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In almost all states, courts will order engagement rings to be returned if the marriage is canceled, and the giver wants it back. This is likely a legend.
by pyuser583 3y ago
In almost all states, courts will order engagement rings to be returned if the marriage is canceled, and the giver wants it back.
This is likely a legend.
- gumby 3y agoThats exactly my point: the whole infrastructure of breach of promise, (somewhat) rarity of diamonds etc has been obsolete for decades, almost a century in the US. Any point of an expensive engagement ring has not had practical value in living memory. Just a residual, empty practice.
- rockemsockem 3y agoEvery aspect of a wedding outside of the government paperwork is without practical value. It's almost like the practical value isn't the only thing that matters.
- gumby 3y agoAnother way of thinking about it is that a wedding itself is a public commitment you’re making in front of witnesses (so in theory harder to back out of — not a bad idea as it provides some hysteresis to overcome transient conflicts). Meanwhile the government is simply providing some infrastructure as a service to people who want to make such commitments.
- pyuser583 3y agoThe practical value is from the expectation of permanence. This allows you to plan for scale.