Woman wears late fiancé’s ring on her hand for over a decade, then gets a phone call from his mother that leaves her stunned

A 36-year-old woman wore her late fiancé’s engagement ring for nearly 11 years. Last week, his mother called and demanded that she return it. The mother said the woman should give back the ring because she is now in a serious relationship with another man. This left the woman feeling hurt and confused.

According to People, the woman shared her story on Reddit. She was so upset after the phone call that she hung up on the mother. She has been avoiding her calls since then. The woman feels like she is being punished for finding happiness again. She believes the mother expected her to mourn forever.

The ring is not a family heirloom. It has a garnet and an emerald, which are the couple’s birthstones. The woman didn’t want a traditional diamond ring. She and her late fiancé picked it out together, and he saved up for months to buy it. The ring holds many beautiful but bittersweet memories for her.

The mother’s timing raises questions about her true motives

Couples plan a lot of fun things for their partners, but for this particular duo, the ending was bitter. Her fiancé died in a car crash almost 11 years ago. The woman was devastated and spent years in therapy and support groups. She met her current partner at one of those support groups. He is a 45-year-old widower who understood her grief. They dated for three years and recently moved in together.

The woman stayed close with her late fiancé’s family after his death. They were a strong support system for her. This is why the phone call shocked her completely. Just as some people hold strong opinions about past decisions, the mother seemed fixed on her view about the ring.

The mother said she wanted the ring because it was the last major purchase her son made before he died. She insisted it needed to be back in the family. The woman thinks this request is strange since it was never an inherited family ring. She explained that it is her ring that they picked out together, and she plans to wear it for the rest of her life.

She now wears the ring on her right hand as a way to honor him. Her current partner does the same thing with his late wife’s wedding ring. They both feel it is okay to honor their lost loves this way. Neither of them feels jealous about it. She stressed that her new relationship doesn’t mean the ring is sitting unused in a drawer.

People online agreed that she should keep the ring. Many pointed out that the timing suggests the mother’s feelings are about the new relationship, not the ring itself. Others advised her to keep the ring but stay open to fixing the relationship with the mother later. Not all social media stories about couples are so grim; here’s how a woman got a wholesome surprise on TikTok from her fiancé.