Who Keeps the Ring When a Wedding Is Off?Is it a gift of love or a down payment on marriage?

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Practical Philosophy

A broken engagement leaves a couple with a difficult question: who gets to keep the expensive ring? This dilemma forces us to decide if the diamond is a conditional promise or an unconditional symbol of affection. The answer reveals what we believe is 'fair' when a shared future is cancelled, untangling the material and emotional fallout of a breakup.