Happy Monday, y'all! Sue here, sitting in for Jayne, and I'm here with my TWIST (The Way I See Things,) because this story really got me thinking. In Gainesville, GA recently, a jury awarded $150,000 to a woman who sued her former fiance for calling off their wedding. RoseMary Shell said she left a high-paying job in Florida to be with her ex-fiance, Wayne Gibb, and she said she's suffered emotionally since their break-up. Well, that's understandable. So why did this guy take a hike?

The Fiance's Side of the Story

Apparently, Shell was in debt up to her eyeballs. If she had such a great, "high-paying" job, why was she so deeply in debt? He had paid off $30,000 of her debt while they were engaged, and when he found out she had even more debt, he canceled the wedding, but he let her keep the engagement ring. I clearly see why this man was reluctant to commit to this woman. The question is, why didn't the jury?

Emotional suffering? Come on! We all do that when we break up with someone, or if someone we love dies or we lose a job. Thousands of women and men have had to deal with a broken engagement. You get over it and move on. Why should this woman get $150,000 from this man who simply felt that this woman's lack of financial stability was a deal-breaker. This is probably a more logical and valid reason than most men or women give when they end an engagement. Yet this jury likely gave this woman enough money to pay off the rest of her debt. She should have been grateful to the guy just for that. And bottom line, he really did her a favor. By breaking the engagement, he told her that he wouldn't go along with the vow to stay together "for richer or poorer." The guy just wasn't right for her. Why should she get $150,000 for being saved from a doomed marriage? What do YOU think?

And speaking of favors, as I always do, here are a wedding favor and a wedding accessory that might have worked for this couple, had they made it to the altar. First is the "For Richer or Pourer" Chrome Wine Pourer/Stopper (left,) a practical favor that's solid and long-lasting, like a good marriage should be. My other cute idea is this comical cake topper. Maybe if she had just grabbed him by the leg and dragged him to the wedding, she'd have her man--and a miserable marriage--which is what I think she deserved a lot more than $150,000 from the poor guy.

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