Is your boyfriend about to become your fiancé? Not sure? How would you be, right? Unless he outright tells you he’s going to propose – most men aren’t subtle, but some take bluntness to a whole new level – then you have to guess. Here are seven hints to help you guess right.
Sudden Interest in Jewelry
If your man is like most men, he’s not particularly passionate about jewelry. In fact, he probably doesn’t really care about it at all. So if he suddenly starts asking you what you think of your recently engaged friend or family member’s engagement ring or acts like he’s interested in celebrity engagement rings and wants to talk about them when he sees them on the cover of magazines at the checkout aisle, it’s a pretty strong indication that he’s engagement ring shopping. This is especially true if he gets into details like the cut, carat, clarity and color.
Suspicious Mistrust of Airlines and the TSA
If you’re traveling and he plans to propose on the trip, it can be tough for him to hide the ring and keep it safe. So if he seems oddly opposed to checking his luggage and is sweating the idea of having the TSA perform a random security check on his carry-on, just give him some space and don’t ask too many questions. After all, you want to be caught off-guard and surprised in the moment when he proposes, don’t you? Well, then don’t spoil it for yourself.
Taking Control of Travel Plans
Ladies, do you do most of the planning for your trips with your man? Yeah, I thought as much. He probably doesn’t care too much about the particulars one way or the other and doesn’t mind letting you plan them if it saves him the aggravation. If that sounds like your guy, but he suddenly wants to do all the planning on his own for all or a portion of an upcoming trip, there’s probably a reason for it: he’s trying to set up the perfect surprise engagement.
Excited Friends and Family Members
Your friends and family members are surely (surely) always happy to hear from you. But have they been acting extra happy lately? Like, suspiciously happy? If so, it may be because they know the proposal is coming, but they aren’t sure when exactly and are always ready for your next call to be the one announcing you’ve gotten engaged.
Increased Contact with Your Friends and Family
Speaking of your friends and family, has your man been, well, speaking to them a lot more than normal? If you notice he’s getting a lot of texts, emails, phone calls, Facebook messages, etc. from your friends and family members – especially ones he rarely talks to on his own – then something is likely up. Something great, in all likelihood. He’s probably been talking with them about selecting the right ring, the right place and way to propose to you and/or having them surprise you by being there when he proposes.
People Start Asking You About Jewelry All the Time
Staying with the friends and family theme, have they been asking you about your jewelry preferences a lot lately? If your mom, aunt, sister, cousin, etc. suddenly takes up an interest in your thoughts on engagement rings, she may be fishing for your boyfriend. They may even go so far as to convince you to wander into a jewelry store to just take a glance around the next time you’re at the mall.
Your Jewelry Box Is Out of Sorts
Do things in your jewelry box look like they’re not how you left them? Do you swear you had things in a different order? Then he’s probably gone through it, and if you’ve read this far into this post, then you already know why: he’s looking for hints for what type of engagement ring to buy you and/or what size ring you wear. Now, not every ring he’s going to buy you is necessarily the engagement ring, so it’s possible he could be buying a lesser ring. If you find your jewelry messed with, ask yourself about where you are in your relationship, how serious it is and whether or not you’ve discussed marriage. You should be able to use your best judgement here to ascertain whether he’s about to propose or just buy you a nice ring. Either way, there’s new jewelry in your future!
Cubic Zirconia Engagement Ring
One other way you might figure out he’s thinking about proposing? He starts talking about the expense of diamonds and the importance of financial planning for the future. If he’s thinking along these lines, then he’s probably smart enough to know that cubic zirconia engagement rings have all the beauty and shimmer of real diamonds but for just a fraction of the price.