Hi Buttercup, sorry you have to be here but your among friends. I'm glad your job is working out so well.

Taking off or leaving on the ring ends up being a personal choice and I've seen the arguments for both sides. I took mine off very early on and gave it back to E since I thought it was completely over. I was basically out of hope at that point and might of been looking for a reaction also.

There are times I wish I didn't take it off and waited until she D'ed me. Then other times where I was fine with it because it symbolized the death of the later parts of our dysfunctional M.

I still have M original ring we got married with in a safe deposit box alone with her newer ring she gave back to me on BD and then our separation agreement. We got newer rings a couple months before BD and mine ended up being really cheap so I ordered two just in case one size fit better. The one I gave back to her is still in her jewelry box and the other I threw in(near) a lake where had a bunch of our first dates.

Its not going to make or break the sitch to do either so don't think of it as being useful in making progress with H. Do what feels right to you and not what you think will get a reaction out of H.


Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be