Friend lied about engagement

[namechanger6977]

A friend of mine (lets call her Emma) who I have been friends with for the past 5 years posted a picture to our whatsapp group on her birthday(August) of a ring on her ring finger with the message I got my ring.
We all commented messages of congratulations, when's the big day etc Not met up with this group of friends since June but met with a few of them today. Started talking to Emma asking when the big day will be etc, she starts laughing I'm not engaged it was a joke I was just messing.
AIBU to think why would you lie for the past 5 months about this?

But the ring was on her right hand...

That's a strange thing to lie about. Has there been a relationship breakdown since the engagement?

@Santahatesbraisedcabbage

But the ring was on her right hand...

How do you know?

@Landof

That's a strange thing to lie about. Has there been a relationship breakdown since the engagement?

no she is still with her partner

@Landof op says so I'm her first post.

Was it not just a joke that you took seriously? Unless for the past 5 months she's been sending pictures of potential flower arrangements.

[quote peboh]@Landof op says so I'm her first post. [/quote]
Oh never mind. I read the post wrong. Assuming pp did too.

....of a ring on her ring finger with the message I got my ring
That's the left hand I'm either confused or PP are....

That sounds batshit OP.
Also it's really bad luck to wear a ring on your ring finger when you're not engaged! She should be worried......

Has she continued to talk about the engagement throughout this time?

Maybe they were engaged and her fella has changed his mind and now she feels embarrassed about it?

It is a bit odd but I wouldn’t worry about it too much.

“Bad luck to wear a ring when she’s not engaged” and “she should be worried” (worried about what exactly?), what a load of nonsense.

What’s the situation, OP? Has she kept up a running string of bridal stuff over the last few months, or was it the one post that was just a bit of a weird joke?

Also, are you the kind of group of friends who go on and on about marriage and “your turn next”, and “put a ring on it”, and “tick rock” all the time, until she made that joke to offset the questions?

Has it been mentioned since? Have you not seen this acquaintance since that message?

I've re-read the op a couple of times and can't see where op said the ring was on her friends right hand

@SachaStark2

“Bad luck to wear a ring when she’s not engaged” and “she should be worried” (worried about what exactly?), what a load of nonsense.

What’s the situation, OP? Has she kept up a running string of bridal stuff over the last few months, or was it the one post that was just a bit of a weird joke?

Also, are you the kind of group of friends who go on and on about marriage and “your turn next”, and “put a ring on it”, and “tick rock” all the time, until she made that joke to offset the questions?

No not the sort of friends who go on about marriage, she would be the first in the group to get married. I would say that it was more of a one off joke but there have been a few comments about the wedding in the past few months but not from her from other people.

It's a really weird thing to do op

@Linguini

That sounds batshit OP. Also it's really bad luck to wear a ring on your ring finger when you're not engaged! She should be worried......

Oh the irony

@shouldistop

I've re-read the op a couple of times and can't see where op said the ring was on her friends right hand

Me either, it says ring finger which is your left hand....isn't it?

I am not sure why this bothers you OP?

ring finger = left hand ... no? Not that it matters, she was implying for months she was engaged. I'd just feel a bit sorry for her, she wants it, she wanted to live the feeling of it for a while, bit strange but now when she does engaged nobody will really believe it (not that anyone really cares as much as she believes).

Right hand = correct hand for wedding ring. Not that it was the opposite of her left hand.