When you and your ex split what did you do with your wedding ring? Did you tuck it into a dresser drawer? Did you sell it? Did you fling it out the window? For many new divorcees trying to decide what to do with their ring can be a difficult decision. At first, I didn’t want to let mine go. I loved my wedding ring. It had been become a part of me. Of course, now that I was no longer married I couldn’t really justify wearing it anymore, so for the first year I had it tucked away in a box. Every once in a while I’d sneak a little peek at it again, but I knew that it would never be worn again, at least by me. As time went on, money got tighter and tighter and I had to make a decision. Do I try and sell the ring or do I let it sit collecting dust in my dresser drawer? I chose to post an ad for it on a local news website, secretly hoping it wouldn’t sell.
There was a big part of me that wanted to keep it. Maybe Logan would want it someday for his future wife right? Of course, by then it will probably be out of style and he’ll want to go out and get a new one anyway.
When people started asking about the ring, my heart sunk. I knew that I needed the money and I should be excited that people were interested, but I was still a little sad about it. The more I think about it, the more I realize that it isn’t necessarily about the ring itself. While it is gorgeous, and I love it, it was the finality that was eating at me. It’s been a year now. We’re divorced, and I would never dream of getting back together, but with the ring gone, it means that chapter of my life is really over. It is time to start writing the next. It is time to move on.