Chip Chick
“It’s also possible that this is dredging up old stuff for him. I have a friend who was in the process of separating from his wife who was refusing to take any money from their joint account.”
“One night, she left the house having nowhere to go and again, refusing to take any money. He was worried out of his brains for her safety. Their marriage was on the rocks but he didn’t want her to be in danger.”
“If your husband worried about your safety during that time that you were gone without a trace or a job and no money, this may have brought that stress back.”
“…One thing I don’t see many people discussing here is that this is literally what jewelry is FOR.”
“You know why women historically liked expensive jewels? So when their husband dies/abandons them/etc., they had money in a form they could USE.”
“Because not even all that long ago, women couldn’t have a bank account without a male relative, women couldn’t own property, etc. Jewels were for a lot of women their only form of actual wealth.”
“That jewelry was yours to dispose of as you see fit. It makes sense for him to feel hurt but most likely you didn’t think you’d get back together.”
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