Out of curiosity...

[Aloros]

How long did it/do you think it will take from between when your guy gets the ring and when you are proposed to?

My guy has had the ring since mid-August. I''m fairly laid back about it since I know he wants to be engaged before we buy a house and we''re going to start looking seriously around January/February. Plus, things have just been one after another for him at work - he''s been working a lot of overtime and running away on business trips.

Once in a while I get a little impatient. I inherited the ring from my grandmother, and my mom told me if I''m not going to wear it, I should let her hold on to it for safekeeping! I don''t really know what to say to that one. Did your parents know before you got engaged? Kind of takes away from the "Guess what...?" phone call, doesn''t it? Plus if I told my mom I know she''d hound me about it every time we spoke.

Well, he''s away on business again, so I guess I''ll just go feed his fish and maybe try that ring on again while I''m at it

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[iheartscience]

My fiance proposed to me the same day he picked up the ring from FedEx! Him holding it and not giving it to me and me knowing it was in the house just wouldn''t happen! He can''t stand to even keep my Christmas presents from me until Christmas-he always gives me at least one or two presents early because he''s so excited! Plus I probably would have gone all LIW bonkers on him if I knew he had it and was keeping it under wraps.

It sounds like your boyfriend just hasn''t had a chance to do something special for your proposal. Plus he probably wants some element of surprise since you gave him the ring to propose with. It would drive me crazy knowing he had the ring and still hadn''t given it to me, but I think I understand it a little more with an heirloom ring vs. a newly purchased ring.

My parents definitely knew I was about to get engaged-I talked about getting engaged and diamonds incessantly before I actually got engaged, so pretty much no one that I''m close to was surprised.

 

[Haven]

My FI waited one long week before he proposed, and apparently it was agony for him.

My parents both knew it was going to happen because he asked for my father''s permission, but not until the day before--they are so bad at keeping secrets, especially when they''re excited about something.

I''m sure your BF is waiting for the "right" time to present the ring to you and propose, but I totally understand that it must be horribly difficult to know he has it and to wait wait wait! I''ve said it before, but I am the worst peeker, so if I knew it was in the house I would be running around with that thing on my hand every time I was left alone with it!

 

[Rabe2000]

Ladies...I have had my GF E-Ring for 1 week now and it''s killing me...I am trying to hold off until December.

 

[bubbly1126]

Rabe2000, is your girlfriend the type of girl that is like a lot of the ladies on here? (biting at the bit and can''t wait much longer?) or is she the type that just goes with the flow and is okay with waiting for the perfect time?

If she were biting at the bit then I''m sure that''s got to make you even crazier! hehe.

Why are you waiting until December? Christmas or an anniversary or something?

 

[dps777]

My boyfriend has had the ring since the end of last week and has basically set the expectation that he won''t propose until November. He''s very busy at work (similar situation to you) and said that he won''t have the time and clear mind to propose until the month is over. Plus, he said that he still needs to talk to my parents. So I figured I have waited this long..what''s another few weeks, right?

 

[whenharrymetsally]

My FI had the ring in May and waited until the end of July. to propose. Those were the most agonizing three months for me, knowing that he had it in his hands. He kept telling that it could be up to 1 year as there was a 1yr time period for us to bring it back to our jeweller for any changes.

 

[musey]

His proposal was planned for 8 days after the ring arrived... he lasted 5

 

[neatfreak]

My FI lasted a whopping 2 hours. And that is simply because I was in a meeting for those hours!

 

[monarch64]

Ohhh, about 5 hours? Mmm hmmm, he''s not the best about keeping secrets. The ring was a total surprise to me, I just knew he''d been "researching" for about 2 weeks before that.

Apparently platinum and diamonds can burn right through a cotton pocket lining.

 

[Picos]

30 minutes?

He had been saving up for a year and then he waited 2 weeks before getting everything ready. It was 30 minutes with the ring.

No one knew, it was a complete surprise.

 

[NewEnglandLady]

He bought the ring in mid-November and proposed Feb. 2nd.

Granted, he bought the ring about an hour after I left him at the airport, then carried it around with him everywhere he went trying to figure how why the heck proposing was so scary to him. He even took a trip throughout the southwest with the ring trying to do some soul-searching, haha. Finally in January, after two months of no contact on my part, he realized he would never be happy without me (duh!) and proposed in Feb. So in the span of a few months the ring travelled from Boston to KC (he drove to the midwest where I was living twice in hopes of proposing, but couldn''t), then he took it with him on a meandering trip throughout the southwest and finally it came with us to Paris where he proposed (the fancy wrapping was in shambles by then). I sort of wish I had some photos of the ring''s journey.

 

[bee*]

He bought the ring in July and so far I''m still waiting. It''s been fine waiting though as I know he wants to do it his way and it takes ages for him to plan everything! My parents are expecting it as we''ve been going out for so long and I''ve been hinting to my mother!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

DH waited almost 3 months the stinker! But he had the proposal planned and it wasn''t something he could do whenever so I forgave him.

 

[kellybelly]

i''m sure he doesn''t have the ring yet. i know that he knows how anxious i am, now that i know it''s coming soon. he''s excited too, so i think once he has it in his hands, it won''t be more than a few days, maybe a week. he''s very thoughtful which makes me think that he already knows how he''s going to do it, and that he''s just waiting to get the ring so he can execute his plan.

my only requests were :

1-- no Yankee Stadium Jumbotron proposal...and i think we''re safe with that for this season
2-- no holidays. i''d like it to be a special day for its own reason.
3-- no family or friends around. it could be in the middle of Times Square, but i don''t want anyone around who knows me.
4-- not in a restaurant

i can''t wait to see what he has cooked up...but he better hurry!

 

[bee*]

I can edit my earlier post now-it took him one day short of three months!

 

[Delster]

I would be surprised if he lasted more than an afternoon. I would be VERY surprised!

 

[nessvan12]

My BF already says that when he has the ring in his possession I will get it the same day! So that makes me happy. He''d be soooo excited he wouldn''t last longer than that.

 

[Chels7]

My fi purchased the ring and then proposed a month later. He left the ring at the shop until about four days before he proposed so I wouldn''t find it! I had no idea!