Relationship & Family

I Was Asked To Return My Diamond Ring After We Broke Up

I thought our breakup was painful enough, but then something even more shocking happened: he asked me to return the diamond ring he had given me.“I spent a lot on that ring,” he said. “You need to give it back.”I was silent. Not because I didn’t want to return the ring, but because I suddenly started questioning everything – was our relationship just about material things?Spent a lot, huh?”When he gave me that ring, he told me it symbolised our love, something priceless. But now, after everything ended, the ring had turned into a price tag.I understand that he’s hurt, maybe feeling like he’s lost his money. But can love really be measured by the price of a ring? Should the feelings and time I had invested in this relationship also be returned?Honestly, I never asked for all the gifts he gave me or calculated how much time or attention I poured into this relationship. I just loved him in the way I understood love. But for him, it seems that love also comes with a value that needs to be calculated. I returned the ring, not because I felt I had to, but because I didn’t want to hold onto something that now only symbolised a relationship that had ended. If that’s what he wanted, then let the ring go back to him.However, one thing he couldn’t take back was the love I had given. I loved him sincerely, not because of gifts or material things, but because I believed in our relationship. But now, I realise that if someone truly loves, they wouldn’t ask for something back just because the relationship didn’t go as expected.I learned that true love can’t be bought or claimed back. When a relationship ends, what should remain isn’t a bill or a tally, but the lesson of what truly matters in a relationship.This article is part of TSS Confessions, a weekly column where we delve into personal finance topics that are unscripted and genuine real accounts from people.