InstantForum.NET v4.1.4CanadianBride.com Talkboardshttp://forums.canadianbride.com/bounce@canadianbride.comSun, 06 Jul 2008 21:34:13 GMT20http://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic11127-4-1.aspx[quote][b]Pansy (4/12/2006)[/b][hr]I look at it this way when it comes to karma. Karma is what you make of it. If you can give an item or a person another chance, then in turn, you will receive good karma for presenting good karma elsewhere. <br>[/quote]<br><br>Absolutely, as one of those brides that has called off a wedding, I don't believe in bad Karma. I'm wearing the gown that I bought for my first "planned" wedding. When someone says to me, "ins't that unlikely?" I say "No way, the dress is lucky-lucky I didn't marry the other guy." It wouldn't bug me to wear "used" ring. I don't really think of it as a personal item. I would think of it like a used car.Sun, 16 Apr 2006 01:23:04 GMTterri33http://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic11127-4-1.aspxI wouldn't...bad karma</P><P>wedding ring = new beginnings...</P><P>that's just my opinion :)Sat, 15 Apr 2006 17:08:27 GMTMaddyKhttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic11127-4-1.aspxIf you asked me 5 years ago I would probably say no.. but FH bought me a promise ring from an estate sale and I loved it.. wore it every day until I got my e-ring to replace it. I've gotten over the fact that it was previously enjoyed and may have been removed from a dead womans finger before he got it (haha sorry for the imagery).</P><P>Anyways if a man wanted to propose with a ring he originally bought for another woman I'd be pissed. But if he picked out and bought a used ring specifically for me I would love and cherish it as my very own. </P><P>Karma only applied to people not to objects... the ring ain't gonna mindfully sabotage a marriage.Sat, 15 Apr 2006 07:23:35 GMTColeKhttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic11127-4-1.aspx<FONT color=#bb5555>I don't think I'd ever want a "used ring" but a ring with a reset diamond in a new setting would work for me....if it was a great diamond worth resetting, lol.</FONT>Fri, 14 Apr 2006 22:29:27 GMTsweetpea61http://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic11127-4-1.aspxshe should melt them down and make herself a right hand ringFri, 14 Apr 2006 17:36:15 GMTcrazykewlhttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic11127-4-1.aspxMy sister and her fiance bought my sister's e-ring from a pawn shop - it is GORGEOUS! They already have two small children, and they don't have much money - he has his own painting company, and she stays at home with the children. So buying used was the only way they would be able to afford a really nice ring.Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:42:21 GMTRissy26http://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic11127-4-1.aspxI wouldn't have a problem with it. I think karma is something that is generated by your actions, and it can't be "absorbed" by things. A ring is just a ring and doesn't carry luck with it. :)Fri, 14 Apr 2006 11:38:57 GMTEmberhttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic11127-4-1.aspxI wouldn't mind in the least! I think it's a little bit silly to think that just because someone else's relationship ended when they were wearing that ring, that yours will suffer the same fate...I dunno, I just think it's funny to believe that when the love between the two of us/ the two of you, is so strong. </P><P>I really like the look of antique rings....and who is to say that an antique/estate ring wasn't worn by a woman who had had a divorce, or who had a very unhappy marriage? It is easy to tell that a newer looking engagement ring had been worn by someone whose relationship didn't work out, but very difficult to tell if an estate ring had been. IMHO, I think that a gorgeous ring is just a ring, no matter who wore it! (I love history! vintage clothing....collectibles.... and art...!!)</P><P>Of course, to each their own, and I do completely understand that some people just wish to have a brand new ring!! :) I love spark-leeeees!!! heheheFri, 14 Apr 2006 10:23:57 GMTLizaloohttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic11127-4-1.aspxwell my diamong is pre-owned....does that tell you? I could care less.... i love it whether it's new or old...and most loose diamonds are pre-owned according to a few jewellers i have dealt with.Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:43:26 GMTdkulakhttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic11127-4-1.aspxI personally would reset the diamond. There is a difference between an estate ring and a ring from a divorce. I really do believe in Karma... even have a neice named Karma... so yeah... I wouldn't buy it... but as you can tell from this board... others would... you have nothing to lose from trying.Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:34:11 GMTScotBridehttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic11127-4-1.aspxI would not wear a used e-ring IF my FH had bought it for an ex-gf and then tried to give it to me. NO WAY! </P><P>I would wear a "used" e-ring if it was bought from an estate sale etc, provided I liked the diamond well enough .. but I would reset it.Thu, 13 Apr 2006 02:09:43 GMTMrsMtobehttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic11127-4-1.aspx<FONT color=#dd33dd size=2>A friend of FH's got a ring from an estate sale and reset the diamond and that was the ering for his fiancee. The stone is a rock and he said he would not have been able to afford that size of a stone otherwise. I don't know if I would wear another persons ering...hmmm...I like that thought that my ring is mine..I also think that is your friends wants to, she should try to sell it. Ebay has a bunch of them for sale.</FONT></P><P><FONT color=#dd33dd size=2>JJF :w00t:</FONT>Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:16:04 GMTjjfhttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic11127-4-1.aspxI look at it this way when it comes to karma. Karma is what you make of it. If you can give an item or a person another chance, then in turn, you will receive good karma for presenting good karma elsewhere. <br><br>Hence, I suggested to FH finding a nice stone from a pawn shop, a jewellery auction, or even online. If you can reset it and give it a "new home"... then in turn, you'll get the love and support of it in return! <br><br>So, I would wear someone's former diamonds if they were reset to suit me and FH's tastes. He didn't want to bother though and has a friend for a jeweller, so... well... you get the picture!Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:59:59 GMTPansyhttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic11127-4-1.aspxi would wear a used wedding/engagement ring if it was in the family. otherwise i agree - avoid bad karma!</P><P>sophWed, 12 Apr 2006 10:47:11 GMTslakiehttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic11127-4-1.aspxI wouldn't </P><P><FONT color=#1f5080 size=2>She should reset it, I have a beautiful right hand ring that was my old ering reset. He and I were not ment to be but no way I was going to let a beautiful diamond go to waste, so FH (who was friends with exfh before his problems) had the stone reset for me and it's very nice</FONT>Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:45:16 GMTMissSmithhttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic11127-4-1.aspx[quote][b]dansfiance (4/12/2006)[/b][hr]I wouldn't.. I agree with MrsE... bad karma[/quote]</P><P>DIDOWed, 12 Apr 2006 10:25:43 GMTchrisdannhttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic11127-4-1.aspxI wouldn't.. I agree with MrsE... bad karmaWed, 12 Apr 2006 10:04:31 GMTdansfiancehttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic11127-4-1.aspxYes, I wouldn't mind. I think some of the older estate rings that you can find at auctions are a lot cheaper, and if that's what FH decided, I wouldn't mind in the slightest. We don't need luck. lolWed, 12 Apr 2006 09:36:08 GMTfaschahttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic11127-4-1.aspxMy friend had her stones removed from her e-ring and re-set into a different style of ring... she figured, it was her ring, and after she got divorced it was her present to herself. So now she has a lovely dinner ring to wear! I wouldn't wear one from somebody else, either, so I think her idea was a good one.Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:31:01 GMTapril28http://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic11127-4-1.aspxNo, I would never-too much bad karma. I also won't buy any items from a bride who has called off her wedding for the same reason.Wed, 12 Apr 2006 06:36:54 GMTMrsEToBehttp://forums.canadianbride.com/Topic11127-4-1.aspxHi Ladies,</P><P>I was wondering if any of you would ever buy/wear a used engagement ring? My friend has gotten divorced and she doesn't know what to do with her engagement ring or wedding bands...she doesn't want to pawn them because she knows the pawn shop will rip her off and charge someone else a fortune to buy them. She is thinking of trying to sell them privately so someone else can enjoy her beautiful ring, but pay less (she doesn't expect to get what was paid for them). I just thought I would ask your opinions as I gave her mine but that is not much of a discussion with just one persons opinion.</P><P>Thanks!Wed, 12 Apr 2006 01:36:13 GMTdrrob