Forlorn lover leaves ring in unlocked car

How can it be happy with "forlorn" right in the title?

http://www.happynews.com/news/12152005/Forlorn-lover-leaves.htm
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Forlorn lover leaves ring in unlocked car



That article seems to me to be a bit out of place on HappyNews.com. Sure, it's about somebody who left his car door unlocked, and instead of getting his stereo stolen somebody left a $15,000 diamond ring on his seat. But it's just as much about someone who bought a $15,000 ring for someone and then gave it away with a note that said "Hopefully this will land in the hands of someone you love, for my love is gone now." There's no merry Christmas for that guy this year.

I don't know, maybe I'm supposed to be uplifted by the spirit of generosity that's still in the world, but I think the story is kind of depressing. The guy seems like a good person, and he got let down hard by that girl, right at what's supposed to be the happiest time of the year.
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
I am getting the feeling that she didn't let him down hard... unless you have more information. To me, it seems like she is gone, like GONE... passed on. That makes it even sadder, don't you think?
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
Yeah, I thought of that too, but I have a tendency to make things more dramatic than they are, so I went with the more mundane possibility. Also, I was thinking of that Gary Lewis & The Playboys song. "This stone is genuine, like love should be. / So if your baby's truer than my baby was to me..."
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
It is sad. But hopeful.  But mostly sad.  I feel for the guy, but if he can afford a $15k ring, it was nothing (money wise) to him.  The loss was a lot worse it seems.