Engagement Ring vs Student Debt Paid Off
One man thought he had done the practical thing, but her family disagreed.
Thandolwethu received an email from someone asking for advice because two families close to his heart were fighting.
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It turns out the one family’s son proposed to the other family’s daughter, but instead of an engagement ring, he paid off her student debt of R180k. Some would call this true love...
With student loan debt statistics in 2020 reflecting a record $1.6 Trillion, it's safe to say that this man did the right thing.
Her family refuses to accept this and says that without a ring, there will be no engagement. In contrast, his family insists paying the student debt was the practical thing to do and cleared the path for a financially happy marriage.
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Both are deeply in love with each other, but the families refuse to agree on this.
Take a listen to what KZN thinks: