Accidentally found engagement ring

What happened?

This happened to me - not a ring found, but my husband is so obvious when trying to hide surprises, so I guessed what was happening. I knew he would propose the day he did, but I was so shocked when it happened I nearly couldn't speak. It was magnificent. I mean, I already knew we would get married, we talked about kids, marriage and went to try on engagement rings. The surprise was WHEN he would propose.

Don’t tell him! You and your sister must keep it a secret! He’ll be so crestfallen if he knows you found it - and it will ruin whatever he has planned for the moment he asked you.

I did the same once - found an engagement ring in a cupboard belonging to a man I was hoping to marry - but as it was next to a photograph of his ex-fiancé in a sort of shrine…it wasn’t the same somehow. That relationship didn’t last much longer.

DONT TELL HIM!!!

❤️

Wait; it will still be a surprise still as you don’t know exactly how/when. Just feel excited and wait!!!!!

Yes something like this. Otherwise you'll always remember the moment he proposed as a lie and years down the line if u tell him he might feel silly. Bad karma I reckon.

Do lots of special things and ease the blow for him.

This happened to me. I found my ring too (in a crap hiding place!). I told my mum that I’d found it and felt similarly disappointed about the surprise being ruined. He took me to such a posh spa hotel for absolutely no reason and I knew it was so he could propose, I was waiting for it the whole weekend so that I could act surprised etc.

Well imagine my confusion when we packed up to go home and even on the drive home with no proposal?!

He still managed to take me by complete surprise when we got home to a lounge filled with roses, champagne on ice and my ring on the coffee table! He hadn’t even taken the ring with him to the spa and instead had some friends come round and set the proposal up for our return home! …..so you never know, he might still take you off guard and surprise you and you won’t have to fake a reaction! X

Yeah I know - so shitty. It doesn't bode well for the marriage, if the OP didn't bother to think about her BF's feelings. It wasn't her fault that she found the ring, but telling her sister was so mean.

This happened to me too! I didn’t let on, although I did try on the ring. It honestly didn’t ruin the moment at all because the when, where and how was all a surprise. And it was quite nice getting a few days to mentally prepare. Congratulations when your moment comes!

Why would you tell your sister! Poor bloke

This happened to me, and I told him. I couldn't not, my face gives everything away. He was a little upset it hadn't gone to plan.

However, in the end, we agreed to get engaged together, if that makes sense. He's my love and partner in crime and it was strangely fitting. Happily married 5 years now :)

I found mine accidently and to this day I've never told him. He went to a lot of effort planning the surprise and I didnt want to take away his moment. I made the decision not to tell him afterwards as I didn't want to ruin the memories or experience for him.

No one is further from Disney than me, but I am a bit of a stickler for honesty

I found mine before hand….I also may have been snooping on purpose as we had a night away. I never told my now DH I found it before and I doubt he will ever know. I loved being slightly
jn on it and guessing when he might pop the question.

This scenario almost happened to someone I know, she was putting away laundry in his sock drawer and by fluke, didn't see the ring box. He was convinced by the day that he proposed that she'd already found it because she had been talking about how happy she was.

Not quite the same but DP bought me a beautiful necklace on our first holiday together and I accidentally saw him buy a second at the same time. It wasn't mentioned again but it appeared on my jewellery stand on our first anniversary and caught me completely off guard.

Say nothing, he needs to do this his own way. Time will tell whether you need to let on that you knew.

No don't tell the poor guy. How stressful this must have been for him! Typical bloke not to think it completely through

Please don’t tell him , I’m sure he has put a lot into this for you .

This happened to Carrie in Sex and the City! She puked in the sink with the shock! She didn't tell him and I wouldn't either.

Congratulations and good luck! x

I simply don't understand how a proposal could be a genuine surprise, especially in this day and age.

Isn't getting married something a couple discuss long before deciding to marry (or get engaged - although I don't seek the point of that either!)

If this happened to me I would have to tell him, I wouldn't be able to feign suprise 🤣

Evil but I love it 🤣

It's inevitable if you tell him he will be absolutely gutted and upset. It's up to you if you want to make him feel like that.

Surely you will still be surprised if you sister didn't tell you when it would be? If she did, that's really shitty of her to tell you or you to ask.

A 'friend' told me that I was going to be proposed to. Slightly different and had a negative effect whilst I waited. I didn't want to tell him as I didn't know til that point he'd got a ring, but was hoping for the proposal.
He made a lot of effort on the day, so I'm glad I didn't say anything as he clearly wanted to do the proposal in his way.
Not sure if I'll tell him or not, certainly not in the near future maybe a few years down the line.

Don't tell him as it will spoil it