On Valentine's Day, I went through the garbage can on the Bund with my best friend and turned it over to my husband's other home.

On Valentine's Day, my best friend Cassidy and I decided to do something absurd: rummage through public bins by the waterfront.

I didn't expect to find anything, but then, my fingers closed around a platinum diamond ring.

Staring at the ring, an exact replica of the one on my own left ring finger, I immediately FaceTimed my husband, Benjamin.

"Where's your ring? Let me see it."

Ben's expression faltered for a second, then he raised his left hand, a helpless smile playing on his lips.