Introduce yourself!

[Curls]

Me: 25
Him: 27
Location: Birmingham, AL
Started Dating: around March 2002
How We Met: We both worked at the same restaurant in college, and he became one of my best friends. After two years of resisting his attempts to turn our friendship into a relationship, I finally gave in. He''s still my best friend, and I think that''s the best part of our relationship. Now I''m the one urging things along and am tired of seeing all my friends marry people that they''ve been dating for less time than we have been.
Expected Engagement Date: Not soon enough! It''s only a matter of money at the moment. He''s working on saving it, but unfortuantly we have a lot of debt racked up from school because we keep going back for second degrees.
Anything Else: I''m just ready to get the ball rolling. This forum has really helped me learn so much about diamonds and rings, and I''ve enjoyed reading about everyone. It makes me feel better knowing others are going through what I am. Do any other ladies in waiting have parts of their wedding planned out?....Wow, I''m anxious aren''t I?

 

[~*ice is nice*~]

Me: Kelly, 27, Nurse
Him: Cristian, 27, Engineer
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Started dating: Jan 06, bestfriends for 2 years before that. It took him awhile to convince me we should date, I''m glad he was so persistant!
How you met: Web-based dating service, but turns out we had close friends in common. Kinda strange we hadn''t met yet!
Expected engagement date: sometime in 2007 or 2008
Anything else you want to add: the name ~*LokeU*~ comes from us being bestfriends (as in I LIKE you) and now dating (as in I LOVE you) amalgamated into the saying I LOKE you to represent both sides of our relationship...

I know, kinda dorky We don''t have a ring yet, I am in the process of designing one (so much FUN!!!) We are going 50:50 on the ering and wedding bands. We will have the ring designed and then he will hold on to the ring and propose to me whenever he wants to, so I still get surprised!

 

[repartee]

I love reading about everyone!

Me: Grace, 31
Him: Justin, 35
Location: New York, NY
Started dating: January 14, 2006
How you met: nerve.com
Expected engagement date: by the end of October 2006 *gulp*
Anything else you want to add?: I am the luckiest girl alive . Also, I''ve never thought I was really into diamonds. I was wrong.

 

[dawn74]

Me - Ginger, 31 (Until Oct. 23)
Him - Lyn, 35
Location - Phoenix, Arizona
Dating since: Aug. 2003
Anticipated engagement date: End of this year (I hope!)
How we met - At the gym.

 

[onedrop]

I have been around PS for a while now, since ''04 I think, but I should introduce myself over here on the LIW forum as well.

Me: Pam, 35
Him: M, 31
Location: DC/MD Metro area
How we met: M was the project manager on a building project that I volunteered on. He looked like an old boyfriend. The situation with the old boyfriend ended badly, but with M it''s been all good. The great part is that we came to know each other as friends and colleagues first, and then developd into more. We are currently in a two year int''l LD situation, but we hope to rectify that very soon!

Expected engagement: Hmmmm....don''t really know, maybe next year sometime? We are in the process of getting the ring as I type. But I don''t see the engagement happening before next year, which is actually fine with me. Gives us time to get the ring that we REALLY want, while at the same time preserving the surprise factor because I don''t know how or when he will ask!
Anything else???: It is crazy how one minute you can be preparing to live the "single life" and the next you are in the throws of a great relationship. I''ve learned a lot about my self and the world during this time. I know that sounds cheesy, but it is so very true.

 

[dmbfan]

Me: 32
Her: 32
Location: Colorado
How we met: In HS 15 years ago, we didnt cross paths again until 2 yrs ago when we each going through our divorce.

Expected E date: Hopeffully find out if it will ever happen soon
Anything Else: wish me luck

Here are my daughters and I

 

[ksprincess]

Me: 21
Him: 21
Location: NYC/NJ/CT Metro Area
Started Dating: 10/6/2005/....(I hope he doesnt read this ever)

How we met: He actually was introduced to me his freshman year of college by a mutual friend ( I was a sophmore) However, we didn''t become friends until summer 2005. Coming back to my senior year (his junior year) in the fall he broke his ankle playing football. I nursed him back to health, spending everyday with him in the hospital and later his dorm room. He then proceeded to sweep me of my feet.

