I found an engagement ring!!!!!

[ThisMustBeMyDream]

After almost 7 years together and hoping that I'd get a proposal... I've just accidentally found the ring!!!!!!!! Putting his flaming underwear away, stuffed at the back of the drawer! Of course I looked... tried it on... it's exactly what I'd wanted and is my size! I'm overjoyed! But annoyed I found it too!

I can't tell anyone of course... I have to keep it all in! But... ARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! I'm just so freakin' excited!!!!!!!

I really hope he does it soon... he knows I don't do flashy, public things. So I'm hoping it's romantic and just the two of us, or just our family (we both have children from previous relationships). He knows me so well though so I'm sure it will be lovely. He's a teacher, so I'm guessing something might happen over the summer holidays 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞. Or perhaps it could be later this year near my 40th. I'm guessing it won't be for my 40th though, he wouldn't do it then. But he might do it around that time.

Sorry for all the exclamations marks! I'm a little excited as you can probably tell.

Please do a follow on thread! This is brilliant 👏 x

Placemarking here! Enjoy the days on holiday, it will come!

I'm definitely not being weird with him, luckily I am managing to keep it all in. I'm just getting worked up in my head I think. I really don't want it to be the last night. I feel like I want to enjoy the time on holiday as a newly engaged couple in a happy bubble rather than the bump back down to mundane life. I think that's what is upsetting me a little.

So happy and excited to read this string. Sorry if I missed the latest news. If you still have parents - who your beloved might (being possibly traditional?) talk to for permission - sew some seeds of ‘I’m open to marriage’ this is to guard against your mother or father being negative at that possible all important permission convo they all might have. On another theme I folded my ex husbands underwear for about two years before we were engaged. My new partner folds and puts away mine but I don’t do his. The details of what you do for each other does not determine whether you should get married.

You're not doing this face whenever you think he's upto something are you? 🤣 you might be giving yourself away.

This is great, just imagine if we all jumped out as he proposed and said we’ve been waiting

This is such fun, OP! So excited for you!

But, bad comparison but the only one I can think of......you know when women on MN say that they cant put their finger on it, but something is different with their OH and it turns out he is lying about something? With my ex colleague, it was like that. He knew there was something but couldnt figure out what it was. So you probably are giving something away to him even if you think you are not.

I know its hard but try to forget about it, stop looking to see if its there and just enjoy your holiday. If he loves you so much, what does a ring matter anyway? As it is, your holiday is all about this proposal when with such a lovely man, it should be about enjoying your time together!

Fingers crossed it’s soon!!!

I half think he might know that you found it and he’s teasing. It seems odd to leave it basically on display like that.

I know what you mean but his train of thought might be that you'll enjoy a lovely holiday (in blissful ignorance of his ring plans) and then to cap it off he'll propose on the last night at the end of a lovely week and you'll go home on cloud nine.

Shameless place marking. Hoping for an exciting update soon, OP.

I think he's not planning on proposing and instead he is waiting for his daughter to say "what's this?" and basically she'll propose! There is no other explanation for storing it amongst his child's belongings on display!

Have you booked a night in the castle? My friends went here last year and loved it.

What is that Disney Castle thing? Are there more rooms inside?

The castle has accomodation inside you can book. Quite a treat for kids!

Right, so you stay at the resort, then you can book time in the Disney palace?

The castle is in the resort but yes you have the usual hotel accommodation and then can choose to upgrade to the castle for a night or two as well. It's like a fairytale design inside.

Right, thanks.
Maybe the boyfriend has upgraded you for the last night, OP?

Hopefully tonight will be the night.

The dental treatment was quick and cheap! I would get it finished there.

Love reading these! Hopefully the suspense is over soon and he finds the confidence to do it good luck x x. X

For crying out loud, has he done it yet??
Have you checked that the ring is still in the box, he isn't pranking you on it being there or has 2 boxes the same?
I'm desperate to know the outcome of this!!

Totally not posting to placemark....

I don't care about the washing to be honest, I mean that may be just division of labour, but a grown woman with kids getting excited about a flaming engagement ring like an 18-year-old girl gets on my wick.

And to start a thread about it is ridiculous. I mean why should random Internet strangers care? What insights can they offer?

In any case, if you really, really like a guy, you're happy with a ring pull from a pop can.

I agree about getting the dental treatment finished whilst you're there, unless you know for sure you can get an appointment soon after you get home and it won't cost you an arm and a leg, @ThisMustBeMyDream?

Why don’t you just move along then or not read it at all? Instead you deliberately chose to pause and write something really negative, as a grown woman. The whole I’m entitled to my own opinion thing is tedious when the internet is full of negativity. Try and be a better human.