Raised eyebrows over SO''s words..

[meepcat]

"..saved up stuff for a much better surprise later.."

I wondered that that meant.

He called the guy whose diamond I really liked. He didn''t say what they talked about, but I know they talked! I''ve been reminding him that my search for diamonds is over, so I''m just waiting now.

I even drew up a spreadsheet that has the proportions for the 3-stone ring that I''m waiting for. Though he said he wouldn''t tell me what and when he''s getting it, I will take comfort in trusting that he will get me what I''ve clearly told him I want

Here''s to hoping the time will pass quickly..

 

[KissyKissy]

Guys can be so cryptic!! I''m guessing that even though you''ve had some input in the ring, he wants to make the proposal as big of a surprise as possible. My b.f. says weird things all of the time and I have no idea what he means but he mentions me being "very happy." But last time he said he had something that would make me very happy he pulled a Hershey bar out of his pocket.... not quite the "happy" I was thinking, but heck I''ll take chocolate.

Good luck with your cryptic dude!

 

[meepcat]

How''s this for being obsessive and dorky:

I measured what I believe is the diameter of the diamond that we saw last weekend, using D.Atlas'' help in the Rock Talk section. I cut out a circle with that diameter, and two more, with diameters of the desired sidestones, and taped them together in the form of a ring. Just to see/imagine what my ring will look like on my finger. Before I go to bed, I think of when I wore a similar ring to the one I want (over the weekend, Shreve had a similar size, only $50k more than the price I think we''ll pay).

He is cryptic, and for that, I''m hoping, praying, that I won''t have to wait too long.

 

[jesterjigger]

After discovering this forum I''ve really been amazed by the difference in men and women, lol. And men''s complete obliviousness to what they''re putting us through! Hopefully he does have the exact ring you want...and hopefully you''ll be getting it soon. Either that or hopefully it''s a bar of your *favorite* chocolate.

Sigh...good luck with the waiting, I know it''s hard, but hopefully it''ll be worth it.

 

[anchor31]

You''re not dorky, meepcat... I''ve been doing cutouts too and trying them on my hand for months!

I hope you get your ring soon!!

 

[meepcat]

Thanks, Ladies It truly is comforting to know others are enduring the same wait. What a great support group!

This morning, while groggily awaking, I asked him, "so what else did you talk about with [our diamond guy]?" After a good 20 second pause, nd he said, "we talked about flowers; you''re going to get flowers when I propose to you.." Then I murmured, "I want red roses and chocolates for our centerpieces," and then I reverted back to a dream state.

I''m guessing I caught him off-guard, and the pause was his attempt to muster something that would throw me off again. I know what he''s doing, and it''s sweet -- so I figured I could challenge him a little.

I read to him some of the entries in this forum, particularly the quote where one user said she''d find the not-so-well-hidden ring and just engage herself, in an act of desperation. He laughed so uncontrollably from that, saying, "honey, that is SO you!" That''s SO anyone who wants to celebrate an engagement, but it''s just a finger''s reach away!

Yeah, further on the planning scale, I wrote up that spreadsheet, which has about 6 worksheets on the diamond, the setting, the vendors (around 15), various pictures of both solitaire and 3-stone settings, and all my notes from every, individual vendor that I''ve spoken to or email-exchanged. I was prepared to walk into the jewelers last week with it, but I decided, "I know all this information; I know what I want." So for the car ride up to SF, I educated R with all my knowledge of diamonds (courtesy of PS).

And even further on the dorky scale, last night, I drew on my ring finger the size of what the ring would be. But since that was not convincing enough a fantasy, I made the tape and paper ring, so the paper circles could sit higher (more elevated) with my mental illusion.

This kind of behavior could not be seen as normal, in my actual life

 

[akw94]

This kind of behavior could not be seen as normal, in my actual life

Ok, that really made me laugh! I really am happier since I found all of you ladies at PS. It has made such a difference!


Sorry for the minor hijack!