Who are the other LIWFAW?

[bubbly1126]

I'm right there with ya ladies!

I am almost positive I'll be waiting at least another year. We've been together almost 5 years (November). We've talked about it but he doesn't show any signs of it being anytime soon. Grr. As for the ring shopping, I'd rather he picked it out and me being surprised!

Ugh. This waiting thing sucks and unfortunately I wasn't born with any patience!

 

[Keepingthefaith21]

You are definitely not alone. I’m waiting…waiting…waiting. I have the SO who laughed when I asked how long he was going to make me wait…what that really means I’m not sure.

Last year we bought a house together and this year he needs to get himself a new car/truck which he desperately needs. I am trying as hard as I can not to pressure him too much. Just gentle nudges now and again.

A good friend of ours told me that my SO had told him he has every intention of marrying me and made mention of looking for a ring. There’s suspicion that he may do it around the one year anniversary of our home purchase but I try my hardest not to get my hopes up.

We’ve looked at rings on-line and in person a few times but nothing overly serious. I don’t want to be overly involved in the process. He knows my taste very well so I have no doubt whatever he decides on I will love. We do talk about our wedding and he even told me what song he wants to do our first dance to! Last night he was talking color pallet with me and even came up with a very unique idea for the wedding all without my prodding.

I can only have faith that he’s going to do it soon.

 

[nebe]

I have 11.5 more months, and it feels like a while to me!!


...but of course that hasn''t stopped me from shopping.

 

[ice_princess]

Hi. We won''t be getting engaged for at least 3 years I would say.

I want to finish my degree first. It''s just too much to be thinking about buying rings etc with our significant student loans....
O well, in the interim I''m dreaming about the perfect ring and I''ve actually narrowed it down to colour, cut, clarity and size, just not def sure about setting though. How sad am I

. I should really be concentrating on my studies but it''s so much fun reading all the posts on here....Oh, and of course looking at all the rings, yum!

 

[leoslove730]

I am definitely a LIWFAW!!!! Ugh - and it sucks! LOL

I thought FF was going to propose earlier this year and 2008 is inching its head around the corner and still no ring, not even a mention of it. Oh well, at least I have a great boyfriend! That makes up for the tremultuous waiting process.

He won''t let me be a part of the ring picking-out/buying process either, so I''m just going to have to wait in suspense until it finally happens. I''m *HOPING* for a 2008 proposal, but I''m not holding my breath...

But like I said, I may not have my e-ring yet but I do have an amazing boyfriend who loves me to pieces, and vice cersa.

Positivity ladies!!

 

[ladypirate]

I have at least a year and a half to go, if not more, so I fall into this category.

For now, we''re focusing on finding him a job down here. At least then I''ll be waiting with him, as opposed to having to daydream all by myself. I told him that whenever we end up getting engaged, he''s getting a nice watch (I figure he should get a nice piece of jewelry if I do), so while I fantasize about rings, he gets to do the same about swiss chronographs!

 

[redfaerythinker]

I''m here too... and I''ll be here... forever. lol

 

[04221591]

I feel the same! I dont think my boyfriend will propose to me for a year or so, (I told him within a year would be good!) but I secretly hope it will be sooner. Because I worked in a jewellery store last year as a weekend job i just loved trying on the expensive rings, so I know exactly what I want ....

 

[heartsonfire]

*ME*

I've been waiting for a long while...
But first I need a new man

I've been single for almost 3 years now!
Hope my prince finds me "girl soon"!!!

LOL

 

[amy_dub]

You my friend, are not alone. I have been ring shopping twice, both times were unproductive. I realized on the last time that it was going to be forever before we get engaged so i''ve just shut up completely about it all to him. He thinks "if I can''t pay for it all at once, i''m not getting it." I keep getting mixed things from him... somedays he''s like "we''ll get engaged.. it won''t be that long from now" and other times it''s "well if you insist on that ring, you''re going to have to wait a long time" and "it''s going to be a while before you get a ring"

I give up

 

[Delster]

Still here!

Last time we were in Dublin BF was a great sport and looked in all the fancy jewellery store windows and even expressed OPINIONS!!!

Then he suggested going to London in October (we''d been talking about a weekend in London anyway) and going to Tiffany for a lark and actually TRYING RINGS ON! Yesterday he admitted he''d forgotten all about it...

I keep forgetting he doesn''t think about diamonds all the time!

 

[dearheart]

Hi all!

A bit far off here, too.

We''ve been together for (just shy of) one year and originally my FF talked about getting engaged at a year and a half. This would put us at April 2008 but last night he started talking about August 2008. I tried to (charmingly) make it clear that I''m much more comfortable with our original timeline!

So far, no ring talk aside from a few suggestions (on his end) that we look at some together (we haven''t yet). I''ve also made sure to send pics of rings I like to my sister, who I hope he might get in touch with when the time comes.

Leoslove, I echo the positivity because my BF is really wonderful and I don''t want to rush it! This is kind of the fun part, I think!