Had to cancel ceremony of eternal bond... Did I lose $20?

[Atoli]

People would start the quest and "split" then cry to SE for free stuff. Unacceptable.

How is it free stuff if you paid $20 for it?
Personally, I think the best way would be to make it possible to abandon the quest which should automatically return the eternal bond bracelet to the state before you started the quest.
That way, you still have what you paid for (the ability to start a ceremony with someone, including all the items and cutscenes and everything) and nobody has to get their panties in a bunch because someone got the items without the ceremony or anything^^

The cut-off point would need to be the ceremony, so you can't do that and then abandon it and do it with someone else or something.
To make sure it can't be abused, the clothes should only be given out once the ceremony starts as well (in the preparation room, for example?), and the bracelet has to become untradeable once you started the quest for the first time, otherwise you could get the clothes, abandon the quest, trade the bracelet to someone else so they can get their dress, and so on.