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Wedding ring question? Are we wrong?

Yep, I'm finally getting married. Here's the question. I was getting married several years ago but when you like the ring better than the guy its not time to get married! He let me keep the ring. My BF and I decided (due to money and all) to use that ring. We did take it to a jeweler and have it redesigned and it won't be like the old one. Neither of us have a problem with this. In our minds it is a new ring. It is now only a wedding ring, not an engagement and wedding ring. We both worked with the jeweler to design it. My sister thinks its a great idea but my Mom thinks he should have brought me a completely new one. (this one had sat in the box for over 4 years and would have continued to sit there) Since we have redesigned it and we have no problem with it does anyone else see this as wrong. I'm getting the ring I want that we can afford. We could not afford the type of ring I wanted without recycling this one. The redesign still cost over $1000. He also did give me a new engagement ring but also not your typical engagement ring. I did not want a diamond engagement ring so he got me a ring I can switch to my right hand when we marry. Is this wrong?

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  • 9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    There's never anything wrong with living your life how you want to live it, as long as it's not hurting someone else. And in this case, the man you love is on board with this idea, so there's nothing wrong with it at all. Always remember--do what makes you happy. Nobody ever laid on their death bed, looking back, thinking, "Gee, I wish I'd lived my life according to what other people think". Haha. Congratulations, by the way!!

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    I do not consider that there fairly is such a factor as success, good or dangerous. It is simply effortless in charge when matters don't go our way or to purpose with when they do. As long as you will not have a poor feeling towards the ring knowing where it's coming from, it's utterly first-class. Just when you consider that that marriage failed to work, it does not imply the ring is cursed. It can be higher the ring be used for what it is meant for than sitting in anybody's drawer or in a pawn keep someplace.

  • Ms. X
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    This is your wedding, your marriage, and your ring--not your mom's! Since this is the solution you and your fiance are happy with, I think you should go with it and not give it a second thought. Hopefully now that your mom has given her opinion once, she will kindly butt out, but if she doesn't there are tactful ways to get her to butt out.

    I agree with you, your fiance and your sister that it's a great idea to recycle the old ring. You already like the ring quite a bit, and this saves your fiance quite a bit of money that you both will now have to buy a house or travel, etc.

  • 9 years ago

    Well, it is wrong according to your mother. But is it wrong according to you? You are a grown woman now, taking on the responsibility of marriage. Come ti your own decision whether it is right or wrong. I personally believe a ring is a ring. What is more important is the love, commitment, and dedication you share. The ring will not make or break a marriage. Trust will.

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  • g
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    I don't see where it's anyone's business but yours. You've done what you wanted with the ring, are comfortable with the choice, and you'll be the one wearing it.

    If it were me I'd keep the details to myself from now on - "wrong" is only in the eyes of the beholder. Someone who wants to find a problem always will.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Why on earth should it be wrong? There's never anything wrong in how people choose to arrange their weddings or how they want their rings. As long as you both are in agreement of this, then it is alright! Don't listen to your mother.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    There is only one thing wrong here. Your mother.

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