Heart-broken stranger gives away $15,000 ring
Sad, interesting and something out of a movie
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Friday, December 16, 2005; Posted: 12:12 a.m. EST (05:12 GMT)
BOSTON (Reuters) — Are diamonds really forever?
An anonymous gift-giver left a $15,000 diamond engagement ring to the owner of an unlocked car in western Massachusetts with a typed note hinting at a broken heart.
“Merry Christmas. Thank you for leaving your car door unlocked. Instead of stealing your car I gave you a present. Hopefully this will land in the hands of someone you love, for my love is gone now. Merry Christmas to you,” the note said. (Watch footage of the diamond ring — :40)
The three-diamond ring with a white-gold band appeared on the seat of the man’s car at a train station in Westborough, about 30 miles west of Boston, on December 7, police said. Four days later, the man reported it to police.
“This appears to be random,” said Westborough Police Lt. Paul Donnelly. “I think there was a search for a car that was unlocked.”
The 37-year-old man decided to keep the ring after a jeweler appraised its value at $15,000, police said.
December 16 2005 10:00 am | Newsworthy
December 17th, 2005 at 1:21 am
I saw this on the news this morning. It’s sad. And romantic. Sigh…
Anyways, some interesting questions: man or woman? My first instinct is that it’s a man. But I can see how it could be a woman too. Say her husband/fiancee died? Which leads us to … died or left? Old or young? I saw a pic of it and the ring looks pretty modern.
I hope it DOES end up on the hand of someone he loves and not in a pawn shop somewhere. Let’s not ruin this Christmas story!
December 17th, 2005 at 11:12 am
Well the news article did say it was an “engagement” ring. So I’m guessing that this person was looking to get engaged.
I pretty much assumed it was a man based on my assumption that more men propose to women than women to men.
Plus women wouldnt’ be stupid enough to give a 15k ring away.
The thing is that THAT ring will forever be associated with a sad story of heartbreak. I wouldn’t want to use that to give it to someone I love.
December 18th, 2005 at 11:06 pm
OR, the ring could be associated forever with one great love!