After Her Best Friend Passed Away, She Refused To Let His Widow Have A Piece Of Jewelry He Made For Her
A woman’s childhood best friend, Bill, was an accomplished jewelry maker, and she had been a supporter of his work since high school.
When he passed away, she spoke with his wife, Susan, who had never had an interest in her husband’s jewelry.
So, she was quite surprised when Susan asked her to give up some of the pieces Bill made especially for her.
Feeling sorry for the widow, she agreed to look through her pieces from Bill and see if she’d be willing to part with any of them.
She thought Susan’s request was somewhat strange since Bill had fulfilled all his orders before he died, and she had always said the pieces weren’t “her style.”
She explained Bill’s process; “he’d design it and had a 3D printer that he’s used to printing then cast.”
In addition, she described Susan’s interests, writing, “She’s more free-spirited, very into handmade arts.”
When Susan came over, the woman had gathered the jewelry from Bill she was willing to give her. However, Susan quickly asked to see the entirety of her collection and showed no interest in the selected pieces.
Some remained off-limits since they contained family heirloom jewels or were otherwise sentimental. Then, Susan got hung up on a particular sapphire ring; but she had promised her niece the ring as a graduation present.
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Susan quickly became upset, and clearly was vulnerable emotionally, but the interaction left this woman needing advice.
She shared, “When I told my husband he said I did nothing wrong and that maybe Susan was going to pawn it. I want to believe him but partly because I want to keep it.”
Redditors shared her husband’s perspective, finding it suspicious that she was so picky about the piece, though she supposedly wanted one for its sentimental value in her loss.
One user commented, “Honestly, she was married to him, they have so many things in their home that they bought together over the years … I’m sure he bought her things that she liked. something is fishy.”
Another user weighed in, saying, “She overstepped a lot by thinking she could choose from ALL your jewelry when you were offering her one piece. She should have taken it and thanked you instead of wanting to get more expensive jewelry.”
You can read the original post on Reddit here.
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