And boom goes the dynamite...

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

Obviously don't know you, but that's a tough story.
Sorry to hear you're having such a rough go of it now.

Trade it in for something for yourself, like a Rolex Submariner. Wear it and enjoy it and it's probably easier to sell down the road than a ring.

This ain't a bad idea.

[Caithford]

Well i was going to get married this summer.

I was going to have a baby too. But we lost the baby a month ago and she turned cold...

Literally threw the ring at me on Sunday.

I'm moving out, but Shane Co. will only give me 50% of my 6k back...

Now Im just waiting for my truck to break down and my dog to die, LOL and I could write a country song.

But in all seriousness, anyone know a good Jeweler?

There are no words for what you've been through.

In my opinion, hold onto it. They'll give you up to 100% if you "upgrade" later. Granted, that means dropping another 6k to get a 12k item, but it's that or trying to sell it for 5k on your own.

[Dalendenver]

I'm sorry to hear about the trials you are going through. I won't say it could be worse because you probably feel like it couldn't be much worse. I can't imagine what it would be like to lose a child and then the one you made it with. I hope things get better for you.

[robertcolorado2009]

Try to sell it on consignment at a jewelry store. I know of one on Colfax in Lakewood, that does that. That's how/where I got mine for my wife. There's another jewelry store called D&K's on Kippling in Arvada, I believe they might do the consignment sales thing too. Good luck! Sorry bout all of this, I've been divorced 3 times, so I know what you're going thru, believe me!

[Tinelement]

Sorry to hear about your run of bad luck.

Total bummer!

[spyder]

It was just another hard blow to find I lost 3k on her instability...

I'm sorry for the loss of the baby.

As far as the money... You got out lucky, really lucky. I would personally be extremely estatic to have only lost 3 grand in either of my two divorces.

[BPTactical]

Condolences amigo.
One thing that hasn't been mentioned, our womenfolk go through some really substantial changes when pregnant. Most react well but others go nutbars. Hormonal changes, vitamin and mineral deficiencies etc can all play a role.

Funny story along a similar line, my best bud went through a similar situation with his ex. She threw the ring at him and he did not pick it up right away in case she changed her mind, but she would have to pick it up-he would not pick it up and give it to her on his principals. Kudos to him. Finally after 4 days he picked it up and stashed it. A couple days later she tells him she wants the ring back and he tells her he doesn't have it.
Her:
"Where the hell is it"?
Him:
"I don't know, maybe the dog ate it, I saw him playing with it".


The dumb twat believed him and spent the next week poking through the dog shit in the yard.
Poetic justice.

[Sawin]

Condolences amigo.
One thing that hasn't been mentioned, our womenfolk go through some really substantial changes when pregnant. Most react well but others go nutbars. Hormonal changes, vitamin and mineral deficiencies etc can all play a role.

Funny story along a similar line, my best bud went through a similar situation with his ex. She threw the ring at him and he did not pick it up right away in case she changed her mind, but she would have to pick it up-he would not pick it up and give it to her on his principals. Kudos to him. Finally after 4 days he picked it up and stashed it. A couple days later she tells him she wants the ring back and he tells her he doesn't have it.
Her:
"Where the hell is it"?
Him:
"I don't know, maybe the dog ate it, I saw him playing with it".


The dumb twat believed him and spent the next week poking through the dog shit in the yard.
Poetic justice.

Oh that's fantastic

[Aloha_Shooter]

I'm with the guys saying trade the ring in on something you would use (or sell at less of a loss) like the Rolex Submariner. Very sorry to hear about the miscarriage but perhaps it was God's way of saving you AND the baby pain and grief down the road. In the end, $3000 is pretty cheap as life lessons go -- certainly less than a divorce and child support would have been -- and you get to go on with your life sooner rather than wasting years TRYING to make it work.

[TheGrey]

I'm very sorry to hear of the heartaches you've endured in the past couple months. The loss of your baby is beyond words, and the realization of painful distance between you and your beloved is clearly still being felt by you. I hope you are able to heal soon, with minimal scarring.

I believe the suggestion to trading the engagement ring in for something you can use, something that gives you pleasure, is a good idea. If you are not a jewelry/watch type of person, I personally would trade the ring in for plain gold or silver rings that may be sold later, or used for barter.