Would you pawn an engagement ring?

Men, ( or women if you have an input and would like to share.) If you proposed to your girlfriend, and she accepted, but you were still acting like a fool and not taking the relationship seriously, especially if she was sick... If after several conversations after several years, she asked you to hold the ring... meaning she wasn't breaking up with you, she wasn't necessarily saying that she didn't want to marry you, she just believed that based on how you were acting you didn't seem serious about being married. and you both needed more time before entering into a lifelong commitment. Would you pawn the ring for a couple of bucks for rent ( and lose the apartment anyway) instead of asking for help?