Is it inappropriate to wear the ring after the break-up?

Treat it as a gift given to you when times were better. If YOU can't get over thinking of him each time you look at it, then you are better off giving it away.

HOWEVER...if you enjoy wearing it because you think it's pretty, release the weird feelings and enjoy it. There were no strings attached to it and you shouldn't worry!

As it was a birthday gift it is not inappropriate for you to keep it. It was not an engagement ring which you would be obligated to return. You probably don't want to wear the ring as it does symbolize a promise, at least to him. You can have the stone reset. Most jewelers can help you with this, even reusing the setting by melting it down into a pendant or something of the sort. If you can find a partner stone you can have them made into earrings.

Wear it if you wish, it is pretty, and you should.

If you wish, have it retooled, or reset or remade into something else, that way, it loses it's meaning, but not the value or beauty of it.

My mother and father married just after WWII, money was tight. Mom got a very thin wedding band, and a tiny diamond engagement ring. Years later, Dad gave her bigger and better. When I was 16, she took me to the jeweler, and had the diamond removed from the ring, and had it reset into a ring that I picked, she kept the original setting. I still have all of them. Just an idea, to turn a x-boyfriend's ring into a keepsake.

don't go breaking your head to much about this. you are right if it was a marriage ring or engagement ring - give it back or trash it... but a birthday ring it could of been given by any of your friends - keep it.

but if you feel sad about the break up and feel memories when wearing the ring - give it to a friend or sale it or whatever don't keep it. but if you like it and have gotten over the break up - wear it..

a birthday present is a birthday present not two presents in one....

I 'm sorry to hear that you have broken up but I suppose there was reasons for it... hope you are ok and ready for the next true relationship.

have a great day

It is a gift and a nice memory of someone from your past. Wear it and keep it forever. I am 34 and I have a ruby ring a boyfriend gave me in college. I don't wear it now but I keep it. So yes wear it.

U can wear the ring as long as it wasnt made as a promise ring or a engagement ring then it is perfectly acceptable to wear the ring...

Why didn't you give it back?

The jewelry box does not need a ring.

If you need to think about wearing or not

wearing the ring , let him have it..

If he doesn't want it ; give it away..

Someone else would love to have it..

Just don't sale it cause you didn't pay for it...

Wear it! It was given on your birthday as a gift. He didn't say otherwise. So wear it ! I'm a Capricorn too! You maybe an Aquariun! Good Luck!

Its UR ring wear it. Its not like u are mopeing around in a tshirt of his left at ur house. it was a gift from a past friend. dont think about specifically WHO gave it to you.

It's your ring.

Do with it what you want.

One of my exes... years ago... took great pleasure in telling me how after we broke up, she destroyed this nice ring I bought her, just because.

I kinda laughed and told her, "That was pretty stupid... it was your ring, and it was a pretty nice one... Oh well... your loss." Then I shrugged and walked off with the girl I was with, then.