wedding dress cost

[hpygrl2577]

What is the name of your state? RI
I was engaged about a year ago. He broke the engagement, I did not want to. I kept the ring despite his many attempts to get it back. I had already bought my dress (about $2000). Can I sue him for the cost of the dress since he broke off the engagement?

[mommyof4]

No and give him back the ring or the monetary equivalent. This isn't 1850.

[nextwife]

Originally Posted by mommyof4

No and give him back the ring or the monetary equivalent. This isn't 1850.

Nope, YOU are the one that decided to spend $2000 for a dress.

[TheGeekess]

Originally Posted by nextwife

Nope, YOU are the one that decided to spend $2000 for a dress.

And now you get to list it in the classified ads, eBay it, or Craigslist it.

[mommyof4]

Originally Posted by TheGeekess

And now you get to list it in the classified ads, eBay it, or Craigslist it.

...or a consignment shop. It would also be great karma and produce something beautiful from her sadness if she (*gasp*) donated the dress. Depending on what it looks like, it could even be a prom dress for a girl who can't afford one.

[fairisfair]

Originally Posted by mommyof4

No and give him back the ring or the monetary equivalent. This isn't 1850.

I doubt that she is required legally to return the ring, or would be required to do so by a court of law. The ring was a token of a promise to marry. She is not the one who broke that promise.

Had she done so, then she would need to return the ring.

of course that is not to say that it isn't the right thing to do.

[mommyof4]

Originally Posted by fairisfair

I doubt that she is required legally to return the ring, or would be required to do so by a court of law. The ring was a token of a promise to marry. She is not the one who broke that promise.

Had she done so, then she would need to return the ring.

of course that is not to say that it isn't the right thing to do.

No, I don't think it is legally required. I just threw in my personal chastisement in addition to the answer to her question.

[nextwife]

Originally Posted by fairisfair

I doubt that she is required legally to return the ring, or would be required to do so by a court of law. The ring was a token of a promise to marry. She is not the one who broke that promise.

Had she done so, then she would need to return the ring.

of course that is not to say that it isn't the right thing to do.

Personally, I've NEVER kept any gift of monetary consequnce when a relationship of mine broke up. I've always offered it back to the giver. Actually, I would not WANT a token of affection from someone with whom there was a broken engagment.

If I'd run out and spent $2000 on a wedding dress, I'd sure have freaked out my husband. And if he'd spent a fortune on a tux for him, I'd have freaked out.
He likes the rational, cost-concious, practical woman he married who'd rather put most of that kind of money toward our house.

[Ohiogal]

See this court case:

[url]http://www.courts.state.ri.us/superior/pdf/05-995.pdf[/url]

Also:
[url]http://family-law.freeadvice.com/family-law/engagement_breakup_ring.htm[/url]