Give him back the engagement ring. Or sell it to recoup the cost of the dress (just be sure to tell him that's what you're doing). Be sad for a little while, and then thank your lucky stars you got out before it got expensive and complicated. I've been where you are, although our breakup story was messy in different…

First of all, I'm so sorry to hear that. I can and cannot relate: my ex and I were never engaged enough to actually plan a wedding (as a matter of fact, we kept our engagement private), but as of six weeks ago, I have at least a vague idea of what you're going through.

Wow I actually went through an extremely similar situation. I was head over heels for my boyfriend, so much so that he convinced me to quit my job and work for him. The night I quit we went out to celebrate, got waaayyy too drunk and got into a huge fight. He kicked me out, and, it pains me to say this, but I keyed…

:\ I'm sorry that things are really bad right now. I think a Finn Butler quote is most fitting "Nothing is infinite, not even loss".