone I wasn't in love with), but the idea of selling it just didn't appeal to me either. So yeah, it takes up space in the back of my drawer, but meh. It works for me. 

I should add that I have other jewelry from other exes that I wear occasionally that i don't think twice about. I even forget from time to time that they were from exes. I think the above piece was different b/c it was more romantic (Two open hearts in two-tone gold from Tiffany). B/c it was more of a "love" gift as opposed to costume jewelry, I personally, just had to retire it. 

Peaseblossom55

I don't wear it, sadly it just sits there in a jewelry box.  I am not sure I could sell it though, it did mean something at the time, even if it doesn't anymore

swhite2012

Nothing I got was worth much, so I kept it just in case. I do wear one bracelet I was given occasionally when I feel like it looks nice.

lunarsongbird

P.S. This is the original thread- http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_wear-jewelry-previous-sos

ravenray

Burn it!!!!   MWAHHHH!!!  JK.  I would sell it if you don't want it or donate it to goodwill. 

SKP82

I sold that sh!t (the jewelry was not sh!t, I just use that word for effect) to fund a trip to Europe with current FI.  Great decision.  I don't need that crap to remind me of my previous relationship, plus I probably wouldn't have worn it knowing who gave it to me.  I have 1 ring I still need to get rid of from him, it's just not high on my to-do list to do so.

I say,  sell it and be done.