Ring Thief Gets Dumped After Stealing His Brother's Engagement Ring To Propose To His Girlfriend First

"Well, it's safe to say your brother won't be the ring bearer."

Chelsi

• Published in Interesting
• May 27, 2024

Smeagol is not the only creature obsessed with a ring because a 26-year-old's older brother willingly joined the rank. The OP planned to propose to his girlfriend for a month on their fourth anniversary, and he finally found the perfect ring.

He told his older brother about it. Surprisingly, OP's older brother said he was also planning to propose to his girlfriend around the same time.

His brother visited the next day when OP was alone in the apartment to "borrow" the engagement ring. He explained it would be a placeholder ring and take his girlfriend shopping if she said yes.

OP's brother said he did not want to waste money if his girlfriend rejected his proposal. OP did not understand his brother's rationale and said no.

A few days later, OP saw that his brother got engaged. His brother's fiancée sent a photo of the ring to their family group chat, and OP confirmed it was the engagement ring he picked for his girlfriend.

His brother was apologetic when OP called to confront him about the theft. His brother said he would return it, but the ring was pointless since OP's girlfriend saw it on his brother's fiancée.

OP threatened to tell his brother's fiancée the whole story if he didn't replace the ring. His brother bought the ring but accused OP of being childish.

He said he would have returned the ring if OP gave him the opportunity. Their mom said his brother was wrong to steal from OP, but OP took it too far when he threatened their relationship.

OP shared an update two weeks later. He and his girlfriend got engaged. His brother got dumped by his fiancée. Their mom apologized to OP after she realized he hadn't done anything wrong.

OP's brother admitted that he did not plan to propose to his girlfriend. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision after OP announced his intention to propose.

OP convinced his brother to tell his fiancée the truth about the ring and proposal. She dumped him, and he returned the ring to OP.

OP also told his fiancée the truth. They planned to sell the ring since it couldn't be returned. OP decided to forgive his brother but would keep him at a distance for a while.

Based on OP's replies, he and his brother typically have a great relationship. The ring fiasco came out of left field and had OP reeling.

The plan was a house of cards right from the start, but he was fooling himself when he thought his girlfriend wouldn't post about the engagement on social media.

He should used a cheap ring as a placeholder instead of stealing from OP.

He needs to figure out this one-sided competition he has with OP if it's slowly turning him into Gollum.

There were so many other alternatives to stealing your sibling's engagement ring.

It was good that OP's mom saw her flawed judgment and apologized to OP.

His brother's former fiancée would find a person who wouldn't even dream of pulling a stunt like this.

Redditors hit the nail on the head when they guessed OP's brother was jealous of him. They were suspicious when he confided in OP about his proposal plans immediately after OP shared his.

OP's brother has a lot to work through before he earns his trust. This will be a fun/cringe story in the future once they get over it.

Chelsi