<prompt> Human: Hi,I have been stressing out so much over the past few months because of this issue. Long story short I am no longer getting married and I am super broke because of it. I paid in a large amount of money to the venue where we were going to be getting married. I also put down a deposit before paying in any money. After we broke up and cancelled the wedding we called the venue and they are refusing to refund any of the money I put in. I am not sure, that is why I am asking, but isnt that what a deposit is for? I knew for a fact I would lose that but to lose thousands of dollars for nothing is just crushing me. And I am seriously hurting financially right now in a way that I never have before and it feels like it is taking years off of my life. Anyone have any experience with this? Should I call them and speak to them again and be more firm? At this point I would be happy with just getting half or a fraction back.Assistant: Can you sell your date to another potential couple? If the venue is good, this could be an option to recoup some losses.Human: The original date was back in October :-  <response>: Just to be clear- you are trying to get a refund for a wedding date of 10??2015, as in last year?Furthermore, you broke off the wedding.And you dont have a copy of the contract?You might have to chalk this up as tuition money to a very valuable life lesson my friend. 