Jewelry from past relationships...
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i have a small black hills gold heart pendant on a chain from an ex i dated in middle school. i cared for the kid a lot back then and we were together for all of my middle school years. when he moved, we broke up but i still wore the necklace until my sophmore year of high school. the necklace actually fell off when i met my former boyfriend who became my high school sweetheart. i found the necklace because it dropped right in front of me (the clasp became loose and broke), but i took it as a sign to let go and put it somewhere safe. so it has been in a little box in my jewelry case since.
I also received a freshwater pearl necklace with matching earings from my high school sweetheart but i stopped wearing them when we broke up last year. ( i didnt like wearing it much because the metal gave my neck a reaction) i still have the set, its in my jewelry case.
i have a couple pandora beads from another ex that i casually dated and i wear those but thats because theyre on the bracelet i wear everyday.
if i had something really nice and i liked it i would still wear it even if i was with someone new. if you love a piece of jewelry theres no point in letting it collect dust.
i would still wear my gold heart but the clasp is still broken and im afraid i would lose it.
the only thing i wouldnt wear would be an engagement or promise ring.
I also received a freshwater pearl necklace with matching earings from my high school sweetheart but i stopped wearing them when we broke up last year. ( i didnt like wearing it much because the metal gave my neck a reaction) i still have the set, its in my jewelry case.
i have a couple pandora beads from another ex that i casually dated and i wear those but thats because theyre on the bracelet i wear everyday.
if i had something really nice and i liked it i would still wear it even if i was with someone new. if you love a piece of jewelry theres no point in letting it collect dust.
i would still wear my gold heart but the clasp is still broken and im afraid i would lose it.
the only thing i wouldnt wear would be an engagement or promise ring.
I'd like more opinions too. I have 3 pieces of jewelry from my ex that I wore everyday for years. I loved my 18kt gold Tiffanys ring that my ex gave me as a promise ring and wish I could still wear it, but I think it would upset me to think of the broken promises. He still wears the promise ring and watch that I gave him for one of our anniversary. His new girlfriend wears a pair of my diamond earrings. When I have had more time to heal I wonder if I'll be able to wear my ring or if would upset a new SO. I don't think I'd ever sell the jewelry he gave me.
A friend took the diamond from an engagement ring from a failed relationship and had it made into a rather spectacular-looking right-hand ring. Don't think she wore it much after she eventually married and last I heard she was planning to sell it.
During grad school I often wore a necklace from a college boyfriend. He had remained a good friend and the necklace did have sentimental value. Sadly I lost it in the city one day.
After my dad died and my mother remarried she tucked the jewelry from my dad into the safe deposit box and eventually passed it on to me. Her second husband died about ten years ago and I recently had some of the jewelry fixed and cleaned and gave it back to her. Sadly she didn't remember it.
During grad school I often wore a necklace from a college boyfriend. He had remained a good friend and the necklace did have sentimental value. Sadly I lost it in the city one day.
After my dad died and my mother remarried she tucked the jewelry from my dad into the safe deposit box and eventually passed it on to me. Her second husband died about ten years ago and I recently had some of the jewelry fixed and cleaned and gave it back to her. Sadly she didn't remember it.
I have some Cartier, some VCA - all pieces I picked myself. The relationships they came from (mainly two) just... ended. There was no huge drama, just realizations that marriage wasn't in the cards. I used to work in NYC where those types of things were appropriate, but then I got married and was a SAHM for years and didn't really wear any jewelry (I married someone I adore, but didn't have the kind of money my exes did). I'm going back to work next month and I still have the jewelry...and I just inherited some... somehow jewelry is trying to make its way back into my life 
I just want to know what you all think before I decide whether it's worth mentioning to my husband...
I just want to know what you all think before I decide whether it's worth mentioning to my husband...
same here, it is hard to get what was actually paid for. so-you have to see if it is worth it or not. KWIM?
I was in a 5 year relationship and was given 2 pieces of jewelry. One from Tiffany's and one diamond and ruby ring from a jeweler. I have never liked the look of the ring but after hearing him say "I wasted $500 for nothing..." followed by many harsh words (my ex is not and never was very nice) I wasn't exactly to be wearing it anyway. So...with that being said, I threw the ring into a drawer and have not worn it in over a year. My new boyfriend has purchased beautiful pieces from David Yurman for me, and I never told him about the ring, but I definitely plan on selling it as it does nothing for my finger, and leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
I had a "freind" that bought me tons of rings. 18k yellow gold and diamons and stones. I went to a jewelry designer and he made me a cool bangle with the gold and diamonds. There is over 2 C of diamonds in the bracelet. I had to add gold and pay for the design. But I have a custom made gorgeous bangle from all of those rings. I have diamonds left over and the stones too. I am going to make a WG bangle next with the emeralds, rubys and other stones and use the diamonds.
