engagement rings

tita leah (my roomie) currently has a problem with the bf/fiance...she suspects that he is seeing his ex-wife and uses the church/bible study as an excuse! she feels that way because it's really strange that he goes to church almost every night; asks her to leave his house early when before she would stay/sleep in his house like 4 days a week; and is always on the phone even late at night (apparently, when a phone rings three times and then you get vm, the person you're calling is on the phone)...

so now, we're really like roomies, we now see each other everyday and talk...she feels that the relationship is about to end...saying something like "pano kaya ako magsisimula ulit?" fyi, tita leah is like 50+YO na...she's divorced and has a couple of kids in pinas...but she's still pretty...anyways, she said she won't give up the engagement ring kasi malaki na pinaghirapan nia sa guy (i.e. she'd be the one taking care of the guy pag may sakit- which is often- kasi family naman nia walang pakialam)...so she asked me to research if there's a new york state law on engagement rings...and so i googled and found this in http://divorce.clementlaw.com/:

An engagement ring is a gift made in contemplation of marriage. That is, the gift is conditioned upon the marriage actually taking place. If the marriage takes place, the condition is satisfied, and the woman is permitted to keep the ring. Conversely, if the marriage does not occur, the would-be-bride must return the ring.

There is an exception to the general rule: if a man is already married, he cannot legally contract to wed.

so now, even if tita leah wants out, she can't because that would mean giving up the ring...oh well...didn't think that your investment (emotion, time, etc.) should be compensated by something material like a ring...oh well, to each his/her own...

i told H1 about this and he said "buti pa sia, sa new york binigay yung ring. sana merong ganong law sa philippines" and i was like, "oh no, she didn't return your ring?" and i think he got uncomfy and changed the topic immediately...ang kapal ng girl not to return the ring davahhh? anyways, knowing him, i'm sure it cost him a lot...i remembered he mentioned that he named his car "tiffany" short for "s-tiffany" daw hahaha...but really, it's because when he bought his current car, there was a tiffany & co. box inside...nag-connect-connect lang ako that it must be at the same time he bought the ring for the ex...if i were the girl, i'd return the ring because it's not rightfully mine, may law man o wala...kayo?