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Originally Posted by garce
My daughter just got engaged to be married. Not a problem - as I like the guy well enough - but here's what bugs me. My mom (who is divorced from my dad) gave my daughter's fiancee her wedding ring. It was a family heirloom type deal. He gets the stone to put in a new setting, yet the diamond still stays in the family.
So, turns out my Mom's diamond is worth $13,000. Now my daughter is wearing a $15K ring on her finger. Everywhere. This terrifies me. I have told her a number of times that I would get a duplicate made and that she should keep the original somewhere safe.
She goes to Guelph/Humber College and she's wearing a $15K ring (new setting) to class. Everyday. Yaaarrrgh!
In your esteemed opinion, what can I tell this smitten girl to convince her to wear a piece of glass or zircon in its stead? And why do I fell in my bones that she's either going to lose it, or get hurt defending it?
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Honestly? Let her enjoy it. get a seperate insurance rider for jewelery for the amount of the ring (migHt cost you $100/year) and let her do her thing. She's probably more responsible than you think, and so far the heirloom has made it this far. It's meaningless if it's not worn and enjoyed.