could "I've got her a ring " mean anything else

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group of us at a friends house last night having drinks before we head out to pub

I was upstairs waiting for the loo to become free and overhead dp saying to his mate "I've got her a ring "

they seemed to be discussing my birthday which is in two weeks as they were talking about where we would go and what we would do

could I have misheard? is he going to propose? it could just be that he has got me a ring couldn't it?

now I cannot get the comment out my head and am surpisingly excited about the prospect of a proposal

however there is a definite part of me that thinks this must be something else...

I have nothing to add but it's my birthday Thursday too

I bet its a double bluff - he'll have asked her for help, blokes always ask the best friend.

I still think it's a proposal my friend is getting proposed to on Saturday and she has no idea at all. I certainly would lie bare-facedly if she asked!

(Sorry OP if this is getting your 'hopes' up and in fact I'm wrong! Whilst I'm not in the misery-guts population, if this has made you realise you'd be prepared to then maybe some conversations about the future post-birthday are in order...)

Hmm I reckon your friend knows and doesn't want to spoil it hence the you will be happy with your gifts Comment

If he doesn't propose you can comfort yourself knowing that its my birthday this weekend, and I am definitely getting a diamond ring
I know because I have bought it for myself....

NO DONT ASK!! If i was your friend I wouldnt tell you either;).

Try to enjoy the day and the effort that he has gone to regardless though. We went to NY for my 30th many moons ago and I almost ruined my trip thinking "is he going to ask". Not cool, not like me at all. Six years later, after a house and a baby he proposed. It was lovely

You might still be surprised.

Don't ask!!!

I reckon it still is.

Can you hurry up and have your birthday already?

I can't wait two weeks to find out!! Stop beingselsfish and have your birthday today!!

Oh no. You lot are all getting her hopes up high. Now that fantastic restaurant he had booked followed by the lovely designer dress and handbag he bought to go with the expensive perfume he's had mixed especially for her will all look lame in comparison to the no show ring.

I was supposed to go away for the weekend with dp and I was really suspicious he would propose as he had been acting strange.

The weekend before we were due to go we had a pub lunch with a couple friend of ours. The boys walked quite far ahead and were chatting for ages. I told my friend my suspicions, and we of course analysed like crazy.

Later that evening I text her and said did her dp say anything and she said no, don't get your expectations up just enjoy the weekend. I thought that was her polite way of saying 'you are making a mountain out of a molehill, he is not going to propose'

We went away for the weekend and had a lovely time and he proposed right at the end! It was lovely and romantic :)

My friend had known for AGES and kept it a secret the whole time! Apparent the boys had talked of nothing else on that walk!

I of course returned the favour when her dp decided to propose ;)

As the friend you NEVER spill if you know something!

Just sticking my oar in...

DP and I had a bit of a "discussion" after he got a bit touchy about a few comments that were made about weddings and marriage. I said well you might not want to get married but I do and if you asked me now I'd say no! I was drunk and properly threw my toys out of the pram

I had no idea that he had asked my dad for his blessing. By the time he proposed I had turned back into a reasonable grown up and I had no idea it was coming.

About half a dozen people knew he was going to propose and none of them would have breathed a word even if I had suspected.

when it happens I am sure you'll be over the moon, just stop wondering when!

I'm hoping that it's the ring, as much as anyone, but couldn't "earrings" be similar sounding to "a ring" if there's a fair bit of background noise and you're eavesdropping from a distance...?

there is a gift bag in the back of dps car and it's too big to be an item of jewellery.

I was dying to look but refrained.

what will be will be

oooooooooooooh! trying not to get excited for you!

Don't be duped by an oversized package, often it reveals a smaller package once you take the wrapping off

(If he knows you're on the scent he may have disguised it in a big box to put you off)

Granville. ..now that's just rude

I am constantly duped by oversized packages haha

Roll on your birthday!

Oh God, maybe it's one of those hemorrhoid rings!!

Poirot!! Haha!
If I were her bf and evil then I'd wrap all manner of ring related things up before the op got to the ring!

At the very least he cares to do something really nice for your b-day, sure that's a loving relationship, who cares about a ring (pm)

Why can he not have bought you a ring? Dh bought me several rings before he bought an engagement ring. None of the rings signified anything other than they were pretty and he thought I would like them. Which I did. And now I have numerous rings to enjoy each of which remind of a point in time in our relationship and places/events.

In defense of men choosing the ring: my husband chose my engagement ring as a surprise, and it is gorgeous. I don't think it is that much of an etiquette faux pas - he has since been told by loads of people that he was 'taking a risk' and 'not how it is done these days' and he has post-event anxiety about it!! But its not like I choose all the other gifts he gets me, that would be weird, surely...?

Either way is fine I think. It would be a bit rude to tell a guy you didnt like the engagement ring he bought you, though, no?

Have a good birthday.