Expected engagement: Spring/Summer 2007. Who knows, we''ve talked about it and he recently mentioned the possibility of getting engaged before his graduation in May. So we shall see. He already knows the type of ring and my size so all thats left is for him to surprise.

 

[Butterflies]

Hello!

Me: 37
Him: 46

Location: South

Started Dating: 06/05/04 (I can''t believe it''s been over two years already!)

How we met: Through mutual friends.

Expected engagement: I really don''t know. He bought a house for us and we live together. We both agree that we want to get married and he says "very soon" but who knows what "very soon" means to him

. I don''t want to push the issue so I am trying to be very patient

and go with the flow

.

Glad to be here.

 

[anisha]

Me: Anisha, 26, Aerospace & Defense Consultant
Him: Dave, 32, Real Estate/Mortgage/Loan stuff
Location: Me: Atlanta, GA. Him: Phoenix, AZ & Los Angeles, CA
Started dating: January 11, 2004
How you met: I was in LA for a conference, he and I met at one of the nighttime social events at a club. We started dancing, a bit of kissing, and I left, without an exchange of phone numbers or anything! A few months later I got a message online from him, we started talking, he came to see me in Atlanta, and the rest is history. Long distance has been challenging, but we see each other quite a bit and I think it makes us appreciate each other more.
Expected engagement date: Hopefully the next time we see each other - he has the ring and I know details about it, so I am getting *very* impatient!

~Anisha

 

[DMBsGirl]

Me: Yassiel (pronounced Ya-C-L), 26, therapist
Him: Dennis, 25, police officer
Location: Westchester County, NY
Started dating: Sept 24 1998!
How you met: we met senior year of high school through a mutual friend, began dating when we began college (at diferent schools, four hour drive away from one another!)
Expected engagement date: soon i hope, i think he will wait for a special occassion, birthday, christmas, valentine''s day.

 

[dmbfan]

Date: 9/29/2006 9:54:06 AM
Author: DMBsGirl
Me: Yassiel (pronounced Ya-C-L), 26, therapist
Him: Dennis, 25, police officer
Location: Westchester County, NY
Started dating: Sept 24 1998!
How you met: we met senior year of high school through a mutual friend, began dating when we began college (at diferent schools, four hour drive away from one another!)
Expected engagement date: soon i hope, i think he will wait for a special occassion, birthday, christmas, valentine''s day.

pleasure to meet you DMBs girl, you actually scared me a bit. when I saw the last post to be DMBsgilr I though my GF had found me....

 

[sk8rjen]

pleasure to meet you DMBs girl, you actually scared me a bit. when I saw the last post to be DMBsgilr I though my GF had found me....

Oh my gosh. dmb-people, I totally thought that too! Wouldn''t be the first time around here

jen

 

[angela03]

Me: 26
Him: 26
Location: NY, NY
Started dating: September 2005 but actually dated before, long ago from 1997-2001
How we met: Same orientation group during freshman year of college!
Expected engagment date: January 2007? the sooner the better...
Anything else? Rings on here are GORGEOUS! I''m obsessed with the ''show me the ring'' thread but I''m trying to train myself to be practical, blegh.

 

[Becky P]

bump... for the newbies

don't forget to have your name put on "the list"

hope your stays are short!

 

[Mandarine]

*BUMP* for the new ladies!

 

[bec]

Me: Rebecca, 27, Social Worker
Him: Dave, 31, American Airlines
Location: Chicago
How we met: We both worked in the same resturant, I was bartending and he was just hired. He walked in on Valentines Day weekend for trainig and we made small talk. I told him about the crazy lady that would be training him and he told me I had pretty eyes. We hung out a lot and went camping almost every week that summer. We started dateing that Oct. and have been together for 5 years now.
Expected Engagement Date: I wish I knew. We have just started to move to that next level and we have kind of talked about getting married Oct. 2007, but if that is going to happen he needs to get moving!

