By Anonymous - 20/12/2014 20:00 - United States - Framingham

Today, my fiancé pawned off my engagement ring so he could buy himself a PS4. FML
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iTzSelverZz 14

Did he at least buy two controllers so you wont be left out?

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DocBastard 38

I swear I saw "pwned" the first 3 times I read this. **** you, Internet. You've officially ruined me.

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Enslaved 36

Weren't wearing it or did he slip it off your finger while you were sleeping?

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pandalover69 26

She probably takes it off to do chores and shower. That what my friends did with theirs.

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escapingreality 19

That is a valid question OP. If your engagement ring was so important, how did he get it in the first place to be able to pawn it?

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Saraj07 18

that's a huge red flag. in marriage finances are a huge deal. you need to understand that you can't just splurge anymore, you have to make compromises . and know what's priority to spend on. you can't just pawn things of to get a non necessity. I don't know if I'm making sense. I'm having a hard time trying to put together what I mean. Also that ring is supposed to be a symbol of a promise to be partners in life. I could understand if you guys were really short on cash and had no choice. In summary that was seriously messed up. Hope everything world out for you OP.

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pandalover69 26

Don't worry you made perfect sense. If anyone was confused by what you said they're either an actual child or a very broke adult.

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xluciferx666 21

Take it and pawn it while he is at work pocket the money and act like you know nothing

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MrConcise 34

PSA: Pawning does not mean "selling". OP will get the ring back once her fiance has paid the broker. Whether or not this changes your opinion on the FML is up to you.

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pandalover69 26

True but he might not be able to come up with the money to get her ring back. He couldn't afford the PS4 that has been out for over a year now, what makes you think he'll be able to get her ring back?

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MrConcise 34

@53 - My guess is that it wasn't a big loan, you don't really get much for pawning jewellery. He likely had most of the money already and needed to top himself off. I interpreted the whole FML as a disagreement, with OP not feeling comfortable that her fiance wanted to do it. I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt here that he didn't go behind her back completely, since it doesn't seem to be mentioned anywhere that her trust was betrayed or that she was unaware that it was happening. Usually FML's aren't worded so vaguely if there are details like that.

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pandalover69 26

If that's the case then he should of pawned something of value that belonged to him. A PS4 is no excuse for pawning your current finance's engagement ring.

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MrConcise 34

@109 - I didn't excuse his behavior, I was just responding to your comment about the logic/wording of the FML. That's the way I read it.

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BlindlyWandering 17

The ring does belong to him. Ownership does not transfer until the marriage is legal finalized. Not saying I agree with what he did, just pointing out that it is, in fact, his ring.

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marcranger 28

164, just pointing out, once again, that you are wrong.

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BlindlyWandering 17

No, I'm not. go ask an attorney or judge. It is a "conditional gift". Its a gift only under the condition they get married, until then it remains the property of the purchaser. I'm going to bet you have never given or been given an engagement ring then fought a legal battle over it when the engagement was broken off, because if you had then you would know that I'm right. I spent a lot of money on that ring and she thought the same as you, that it was hers outright, I won that battle in court.

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BlindlyWandering 17

http://m.chron.com/life/article/Texas-law-says-engagement-ring-is-a-conditional-2078505.php nice try, but wrong buddy. try actually doing some research before trying to state a "fact" this article is from Texas, where I live. most other states are the same. look it up.

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False_Stupidity 41

That is so messed up on every level. It shows that he cares more about a gaming system than his commitment to marrying you and while I would not normally jump on the "dump him" bandwagon, you should really reevaluate whether you really want to marry this butt nugget.

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EvilLittleMan 23

Are you sure you want to be engaged to a man child?

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Parvati48 15

And you let him? That's low for him to do, sorry OP!

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pandalover69 26

Considering she's complaining about it on FML I highly doubt she let him do that.

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BlindlyWandering 17

Then how did he do it? Did he force it off her finger? If so, I think the OP would have mentioned it.

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