Picture it.  The divorce is finalized.  You’re now all by yourself.  So what do you do with the ring?  Here’s the rundown:

If your divorce was on really bad terms, and there’s a lot of anger between your ex and you, you could sell the ring and buy yourself something nice.

If the ring means a lot to you but brings up too many old memories, you could keep it but not wear it, and hand it down to your children.

You could give it back, as the ultimate sign of your fierce indignance and unwillingness to hold onto a broken past.

Those are just a few ideas that crossed my mind.  Some people, when divorce comes knocking, don’t have their ring anymore.  If this is you, and you can afford it, you should buy yourself one, as a reminder of your ability to endure the long winding road of tedium and craziness which accompany a divorce.

A woman I saw on TV once said that she took her ring off her finger and wore it on a necklace around her neck.  She said she did this to keep her good memories close to her heart, while simultaneously admitting to herself (by taking it off her finger) that the marriage was over.  I thought this was kind of sweet, and symbolic.

Having said all that, I’d advise not to wear your ring longer than necessary, to fool onlookers into thinking your marriage is still in tact, or even as a way of lying to yourself, because that just halts the healing process, and keeps you in denial.

Does anyone have a story of what they did with their ring after the divorce?