I accidentally found out his plan..

I think it's sweet that he's planning a big proposal & including your family! I'd just let it go and enjoy the moment when it comes.

We got engaged without having a ring too. I have yet to get the ring because he needs to meet my whole family first this Xmas. But since we are planning a Sept wedding everyone already knows. I just told him that when he does make it official he better make sure I look good for an after pic. So if I hear "Honey, maybe do your hair and makeup today" I'll know what's up!

I found the ring when I was house-sitting for FH. I had misplaced my watch, and was looking in all the crannies and drawers I typically place my stuff at his place. Well in one of the drawers there was the ring in a ring box.

I didn't tell him this story until recently. In fact, we went through a rough patch that summer and almost broke up. After we patched things up, I told him I didn't want a big, fancy proposal. When we did get engaged, we had an adult conversation and decided the time was right.

UO, but you're engaged. You've mutually decided to get married, and it looks like you've set a date? Why do you need an elaborate public proposal? You know it's coming. You've known it's coming since you mutually agreed to get married. Why does there need to be a big to-do to give you the ring? Since you've already agreed to get married, there is no "surprise" or "popping the question." ETA: By emailing your family, he's gone public. You phrased it as "officially giving me a ring," which means that you've been engaged without a ring, and therefore you're engaged. The secret is out.

Play dumb. If any guy really wants to keep the proposal secret, he shouldn't tell anybody.

I suspected that FH had bought a ring (he is not very good at lying), I just wasn't sure when he was going to propose. That was until he wanted to have date night in an Arboretum in Chicago, I knew he was going to propose that night. I probably would play dumb, he is obviously planning something special, and you don't know all the details still, you probably will still be surprised.

I knew FH had a ring, he gave it away himself by asking to show one of my friends but he passed our anniversary and my birthday and just when I was starting to think it would never happen he did it on a random day when we went to look at Christmas lights - still took me by surprise. So even if you know it will still probably be a shock to you!

I knew he was doing it on our vacation, even accidentally saw the ring before hand. And while it made the moment a little less of a "surprise" it gave me a very excited sense all throughout our vacation because I didn't know when where or how!

Edit: To this day I've lied and told everyone that I had no idea it was coming.

I'm going to have to play dumb because him changing it isn't really an option seeing as how he is trying to take me to Disney lol changing the plan when he already booked places isn't really an option there

My boyfriend basically told me he was going to propose this weekend so I wouldn’t plan anything with my family, but now my best friend who is coming to town this weekend, has now said he’s might have to propose in August. Is she trying to throw me off you think? I already know he has the ring, it was my grandma’s! I want him to propose so bad!