What to do with the wedding ring

You need to store the ring somehwere safe until you have your "1 year anniversary" away from the relationship. You are going to change a lot in that time and trust me, right now is not the time to make that decision. 

rj

PS:  Gold is also trading low in the market right now...not a good time to melt it down!

i dont know what to tell you on this. i still have mine but they are put away. i did not keep them for any reason, i just never knew what to do with it. maybe i will sell mine too ,so i can get gifts for my kids that i cant afford.

cb

I think I'll sell it and put the $ towards a new lens for my camera. Thanks for the responses.

I plan on melting mine down... and going to split the money between toys for my 2 boys and something for my Harley.

here are a bunch of articles on this topic:
http://www.divorce360.com/weddingRings-360.aspx

hope these help.

I voted sell it, but you could also throw it off a pier, too.  If it were me, I'd get rid of it in some way, shape, or form.  The reason being is that the ring is a symbol of your love for your wife and your marriage, and all that entails.  When the marriage dies, the symbolism also dies with it, IMHO.  There is evidence aplenty that you were married...either children, wedding photos, a wedding video, etc. that you can cherish other than your ring to honor the good memories.

I say sell it after the divorce.  You might as well get some $ for it instead of pitching it off a pier.  Use the $ to buy something to make yourself feel good (or at least better).  Just my two cents.

Maybe I am the only who is going to tell you different. I destroyed my ring in a fit of anger. That wedding ring was supposed to symbolize love and unity plus so many more things.  My ex husband, in fits of rage, would take the ring away from me because he said I didn't "deserve" it.  When I left him, I destroyed the ring.  I have 2 boys, I would never want them to have that ring -- it symbolized a lie for me. 

I am all about new beginnings.