Hey thanks everybody.

I'm still a little torn, though my boyfriend and I talked about this last night. He'll get me another ring if I want one, but he'd never sell the one left to him by his grandmother. He'll hope to will it to someone else in the family eventually. He loved her very much and he thinks she wanted it to find a happy home with the person that he loved. He thinks it's a shame that he ever married his first wife because they were never happy. I think he and I will be. I've waited rather late in life to contemplate marriage because it took me this long to be sure! Certainly I had my share of failed relationships too. I never took the chance on marriage, and although I regretted that sometimes, I think it was for the best. I would have been in the same boat as my boyfriend (fiance!) if I ever had.

I'm wearing the ring for now, though I could change it later if I want. I do like that it's from a feisty lady who married in the 1920s. Not her fault that the ring had a crappy home for a few years. It's been boxed away for at least 6 years.

Generally speaking, I'm not materialistic, but this *is* a truly beautiful ring. It's a platinum band with a large diamond in the center and 3 tiny diamonds on each side of it. Very beautiful.

I really do wonder if someone could bless it for me. He suggested the minister, but for some reason I'd have more faith in some kind of voodoo practitioner. I feel like blessing items (or cursing them!) is more their territory.... ;-)

Thanks, Sidony