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Engaged but no ring?
jfulle5:
I think this belongs here, if not I'll move it...
I'm currently engaged but I dont have a ring yet. This is due to 1) I have a size 3 ring finger, 2) we are trying to buy a new house. Everytime I say I'm engaged people tend to ask where is my ring. Can you be engaged with no ring? Should I just wait to tell people I'm engaged until after I get my ring?
LyanneB1:
We've been married for 2 years, but I still don't have a ring!
In the UK, a ring is usual when people get engaged, & if you were having a big engagement party (guessing your not becasue you're saving for the house) I think it would be stange not to have a ring.
But I know several other couples who didn't have a ring but were still engaged. Being engaged is agreeing to get married, a ring is a visual symbol of that but not a necessity.
DottyG:
Yes, you're really truly engaged! And, no, I don't think you should wait to tell people. The ring is not what "makes" you engaged. It's the committment between you and another person that does it. :)
And, BEST WISHES, by the way! (Because, as we all know, "congratulations" is not what we say to a newly engaged woman.)
:)
That Anime Chick:
If it's poor etiquette to not have a ring and say you're engaged, then I guess I'd better find my seat in E-Hell. SO and I have been engaged for the last couple of years. We're in no hurry to wed. No one has said anything one way or another yet.
Then again, he did get me a nice diamond pendant for Valentine's Day. ;D
MadMadge43:
Yes, you can be engaged with no ring. If you are planning on getting one, just say it is on it's way, but we have more pressing issues right now.
I'm not a fan of diamonds and do not want an engagement ring, a simple band when I'm actually married will suffice. BF knows this, but he's still very concerned he's going to look cheap. I say who cares! Other people's expecations are not mine and if I'm happy everyone else should be too.
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