 

[rach603]

Me: Rachel, 25
Him: James, 25
Location: Atlanta, GA
Started dating: December 2004
How you met: Mutual Friends...who are now engaged!
Expected engagement date: Oh...end of the year?
Anything else you want to add?: This whole engagement ring shopping stuff is stressful!! There is so much to learn and know. Ahhhh!

Rachel

 

[partyjewels]

Hi all!!

Me: Julie, 21
Him: M, 27
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Started dating: Officially on April 23, 2005
How you met: we met online and talked for about four months before I agreed to meet him finally in person. It was supposed to be just to meet since we got along so well, he told me I wasn't allowed to fall for him, we were just supposed to be friends! So we met at a culvers that was midpoint between our houses, and we ended up going to the park after that, and then to his house for a bonfire with his best friend and (at the time) girlfriend. After that just the two of us ended up going to an 24 hour restaurant for some breakfast and then both headed our seperate ways to go home. I intended to call in in a day or two so as not to seem crazy or anything, but I never got the chance! He called me the next day to see if I would see him again, and the rest is history!
Expected engagement date: possibly sometime in 2007, maybe around our two year anniversary? I really have no idea though, he's so confusing sometimes, definately has the whole boy-soon problem going on

Anything else you want to add?: I've been lurking for a while, I finally just registered today so I could start posting, and I have to say, all of you wonderful ladies (and the few guys we have on this board) are just great! Reading all of your stories have helped me be paitent, because with how he is about important things like that, I'll need the help! It's ok though, we haven't been together too terrible long, and I'm still very young, so I could stand to wait a bit if it doesn't end up happening in this next year.. though of course I don't want to!!!

ETA: I added the story of how we actually ended up meeting instead of just the website! I also now have a little more of an inkling when it will *possibly* happen, so I just wanted to update this

 

[aprilcait]

Me: Caitlin, 23
Him: Adrian, 23
Location: DC/MD Metro area
Started dating: September 24, 1999
How we met: He went to an all-boys Catholic high school and I went to an all-girls Catholic high school. During junior year of high school, we met through a mutual friend at a mixer being held at a local all-boys school.
Anticipated engagement date: "Girl soon" I hope!!!
Anything else???: I hope to post a picture of us together soon. I don''t have a picture of us on my work computer.

 

[Erinleighm33]

Me: Erin, 26


Him: Justin, 26


Location: Northern Virginia (NOVA)


Started dating: May 2006 (friends for 4.5 years before)


How we met/got together: I love telling this story...We met on a church retreat in the fall of 2001 and became great friends. He liked me more and asked me a out a few times and I turned him down. He eventually started dating someone else and was with her for two years. During that time, I moved to Virginia Beach for grad school and was there for 2.5 years. We barely talked during that time, but whenever I talked about him to others, I would always refer to him as 'the one that got away' because I realized how much he meant to me and that I was in love with him all along. Well, he broke up with her a little over a year ago and I moved back to the NOVA area after I graduated in early May. We reconnected and soon after decided that we should give a relationship a chance. I'm so glad we did!! Nothing compares to being in love with your best friend!


Expected engagment date: January/February 2007

 

[chelle]

Me: Michelle, 27
Him: Ian, 26
Location: NJ
Started dating: July 14, 1999
How we met: through mutual friends (at a camping trip)
Anticipated engagement date: i wish it was soon...
Anything else???: hi everyone...I''ve been lurking around here for a while, then finally decided to register. Nice to meet all of you...

 

[lovebug]

Me: 24
Him: 30
Location: NYC
Started dating: April, 1999
How you met: School
Expected engagement date: "soon"
Anything else you want to add?: Thank you to all of you on this forum for making me feel "normal"!

 

[lehcarm]

Me: 24

Him: 26

Location: Twin Cities, MN area

Started Dating: November 5, 2004

How you met: Through a coworker. I was a grad student, he was working in a different lab.

Expected engagement date: No later than mid September, 2007

Anything else: I have become obsessed with this site. I love reading about everyone''s stores. I think I have a pretty good idea of the ring I want (thanks to help I''ve gotten on PS). I don''t think what I have picked out is too expenzive (under $4000), but I told BF that the other day and he was floored. He thought he could get by with spending about $1000. It''s going to be a while, so I just have to learn to cool it a little bit!

