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Ruby Slippers

After my ex-boyfriend and I broke up in May, I took just about everything he gave me, put it in a big box, and put it in the garage. I just felt that everything had his aura all over it and it made me too sad to even look at it.

 

Today I was cleaning some stuff out of the garage and went through the box.

 

I found a couple of pieces of jewelry that probably have some value, and I'm not sure what to do with them. I can't bring myself to wear them again. It doesn't seem right to let them weather in the garage. My ideas are:

 

1. Mail them back to him so he can sell them or do whatever he wants with them - my hesitation here is that I don't want to aggravate old wounds for him by doing this - it seems so rejecting to him. And given how romantic and emotional he is, I'm pretty sure he would be hurt by this.

 

2. Sell them - technically "fair," but feels cold.

 

3. Donate them - this seems like the best solution - what are your thoughts? If this is the best idea, where should I donate them? If I give them to Goodwill or similar, I imagine they'll just sell them. They're both romantic, feminine pieces of jewelry. I suppose the best outcome would be get them into the hands of some nice man with a limited budget who'd like to give his woman something nice. How can I do that?

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Do you have any relatives or friends who would like to have them?

 

Otherwise, I would sell them if they are actual gold or silver. Why not?

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How can I do that?

 

drape a sign around your neck and stand in front of a busy jewelry store :laugh:

 

no, i'm just kidding. you should keep all the jewelry. maybe one day in the future you'll be able to wear some of it again. you have only been split up for 6 months.

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I agree with alpha. I wear jewelry from my exBF. We broke up like four or five years ago, I’m not sure.

 

Sometimes I run into him and I'm wearing something he gave me. He doesn’t ever mention it but I’m pretty sure he notices. Either way it’s not something I think about too often but when I do it’s fond memories of a nice man I once dated.

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There is no rush in discarding them. I say put them back in their box and revisit in a couple of years. I have kept all the jewelry my ex-husband gave me. I forgot about the box and years later I started wearing some of them. I don't have to tell anyone where I got them.

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LivingWaterPlease

I've done several different things with jewelry from ex's.

 

I gave two different necklaces (diamond) to my DIL's on their wedding day.

 

I sold two different rings and a necklace to help buy a car for my older son many years ago.

 

And I am saving some for my now granddaughters to have one day.

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in the old days women used to hoard jewelry just in case they had to leave their abusive husbands. the jewelry was as good as cash and easy to sell

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It depends on how much sentiment you feel for the jewelry and how much time and effort you want to invest in disposing of them.

 

I vote for Goodwill. I took two of my guitars over to them four years ago and I haven't thought about them since. It was very quick and easy.

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He gave you the jewelry as a gift. The gift was complete when you received the items. They are yours. You can dispose of them anyway you want. I would not give them back unless they were sentimental heirloom pieces.

 

I have jewelry from other relationships; they are nice pieces & I like them. They do not remind me of the men who gave them to me but I'm not super sentimental that way.

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Ruby Slippers

I'm 99.9% sure I'll never wear them again. I'm too emotional and sensitive. I have this gorgeous sparkly vintage necklace that looks like something a princess would wear that another ex gave me. It's tucked away somewhere and I don't think I could ever wear it again, either.

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