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Savvy June 2024

I’m not sure how to feel.

Paige, on July 5, 2021 at 3:27 PM

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Ok. So my fiancé and I have been together three years now and he proposed one night and I said yes. Well he wanted to keep it a secret until he got me a ring which I was ok with at the time. The problem is it is now two years later and still no ring and I told people because why be not be excited...
Ok. So my fiancé and I have been together three years now and he proposed one night and I said yes. Well he wanted to keep it a secret until he got me a ring which I was ok with at the time. The problem is it is now two years later and still no ring and I told people because why be not be excited about us getting married. When I ask him about the ring he says he’s saving for it and to be patient also that if he really wanted to he would make it happen and go get it now but he wants it to be something special. The problem is he problem with his finances and lives his life paycheck to paycheck. We are now saving for this wedding but we haven’t paid for anything yet and there’s still no ring. He also is ok with saving but is in no rush to really do anything until he gets the ring but he is showing zero effort towards it. The more I ask the more annoyed he gets and I’m so frustrated because this is not at all how I expected an engagement to go and I feel like I’m the only one taking any of this seriously. We have even had time lines. Like ok it will happen by this month and it never happened. He’s an amazing guy otherwise and I love him to death but this is really upsetting me. We have even gotten in a fight or two about it and he acts like I’m telling him he’s a piece of crap when that’s not the case. I feel like it will never happen and I don’t know what to do. I feel like just calling the entire thing off. I just don’t know if I’m being selfish or expecting too much from him.

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  • Yasmine
    Master October 2020
    Yasmine ·
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    That depends on you. If a ring is a necessity for you then I wouldn't start planning, but if it doesn't matter to you then go ahead and start!
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    Savvy June 2024
    Paige ·
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    He doesn’t want to get married until he gives me the ring but he’s ok with planning it. Which is like impossible without a date or venue
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  • Yasmine
    Master October 2020
    Yasmine ·
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    Well he still has time to get the rings if you're thinking 2023
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    Savvy June 2024
    Paige ·
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    He doesn’t want to pay for the wedding u til he gets me the ring but he hasn’t done anything to get it but he wants me to keep planning the wedding
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  • Yasmine
    Master October 2020
    Yasmine ·
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    Well that's a talk you need to have with him. Obviously you'll need money for the venue deposit
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    Savvy June 2024
    Paige ·
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    That’s the other thing we have money saved for it we put money aside like a bill every month and we have enough to put deposits down on several vendors but he doesn’t want to actually spend until the ring
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  • Yasmine
    Master October 2020
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    So then what's the holdup on the ring? If there's money for the wedding put aside?
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    Savvy June 2024
    Paige ·
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    That’s my question. And he says he wants to get me something I deserve and he doesn’t want to use that money because half of it is mine I also tried telling him if he really wants to get my a ring go with something cheaper and he said no I have given him every out possible
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    Savvy June 2024
    Paige ·
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    That is when I start questioning his intentions and what he really wants because if he isn’t ready that 100% fine u know marriage is a big deal. But then he gets defensive ams says I’m calling him a liar or something
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  • Yasmine
    Master October 2020
    Yasmine ·
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    Idk then, in my opinion maybe he's just not interested or wants to surprise you
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    Savvy June 2024
    Paige ·
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    Well s**t I hope it’s the second one because I feel like I’m going nuts over here.
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  • Makeba
    Devoted September 2022
    Makeba ·
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    My situation was similar...however we picked a venue, made a deposit months later no ring. After arguments and excuses, I made up my mind if he could not tell me a definitive time it was time to re evaluate our relationship goals. We picked the ring and are waiting for it to be sized. Good luck.
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    Savvy June 2024
    Paige ·
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    This is great advice thank you Smiley smile
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  • Makeba
    Devoted September 2022
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    You’re welcome. Trust me I know your pain...♥️
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    Tammy ·
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    That's all great news. I would have been worried if the answer to any of them was no. Try to have patience. He probably is planning something and wants to suprise you. If yall live together and are saving your budget for the wedding and he is not pushing the brakes about seeing venues then he probably just may not think it's a big deal to have an engagement ring before the wedding. He may not understand it is important to you you may need to emphasize ita a priority before looking at venues or just decide that since yall are paying for the wedding together and already living together that traditional rules of engagement may not apply and that's perfectly OK if your Ok with it. But if your not OK then you have to figure out if his money management is going to be an issue for your marriage and if so maybe going to counseling or atleast money management class. Have you considered taking a portion of the money yall budget to apply to a ring? Yall are creating your life together and your story it can be done however you want. I manage all finances because that's not a strength of my man other wise he's amazing and I chose to accept this as long as I manage finances and it works fine for us. Hope you find some peace in whatever you decide
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    Veronica ·
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    I read through some of your other responses and he claims he wants you to plan a wedding, but he won't put any money down for deposits. Not sure if he doesn't realize it, but you can't really plan a wedding without a venue or vendors and the only way to secure those are to pay them. Have you tried asking him what exactly he thinks you can plan?
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    VIP September 2020
    Willow ·
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    He strung you along for 2 years by insisting on a ring, and wanted you to keep this all a secret. If he won't put down any deposits for a wedding until he's saved up for a ring, but he's not actively saving up for a ring, then his words are pointless. He set that wedding date to get you off his back and he'll come up with more excuses once another 2 years is up.
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    Savvy June 2024
    Paige ·
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    Thank you for your advice Smiley smile
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    Savvy June 2024
    Paige ·
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    He said the details. It drives me insane. We had like a 30 min conversation about how it takes longer than three months to book and plan a wedding he wanted to save all the money and then go and get everything at once.
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    Savvy June 2024
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    Thank you for being so upfront.
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