People, would you keep something valuable such as jewelry and such from an ex?

[btbc92]

No. You cannot and should not hold on to that from your past. It will hold you back from moving on and damage your future relationships. If that person was so loving why are you broken up? If your meant to be together and it would have worked out, then that may be something different. But if that guy isn't coming back, or change, you need to moev ON. Not dwell in the past. Time to turn the page to a new chapter, before you become trapped in your past and hurt others with it. What was done, is done.

[ChaoticVortex]

I keep jewelry or gifts from my exes. I keep them to remind me of the good and to warn me of the bad. I keep them so I know to stay focused and not to let bad women rule my life if the relationship was bad. True enough for the opposition as well. If the relationship was good, I keep the stuff. I keep everything that's useful like useful house shit or like the drawing pencil one ex got me for Christmas when I was in high school. I still have that pencil. I draw with it. Keep the good sgit but if it is jewelry or something expensive? If I don't see myself wearing it or don't want it. I'll sell it or pawn it. Get the value from it. Find a use for useless crap is what my father told me. Everything is useful in its own way. Even 8f it's use is to get you a quick buck on ebay or a pawnshop.

[Apope16]

I have dated a lot of women. In my experience women typically act on emotion and out of anger trash every memory of an ex. So they delete all pictures. They throw away items. They smash and break shit from the ex.

Men typically dont do this. They hold on to items as a way of ego or memory or both. Even if they broke up with someone they hold on to things longer. It takes guys longer to recover.

[jennifer_bloom]

If it’s therapeutic for you than you should throw it away but if I were you I would gift it or sell it to a pawn shop for cash and you could take the left over money you get and donate it or buy yourself a tasty comfort meal.

[Jean-Marie_Céline]

I gifted some jewellery to my ex and I don't know what she did with it, but I don't care.
I think she probably sold it because she was jobless and needed money once I ended our relationship and any financial aid I was giving her.

[abfabvictoria]

Life is all about the memories, it you don’t think about the past you’ll repeat it, for good or bad. At my age 40’s, I can reflect on past relationships with more clarity and fondness than I could as a younger woman. I’m still amicable with all of my ex’s-we speak once in awhile, catch up. They are men and women I cared for once upon a time and they cared for me. That’s way more valuable than the jewelry but I still keep it, As a child I saw a couple break up at a skating rink and I heard the man tells friend that the worst part was that she had given these earrings back. Unless it’s a family heirloom I keep it. But if they ask for it back, be gracious and give it.

[Alyssa11]

One of my exes got me a bracelet on what was a very, very romantic date. He broke up with me not long after that so I went all the way to his university the next day (wasn't that far... just like 2 hours away lol), to give it back to him.

I blocked him that day too and never responded to him again. If I'm done, I'm done. I don't want anything.

[Inexpensivefurniture]

Ooh that's a tough one. Jewelry can be a really intimate, personal gift. I've kept some stuff my ex gave me, like a book, some clothes, a popcorn maker. But that stuff is a lot different than a ring. I wouldn't throw it away if it was expensive, but I might give it back or sell it though

[MissRomantic]

It depends. I feel the same way as you do. If I ended on bad terms with my boyfriend, I don’t want to keep anything he gave me because I’ll just have memories with the good and bad. If it’s on good terms, I would keep it. I think there’s always a part of us that will always love someone we’ve been with and broken up with whether or not it was on good or bad terms.

[Hanzyxw]

I keep it because I am very good in separating o Jeff’s from people but if does reminds you of it so yes you should throw away. Also my boyfriend have tried to get back rings he gave me when he tried to break up with me and I always say no but I also gave up in a few times but we still together so I still keep them but I think he would want it back if we do break up he said he would sold it

[Anonymous]

My ex bought me an iPad that I drew a bunch of pictures on. After we broke up I returned all he electronics, clothes, and things he had let me use or have except the iPad. I said it was because of my art and he didn’t ever pressure me to give it back. Deep down the reason I didn’t give it back was because it reminded me of him. It was something I had to remember him by. It was the only gift anyone had given me in years. Forgetting him was hard to do. One day my younger sister accidentally broke my iPad and I cried so hard. I told her that I had art in the iPad that I had no way of accessing but honestly I just was sad because he gave it to me and she broke it. After she broke it letting go of him became easier though.

[Ms_Vanderquack]

I would not, if it had any real value I would sell it.

[slackbabbath]

Nah, I usually trash it. Unless we ended suuuuper badly, which only happened once, of which I threw the necklace he got me for my birthday out the window on the highway under an oncoming semi

[Hanoi_Jane00]

I'd offer to return an expensive engagement ring if we never married and if he was still paying for it.

[sheikalana]

My ex of three years ago bought me a valuable watch fo my birthday I kept it and still use it once in a while.

[CrazyLobster]

I don't like gifts but if an ex gave me a gift i will keep it becuase in the past that gift was a way of showing love. It doesn't matter of we don't like each other today but whether you like it or not you used to like that person.

[katiebaby44_]

I’ll always offer to give it back, if he declines I get rid of that shit.

[Anonymous]

I wanted to give him his ring back. he didn’t want to take it back. So I sold it because I don’t need smth to remind me of him. It was a beautiful ring tho

[DizzyDesii]

I threw the ring across the room. Its been laying in the same spot since 2019

[Dazed0N0Confused]

I don't let my partners buy me things like this. I prefer the adventures & the memories.

[ohshee]

I threw my wedding ring out in a field as far as i could

[offendedsorbet]

My ex bought me 3 pieces of jewellery, one was a necklace and earring set. I sold them. Tried to sell the ring he got me but nobody wanted it so I just gave it away. Just didn't want that in my life anymore.

[AdithyaR]

Any stuff like that they bought for me I'd return to them. Especially if it was expensive.
I don't want the reminder and I'd prefer stuff from their money remains with them.

[JosyJosy]

I would if it's a gift, keep it to sell it. If it's borrowed I'll give it back