Selling the ring…

The day sometimes comes when you must sell the ring that symbolized your union with your best friend.  It doesn’t shatter, it didn’t crumble, it is even covered with a lifetime guarantee from Robbins Brothers.  Yet, you cannot keep it.  Your friendship is broken.  The covenant was violated.  And, there’s the mortgage to pay.  Today is that day for us.  After consulting local jewelers, the value has gone down considerably.  The Brothers even verified the retail value is double what the ring is worth.  Things have symbolism or ‘energy’ the manager said.  So, to sell it used, it comes with much less ‘good vibe’ than to buy something new and there is the price difference.  It’s kind of different than buying a used car.  You can buy a nice cheap car and not think about what kind of driver the previous owner was.  Not so when choosing the little symbol that unites a couple and represents their whole new family.  What happened with this princess cut diamond?  Did it lose its shine after seventeen years?  Can it even be passed down?  Not really.  It’s just metal and rock in the long run.  And, it served its purpose beautifully then.  And, now, it will serve its purpose again to keep us sheltered.  That’s not bad.  Here we go to see what the dealer will give now that I’ve found the paperwork….