A woman sold the ring her fiancé proposed to her with when she called off the wedding after learning he had been unfaithful - so she could recoup some of the money lost.
Sharing her story anonymously, the woman said that her partner, Mason, had given her a ring that was a 'family heirloom', as it had been passed down his family and was worth around £18,500.
They had planned their whole wedding, taking out a massive loan to pay for non-refundable deposits, but she cancelled the whole thing at the last minute when she learned he had been unfaithful.
She then asked her ex to help pay for the loan that had been used for the deposits but he refused, so instead she sold the ring and used the funds to settle the debt herself.
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Taking to Reddit, the woman said: "Last year I took out a loan to cover the costs of the wedding, the longer I take to repay it the more interest it gets.
"When we first got engaged, Mason agreed to share our finances together, meaning had we got married I would've been able to pay it off. This was supposed to be in our prenup but because we didn't get married, it meant he no longer had to share finances.
"I asked him if he was still willing to help and told him that I will go into debt if he doesn't as I can't repay it alone. He told me, 'it isn't my problem you took out a loan you can't pay back'' and stopped responding after that.
"When we got engaged, Mason proposed to me with a family heirloom ring belonging to his great grandmother that was worth £18,500.
"When we canceled the wedding, he told me he wanted the ring back but we never got around to arranging a time he could pick it up.
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"Because I don't want to go into debt, I told him that if he didn't agree to help pay it off (I wanted a lawyer involved) that I would sell the ring.
"He didn't reply and ignored the messages however after talking to a mutual friend I found out he had actually read the messages and told everyone he didn't care because I 'wouldn't do it'.
"The next day I sold the ring to an online website."
After sharing her story online, other Reddit users praised the woman saying they were glad she sold the ring.
One said: "I believe that engagement rings and heirlooms should be returned after a breakup. That being said, he cheated a month before the wedding, blocked your messages, refused to help pay and mocked you. As Reddit loves to say- he f****d around and found out."
And a second wrote: "Never take a loan out for a freaking wedding. You’re going into debt over something that can be done at a courthouse. That’s bad money management."
While a third added: "He cheated and refused to pay his half and you warned him. Go buy some cute boots."
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