You have reached the "It's about dang time" stage when...

[NCSUchick27]

You go out to a very nice anniversary dinner with you SO and afterwards when you show up at a good friend's house for a Christmas party everyone is checking out your left ring finger to see if SO has popped the question yet.

The couple that hosted the party is SO's best friend and his wife. SO said he was in the kitchen talking with the hostess and his ex-roommate's girl friend and they admitted to checking my ring finger to see if he had proposed while we were at dinner. They said I was hiding my left hand (was helping a friend carry things in from his car) so they couldn't get a good look. Let me tell you, if he had proposed I would definitely not be hiding it!

None of these people know that SO has the ring. They just know that we have been together for 5 years, and that SO just started a great new job 4 hours away. So I am sure everyone will say "IT'S ABOUT DANG TIME!" when it finally does happen.

 

[LJL]

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Thats fun.
I get the look when I go away for some amount of time (since we are in grad school) - so our friends dont see us for a little while and then looking at the ring finger is their little way of "catching up".. I'll be getting that look in about 3 weeks.

I think your situation is extra fun because you know he has the ring but they dont.

 

[RebeccaMUA]

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Ugh. I hate the "when are you two getting engaged" questions and such. FI declared that if anyone posted "its about time!" on our engagement announcement he would delete the comment, lol.

Don't worry. The questions never stop. Once you two get engaged the "when are you guys getting married?" questions will begin!

 

[NCSUchick27]

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I don't really mind the questions most of the time. My friends aren't too bad about it, but my extended family is horrible. If SO doesn't propose before Christmas it will be annoying because they will ask when I see them and I won't be able to say anything.

 

[maebelle]

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And then after you get married the "When will you have a baby?" questions will begin

I'm a bit afraid that when I get engaged people will be less excited and more "It's about time!", but it is extremely cute that they were trying to get a furtive look at your finger

 

[MBKRH]

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I hated all those questions when I was dating my ex. It got worse and worse each year.

The bf and I have only been together 6.5 months, so luckily I'm in the "safe zone" for a while. Although he has gotten pressure from coworkers (in a joking way), which makes me smile because I'm glad I wasn't the first one that had to deal with it, joking or not!

 

[tuffyluvr]

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Ugh. I know all about "it's about dang time"... But I seriously second Rebecca and Maebelle. Literally 5 minutes after you get engaged people start asking, "have you set a date"?!?! Everyone told me it would happen, but it's crazy!! Literally within an hour of getting engaged I had already been asked! I was like, "I'm in the middle of nowhere in Mexico--I have no clue! I haven't even told anyone yet!"

 

[FuturePsyD]

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I'm in this same boat so I can relate.

We have been together over 6 years, so everyone is going to be like "it's about time" once we do get engaged.

I'm a bit disappointed that will be the general reaction we will get, but oh well. Important thing is that we'll be engaged.

I think it's fun that you guys know it's coming up soon and that your SO has the ring, but no one else is in it on it!

Look forward to your post soon announcing your engagement! **DUST** that it happens before Christmas, just like you want it!!

 

[MayFlowers]

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I think we are at this stage. We have been together almost 5 years and everyone expects that it will happen eventually. I may get the "finally" response from some friends/acquaintances, but I don't think any of our family will say that. And I think deleting those comments off your facebook after the announcement is a great idea and one that I will probably use.