His Fiancée Gave Him The Engagement Ring Back, But Asked To Have It Again A Few Days Later
Last week, this 52-year-old man and his fiancée, who is the same age as him, attended a lunch with 50 other guests who are connected to his kid’s school.
That afternoon, he and his fiancée did have a lot to drink but remained on their best behavior, and nothing got wild.
His fiancée’s former sister-in-law also happened to attend the party, and his fiancée hates her with a passion.
He’s been dating his fiancée for five years so far and has never gotten to meet some of her family members, even though they all have kids who attend the same school.
The reason why his fiancée no longer speaks to these family members is because they cheated her out of some assets and money about 12 years ago.
He thinks it’s wildly unhealthy that his fiancée is passing her hatred for them down to her daughter and that her daughter has the same negative feelings about them.
“So later in the day, the whole event moved from a restaurant to a nearby brewery, and we had some more drinks,” he explained.
“It was a good vibe and everyone was having a good time. Then, as I was going to the bar, I thought, who are these people that she hates so much?”
“So I went over and introduced myself and talked to them for a few minutes, just to get a look at them and see what it was all about. After 2-3 minutes of normal conversation, I left and went to the bar, got a drink, and went back to my fiancée and her daughter.”
Alinnan – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
Not long after, they left the event, and as soon as he got back into the car with his fiancée and her daughter, they started to treat him quite coldly.
Then they said he had no right to speak to their family members before accusing him of not being loyal.
His fiancée and her daughter maintained he deeply hurt them by seeking out their family members to talk to at the event.
When they all got back home, things just ramped up, and finally, he went to bed. He thought to himself that he was really done with his fiancée and her family drama.
“I was just so tired of this family coming up all the time, and being told how much they hate them, and feeling like the new guy parachuted into the middle of all this old ex-family [stuff],” he said.
“So I left and went to a hotel. The next morning she called me and was furious and wanted to argue. I was so tired and sick of it, and I had plans with my kids, so I just said hey, can you leave my stuff at the door? I’ll pick it up, and we can talk later.”
“So I go to her place to pick up my stuff, and she meets me at the door and is just vicious and nasty. She looked at me like real icy and just said, “And you can have your…ring back too,” and closed the door.”
In the two days that followed, his fiancée calmed down, and they were able to have a discussion about what happened.
There were some points they were able to agree on and others they couldn’t. Around a day later, his fiancée asked if she could have her engagement ring back.
He declined to give it back to her and stated it’s something he has to feel ready to give back; it’s not something that can get tossed around whenever she’s mad at him.
“So I still have it,” he continued. “And I just feel numb about it. All the joy I felt when I gave it to her is gone, and I don’t really want to give it to her again.”
“I just don’t think someone who really cares about a relationship would throw a ring in the person’s face that they say they care about the most…and then two days later say they love them and they want it back. Am I overreacting?”
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