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[austinite]

I''m so happy to have stumbled across this board!

I''m 23 and The BF is 28, we''ve been together for just about a year now (anniversary is a week from tomorrow) and we''ve been living together for about nine months. Last week he suggested that we should go look for engagement rings sometime...so yesterday we went! I already had pretty strong ideas about what I liked and now know for sure what I want (and so does he

). He only wanted me to be involved in the picking out of the ring, so I have no idea when he''s going to buy it or propose or anything, but I''m happy that it''s going to be a surprise.

The thing is, we are taking a vacation for our anniversary and I was kind of hoping that is when it would happen, but at the jeweler''s they said that getting the specific ring I want could take anywhere from 2-6 weeks. The BF said that he has had the proposal planned out for quite a while now, and the 2-6 week timeline they gave us doesn''t affect his plans.

I''m kind of relieved to not have to expect a proposal during our entire vacation. And now I can just enjoy the time off, and that''s great. But I also have no idea when he might do it and it''s driving me nuts! I figured if anyone could relate to me it would be someone here. Any advice on how to not think about it as much??

 

[Lexie]

Welcome to PS and to the LIW!

Now that you've been looking at rings, I'm sure that the anticipation is killing you.. but at least you know that your relationship is indeed moving forward. That's something to be excited about!

My best advice would be to relax and simply go with the flow. It seems to me that a lot of chicks try to guess when the proposal will take place, and when that day rolls around and nothing happens, disappointment ensues

You said that he wants the proposal to be a total surprise, but have y'all discussed what a suitable time frame would be? That might help assuage you and eliminate some of the anxiety; however, it sounds like he's put a lot of thought into what he wants to do, so when it does happen, I'm sure that it'll be absolutely perfect and special

Until then, try not to badger him too much about it, and if you feel the need to vent or complain, that's what we're here for!

Hopefully your stay here will be short and sweet!

By the way, I'm guessing from your screen name that you're from Austin. I went to school there and totally miss living there. It's such a badass city!

 

[Dreamgirl]

Welcome to PS! As far as advice on not thinking about it, you got me because I can never stop thinking about it myself. No matter how hard I try........

 

[austinite]

Figuring out a time frame is a great idea, I will have to bring that up to him soon. I think you''re right about it helping with at least some of the anticipation. I''m doing my best to not bother him about it and I think weekdays will be better since I''ll be busy at work all day and will have other stuff to focus on. It''s SO nice to know that there are other people who know how I''m feeling, it makes me feel less crazy about it all

. Thanks for the kind welcome!

And yes, I am in Austin. I came for school also and ended up staying!

 

[austinite]

Okay, so I talked to him tonight and he told me that it is going to be sometime before the end of 2008, which gives me so much peace of mind. The longest I will have to wait is 8 months, and that is totally do-able!

 

[Lexie]

Awesome! Waiting 8 months should be a piece of cake.. hopefully

And on a totally unrelated note, my AC isn't functioning at the moment, and I'm miserable

Plus, seeing your screen name is making me crave some yummy food from Magnolia's!

 

[austinite]

I live literally walking distance from Mag''s! What city are you in now? If they would hold up, I would definitely FedEx you some delicious pancakes

.

 

[bebe]

Hook''em !!!

Fellow Texan here.
My daughter lives in Austin and will not leave for anything.
can''t blame her, I love it too.
I hope your wait is not toooo long.

 

[Lexie]

Ah.. so you live in the SoCo area, eh? Magnolia's used to be a short drive away from me (I went to St. Ed's), but alas, I moved back to Houston. I don't get to make it back up there as often as I would like to, so I might very well might take you up on your offer of FedExed pancakes until my next journey

 

[austinite]

I''m actually by the one on Lake Austin Blvd, still delicious though

 

[Lexie]

Ooh.. I had forgotten about that other location.

 

[Delster]

Welcome austinite! How exciting that you''ve gone ring shopping

Those eight months will fly by

 

[austinite]

I hope they do! It''s so hard to be patient when all my family/friends/coworkers keep asking me when it''s going to happen...