Hello future brides

This is my first post here, but it certainly won't be my last. I really just have a question on... I guess a technicality. Me and my boyfriend are not officially engaged, but we have made a commitment to each other to get married. We have already discussed a lot of our future plans, and have even decided on a timeframe for marriage (Spring, 2011). The only thing is, he has yet to officially propose. The reason for this is that we are both in Iraq, and he said he doesn't want to do it here... he "wants to do it right." All of this is fine by me, and I know that when it finally happens, it will be perfect.
Out of excitement, I have already told my family about my plans, and the word is spreading quickly. Now people refer to him as my fiance, or say things like "congrats on the engagement!" I have typically said something along the lines of "thank you, but it's not official yet" but I feel kind of weird saying that. My question is, should I bother to correct them, or just go along with it since the actual commitment has already been made?
Tina
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Re: The Unofficially Official Engagement
I wish you both the best of luck.
My FI and I talked about getting married for a long time before he proposed. We went to look at engagement rings; he gave me a time frame in which he was going to propose; we both agreed we would get married in 8/10. But I didn't tell people we were engaged because we weren't. He hadn't proposed to me.
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That being said, I'm pretty sure I'm getting my ring when we go home in October. I'm trying not to think too much about when he'll actually pop the question... I'm looking forward to the surprise. Thanks again, ladies!
[QUOTE]I'm of the thinking that you don't need an engagement ring to be considered 'engaged', but I really think you need a proposal. l[/QUOTE]
I could not agree more. Yes he proposed, sooner than expected so it was without a ring. We have been ring shopping since then. He does however plan to ask again with a ring how he intended to the first time. =]
Anyways what im trying to say is you can be engaged and the dream proposal can come later...its all about the commitment made to each other. But whatever you guys are comfortable with is what matters.
Good luck and welcome to the board