 

[jamiesorr]

Me: Jamie, 22 (9/19)
Him: Pete, 28 (3/14)
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Started Dating: We have been friends since Aug ''04--it was a growing relationship
How we met: In a scuba diving class
Expected engagement: Sometime after I graduate (~2 years)
Anything else you want to add?: I have always dreamed of being with my best friend...now I AM!!!

 

[TuesdaysChild]

Me: 30
Him: N, 38
Location: Rochester, NY
Started Dating: June 2003
How We Met: I dated his friend first, and always had a little crush on N. His friend and I broke up, and about 6 months later I ran into N at a bar. We had a few drinks together, and he ended up running out into the street to buy me flowers from a street vendor, then told me that he had always had feelings for me and that it drove him crazy that his friend didn''t treat me better when we were together. We''ve been inseperable ever since (and we''re both still friends with my ex - AND his new girlfriend!)
Expected Engagement Date: He keeps telling me it''s coming. But it seems like it''s "been coming" for ages!
Anything Else to Add: He was engaged in his early 20''s, and it didn''t work out, but he still has the ring. My fear is that he''ll finally propose and say all the right things...and then present me with "her" ring, and I won''t be able to hide my disappointment. It''s a gorgeous ring, but I don''t want a ring that was chosen with someone else in mind. Most guys would know better than to do that, right?

 

[lehcarm]

TuesdaysChild,
If you are really worried about getting "her" ring, I think you should talk to him about it. Many guys are clueless about things like that (I''m not saying your''s is), so it doesn''t hurt to be clear about what you want.

 

[TuesdaysChild]

Date: 1/24/2007 1:42:31 PM
Author: lehcarm
TuesdaysChild,
If you are really worried about getting ''her'' ring, I think you should talk to him about it. Many guys are clueless about things like that (I''m not saying your''s is), so it doesn''t hurt to be clear about what you want.

We''ve talked about rings before, and he knows that I prefer platinum or white gold over gold (her ring is gold), but I never came right out and said, "Please don''t give me her ring."

He''s the type that will purposely NOT do something when he feels like people are trying to push him into it, so I''m really struggling to walk that fine line between "open communication" and hounding him. We just had the post-Christmas, "I''m feeling confused and frustrated because another holiday went by with no proposal" talk to discuss our respective timelines and whether they were off by months or by years. So now I feel like I need to wait a while before hitting him with any more marriage/engagement talk. But you''re right. I will feel better once I can explain to him why it would feel strange if such a special symbol was something that he had chosen for another woman.

 

[iheartcushions]

Me: 25
Him: 25
Location: Atlanta
Started dating: 2005
How you met: Through friends
Expected engagement date: girlsoon!
Anything else you want to add?: Nope! I''d like to stay incognito!

 

[Pandora II]

Never did fill this in...

Anyway,

Me: 34 - Local Politician
Him: 32 - Intelligence Analyst
Location: London UK
Started dating: 14th August 2004
How you met: My brother''s mad ex-GF threw a weekend house party and we were both guests. It was love at first sight for both of us. He took me off for a walk round the garden after lunch, kissed me by the lake, took me out for dinner in London on the Monday evening and I moved in pretty much by November. He sold me half the house a year later and proposed on Christmas Eve 06.
Engagement date: 24th December 2006
Wedding date: 26th July 2008
Anything else you want to add?: PS made the wait so much easier to bear. I have met so many lovely people here and fantastic advice from the experts. I also discovered Wink Jones who has found me the tsavorite of my dreams and I hope is going to set it and make my e-ring.

 

[Ladyoflovers]

Me: Pinar, 30, exporter
Him: Michael, 32, real estate
Location: Manhattan, NY
Started dating: Aug 2001
How you met: Online, through ICQ, I was living in Turkey, he had just moved to NYC. We met online, chatted for 2 months and then I decided to pay him a visit for couple of weeks, and I am still with him.
Expected engagement date: sometime really soon.
Anything else you want to add: he is my best friend.