What to do with an engagement ring if the wedding is #CANCELLED

Cancelled weddings and marriages. Aww, ain’t that sad?

For some people, NOPE. ABSOLUTELY NOT!

Aside from getting out of a difficult situation (that people shouldn’t judge), cancelled weddings and marriages bring in new opportunities too. Rings are included in this.

There are many things that can be done with engagement rings in the event of a #CANCELLED wedding. With a little help from Quorans, here are a few solutions to a #CANCELLED engagement ring.

Sell it

A #CANCELLED engagement ring may have lost its sentimental value but not in the monetary aspect.

An anonymous Quoran with a divorcee mother said, ‘Mom sold it very early on. First, dad wasn’t making child support payments like promised (or not paying the agreed amount) and with two jobs barely supporting her & two kids, mom needed money’.

Imagine all those cushion cut engagement rings of #CANCELLED couples converted into cash! Imagine all the debts that will finally be paid for…

Pawn it

For those whose weddings have been #CANCELLED and want to go on an interstate road trip in Australia, take advice from Quoran Alex Norris:

‘I pawned my beautiful 3/4 carat wedding ring to purchase a 1970 travel trailer so my children would have a roof over their heads. Have never regretted it and never will!’

It gets more lucrative when you pawn a more expensive #CANCELLED engagement ring, don’t you think?

Redesign as a pendant

If you believe in recycling trash, this one from Quora user Caroline Ben-Ari is for you:

‘My white gold wedding ring and my diamond & sapphire engagement ring became a pendant. I went to a jeweller who had been recommended to me, showed him pictures of various pieces of jewellery I found attractive to give him an idea of my taste and explained what the pendant would represent’.

Which gives more truth to the saying, ‘Every #CANCELLED engagement ring is another’s treasure’!

Give it to your children

And to cap off this list, let this heart-warming answer from Quoran Sophia Ellis be the icing on the wedding cake that will never happen:

‘My parents divorced when I was young and combined their diamonds and gold to create necklaces for my sister and me, the products of their short marriage. They are still great friends and this gesture was something to show the most meaningful part of their relationship and what the focus would be from then on. I really love it’.

If you know your etiquette well, a #CANCELLED engagement ring should be returned to the giver. But for the resourceful and entrepreneurial, there are several other exciting options waiting to be explored.