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A bride-to-be has revealed her boyfriend suggested getting down on and one knee and proposing - with a ring he made for his ex.
The woman - who has been dating her man for three years - made the revelation as she struggled with the dilemma of what to do.
She described how her boyfriend asked if she was "ok" if he gave her the ring "because it had just been sitting in his cupboard".
She said he had made the ring for his ex but had never given it to her before they broke up four years ago.
He explained the ring had been ordered from overseas and cost several thousand dollars as well as the cash he spent flying to design it.
The bride-to-be shared her thoughts on Reddit as she asked if she should "just suck it up and accept the old ring".
She added her fiancé told her that if he'd sold the ring he would only recoup a few hundred dollars as most of the money had been spent on customising it.
The poster explained: "I do see the practicality of it. He already has a ring anyway, and it’ll go to waste if he doesn’t use it.
"We could save the money for the new ring and use it on other more important things like our house instead.
"However, something in my heart just can’t get over the fact that the ring was originally made for someone else in mind.
"He assured me that she never wore it, but I just don’t want something that wasn’t made for me. Am I being unreasonable?
"I don’t need an expensive ring, and I don’t need diamonds, but I’d like the ring to be bought with me in mind."
One commenter, who said he was a jeweller, suggested keeping the diamond and changing the ring.
He said: "If you think the stones and metal aren't worth much, get yourself a new ring.
"That's gross, trying to give you a ring completely made for someone else. You'd look at that thing every day, and resent him for his cheapness."
Another said: "No girl! You’re not being unreasonable. Rings carry stories and history.
"If it’s not a story you want to carry around on your finger for the rest of your relationship, you are totally within your rights.
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