NO ONE expects their marriage to end in tragedy just 18 months after saying “I do”, but that’s exactly what happened to one devastated woman.
The grieving widow explained that, on top of the pain of losing her husband, she now had the additional difficulty of an unreasonable request from her in-laws.
The woman took to Reddit to share that her sister and mother-in-law were harassing her to give them her wedding rings, so they can be ‘back in the family’.
Originally posted on July 2, 2021, to Reddit, the social media user explained how she lost her longtime partner about six months ago. They had been together for a total of seven years and were happily married for one and a half years. It has been especially challenging for her to grieve the loss of someone she loved so dearly, and her in-laws have not made it any easier as they have been demanding that she give them the jewelry that Daniel, her late husband, had bought for her. Over the course of their relationship, Daniel had gifted the unnamed woman with an engagement ring, wedding ring and an eternity band.
Struggling to come to terms with the loss of her husband, the woman had a hard time understanding why his family is demanding she gives her rings to them. The post has since been deleted, but has been circulating around the web and has also sparked a conversation in reaction to the widow asking for advice on how to handle the challenging situation. While some think it makes sense that the family wants something to remember their son by, others have stood by the widow since she is also going through the stages of grief.
What Should She Do With The Rings?
The Reddit user did not give any details but explained that Daniel lost his life after an accident, as per Cafe Mom. Prior to this, he had given her an engagement ring, wedding ring and eternity band, which was a wedding anniversary present celebrating their first year together as a married couple. The grieving wife expressed that her heart was broken following Daniel’s sudden pass away. “It still doesn’t feel real, but I’m trying to live life the way he’d want me to every day,” she wrote.
She went on to explain how she hadn’t spoken much with his family members since going to his funeral but recently heard from her sister-in-law. “My SIL wants me to return all the rings to them, as they say that Daniel paid for them and because he has died, they belong to the family,” the widow explained. She didn’t want to part with the rings since she said that they remind her of the best time of her life. “I’m getting squeezed by his family to give them these rings,” she wrote. “I don’t know if they just want them to sell or own, or what.”
Unfortunately, the family has pushed her away. “Daniel and I didn’t have kids, so I suppose I’m (no) longer family,” she explained. When asked for advice, Reddit users delivered and showed up in support of the grieving widow. “Asking for a widow’s wedding rings six months after losing her husband is deeply messed up,” one user wrote, as per Cafe Mom. “Yeah, he paid for them… as gifts for you,” another explained. “And as you were his spouse, his assets go to you anyway unless he had a will that states otherwise.”
Source:apost.com, thesun.co.uk
