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Waiting on the ring.....

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Confession: Let me start by saying I am 20pearls16 and this is my first time on this site. So hello everyone. I am totally obsessed with planning my wedding. I have already picked out a dress and decided on what kind of wedding I want etc etc.....However my boyfriend hasn't offically propssed yet. We bought a house and are living together with our children. He refers to me as his fiance' but the ring is still on layaway!!! I know it's coming, but I am really stating to get anxious. I even go visit the ring like I have supervised visitation or something. LOL. I don't want to say anything because I don't want him to feel like I am pressuring him and I don't want to know all the details because I do want to be surprised. He said if the ring I wanted was $500 he would have proposed last year lol. Ughhhhhhh what is a girl to do!
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Confession: Let me start by saying I am 20pearls16 and this is my first time on this site. So hello everyone. I am totally obsessed with planning my wedding. I have already picked out a dress and decided on what kind of wedding I want etc etc.....However my boyfriend hasn't offically propssed yet. 

We bought a house and are living together with our children. He refers to me as his fiance' but the ring is still on layaway!!! I know it's coming, but I am really stating to get anxious. I even go visit the ring like I have supervised visitation or something. LOL. I don't want to say anything because I don't want him to feel like I am pressuring him and I don't want to know all the details because I do want to be surprised. He said if the ring I wanted was $500 he would have proposed last year lol. Ughhhhhhh what is a girl to do! Report Reply Quote Edit Private Message
Posted by 20pearls16

It's great that you are living together and have kids but I think you need to *STOP* wedding planning.  A lot of people say you don't need a ring to be engaged but in this case, I think you should wait for the ring before planning your wedding.


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Planning a wedding behind your SO's back seems like a bad idea.  What if he wants input in HIS wedding day too?

Stop focusing on your wedding day and the engagement ring, and focus on your relationship for what it is right now.  Your BF and your kids will thank you for being less nutty and more loving towards them.  
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Wow! Good luck with that!

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Um, ya.. planning a wedding behind your FIs back is a low-ball move. You need to stop - like yesterday.

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Thank guys. I'm not being nutty or neglecting my family as some of mentioned. Just getting a little anxious that's all. Thanks.
 
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Thank guys. I'm not being nutty or neglecting my family as some of mentioned. Just getting a little anxious that's all. Thanks.  
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I know it's hard but trust me.  It'll be worth the wait to plan.

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Thank guys. I'm not being nutty or neglecting my family as some of mentioned. Just getting a little anxious that's all. Thanks.  
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I know it's hard to wait when you know it's coming. I had to wait 2+ months and it was the worst 2 months ever. Trust us when we say that it's better for EVERYONE involved for you to lay off the planning for now.

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He is calls you his fiancee" hmm. You don't have to have a ring to be engaged. I would talk to him and find out where his head is. I would not bager or pressure. Maybe ask ( as a matter of fact), the next time he calls you his FI, What is the goal year to get married. I would say stop planning because it will only make you anixous.
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In Response to Re: Waiting on the ring..... : I know it's hard to wait when you know it's coming. I had to wait 2+ months and it was the worst 2 months ever. Trust us when we say that it's better for EVERYONE involved for you to lay off the planning for now.
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I was ready to be married to FI 2 years before we got engaged.  It was ridiculous torture.
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I waited and planned...BUT it was with permission and it was becaues of his job and such .... It was under control ....

I'd jokingly ask him about something and see what he says .... I jokinly dropped hints to see if he'd let me know where he was at with the process... but that's just me...

If he dosnt know you are planning...then dont do it ....
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wow. downers. girls have been planning their weddings ahead of time for decades; it's not a sign of insanity. Some people like to plan, and the process of planning is the part they like. Congrats to you on finding someone you want to be with so completely, but don't change your habits to match society's idea of normal. He loves you for who you are, all the nutty girly stuff included, or he wouldn't be with you and he wouldn't be taking so many huge steps in life with you. Just make sure he gets an even say on stuff when the time comes, or even make options for him so he can input instead of being overwhelmed.

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just read the "read this first" thing. didn't quite follow that I guess. Must admit it's rather odd. why are so many wives and already engaged people posting on this board? I thought from the description:

 "You've planned your flowers, found a gown...but no ring (yet)? Welcome to NEY.

that this was meant for the "BSC" as a safe place for them to be so without annoying the real engaged folk. Been lurking around the other boards for awhile, but I was surprised to find this one so full of mean-spirited comments, it's hard not to say something. Is there somewhere BSC girls can post without being ripped a new one by the community in general?

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Adirechance -try weddingbee. I hear they cater to people trying to plan their weddings without being engaged. I can't imagine why anyone would ever want to plan a wedding behind their partner's back. If you're not engaged because your BF hasn't proposed, then he's probably not ready to start planning a wedding.
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I'm sort of in the same situation. I have a half carat promise ring, that my boyfriend proposed to me with, but we went back and I fell in love with a $3,250 ring from Verragio. He put it on lay-a-way, and has been paying on it for about a year now. Our parents know we're engaged, and want to get married, and we're currently planning our wedding. I also go and visit mine from time to time as well. :) There's nothing wrong with how you feel, ect. After all, it will be on your finger for the rest of your life! :)

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It cracks me up how my simple vent about a ring has turned into a life of it's own. I NEVER said I was planning a wedding behind his back. I just said I was visiting the ring. He knows I have tried on dresses we have discussed venues and budgets. I'm just as I originally said "Waiting on the Ring." This will be my second wedding. I was married the first time for 18 years so this wedding thing is not new to me. A word of advice for you newly engaged/ married folks, don't shoot down someone's posts before you read the post correctly. Smile
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In Response to Waiting on the ring.....:
Confession: Let me start by saying I am 20pearls16 and this is my first time on this site. So hello everyone. I am totally obsessed with planning my wedding. I have already picked out a dress and decided on what kind of wedding I want etc etc.....However my boyfriend hasn't offically propssed yet. We bought a house and are living together with our children. He refers to me as his fiance' but the ring is still on layaway!!! I know it's coming, but I am really stating to get anxious. I even go visit the ring like I have supervised visitation or something. LOL. I don't want to say anything because I don't want him to feel like I am pressuring him and I don't want to know all the details because I do want to be surprised. He said if the ring I wanted was $500 he would have proposed last year lol. Ughhhhhhh what is a girl to do! Report Reply Quote Edit Private Message
Posted by 20pearls16


There is no hint here that your BF/FI/SO is involved in the planning. This is what people were responding to. They were worried that he did not know - since there is no hint in this post that he does know - and would be upset that you had planned his big day without him. I would certainly be upset if my FI did that to me.

Thank you for the clarification that he is involved. It sucks that you have to wait for the ring. We ordered ours custom and the designing and manufacture take a while, so I know how it feels to have to wait for the ring.

Have you thought about helping with the ring payments (if a possibility), so that you can get it sooner? Since you live together, your money is at least somewhat communal already, and it will continue to be at least somewhat communal after you get married. Why does it matter which bank account the money comes out of?

This might also help to clear up the question of whether he is your BF or FI. It sounds like you two need to talk about this and decide whether you consider yourselves engaged and, if not, when you will do so.

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