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The secondhand rings I met my wife in 1957 while serving in the Marine Corps. It was love at first sight, and two months later we were to be married. I didn’t have money for a ring and against everyone’s advice, we used the ring of a divorced friend of my wife to tie the knot. We returned the ring after the ceremony and about two months later a friend of mine broke up with his fiancée and offered to sell me the rings for $50. I considered the prospect of using a divorced woman’s ring and then buying the rings from a failed engagement, but I decided the price was just too good, and besides, I wasn’t superstitious. Looking back after 47 years of marriage, I have concluded that the $50 rings which are now worth about $1,200 were truly a great investment. But they don’t compare with the 47 years of joy that I received for just over a dollar a year. Doug Dickenson |
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