In-Laws Demand Grieving Widow Give Back Wedding Ring Six Months Following Husband's Passing

Jul 13, 2021

Losing someone special in your life can be extremely difficult to overcome. It's important to grieve and mourn their loss until you are ready to move forward with your life. For one heartbroken widow, she has been struggling to move on from her husband's death, and her in-laws have not offered any help to the situation. In fact, they have done quite the opposite and made her life absolutely miserable.

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.

The Reddit user did not give any details but explained that Daniel died 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 death. "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."

Who do you think is right in this situation: the widow or the family? Let us know, and be sure to pass this on to your family and friends, too.