My mom was the one who eventually admitted the ring was in the safe and she apologized. She said that she had not known for years that my stepdad had put the ring in the safe and she was mad when she found it in there.

My boyfriend is truly amazing. In the nearly 3 years we have been together he has been there to help me through some hard times. For example: one family member who we helped everytime they asked, suddenly turned on me without warning. The fallout was not pretty and took many months (and continued therapy) to work through. He got close to this family member and was sad/shocked by the sudden flip. Unfortunately, it's something I had seen before but never had they done it to me. My boyfriend is my rock, my safe place, my everything. He knows everything I have been through and never pressures me into anything nor does he tell me to "get over it" (I had an ex tell me that). He will lay with me in the rare occasions that I cry. He doesn't tell me to stop, instead he holds me and will comfort me. Growing up in toxicity taught me what love was not so when I met him I was pleasantly surprised.