‘Divorce rings’ have been gaining popularity. But for some women, freedom warrants a stronger, more defiant symbol
I
have been a divorce coach for five years. Every client’s process is different, but occasionally I notice new trends. One afternoon, a woman showed up to her session fuming. Her soon to be ex-husband was trying to claw back her engagement ring through his attorney.
“Absolutely not,” she said, her jaw stiffening. “That ring is mine. I earned it. And I already know exactly what I’m doing with it.”
“You’re going to repurpose it into a divorce ring?” I asked. Many of my clients had already done this, refashioning their wedding rings or buying new baubles, and it had made me regret that I hocked my own rings – from two marriages – too hastily.
