Is your boyfriend about to become your fianc\u00e9? Not sure? How would you be, right? Unless he outright tells you he\u2019s going to propose \u2013 most men aren\u2019t subtle, but some take bluntness to a whole new level \u2013 then you have to guess. Here are seven hints to help you guess right.<\/p>\n
Sudden Interest in Jewelry<\/strong><\/p>\n If your man is like most men, he\u2019s not particularly passionate about jewelry. In fact, he probably doesn\u2019t really care about it at all. So if he suddenly starts asking you what you think of your recently engaged friend or family member\u2019s engagement ring or acts like he\u2019s 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\u2019s a pretty strong indication that he\u2019s engagement ring shopping. This is especially true if he gets into details like the cut, carat, clarity and color.<\/p>\n Suspicious Mistrust of Airlines and the TSA<\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u2019re 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\u2019t ask too many questions. After all, you want to be caught off-guard and surprised in the moment when he proposes, don\u2019t you? Well, then don\u2019t spoil it for yourself.<\/p>\n Taking Control of Travel Plans<\/strong><\/p>\n Ladies, do you do most of the planning for your trips with your man? Yeah, I thought as much. He probably doesn\u2019t care too much about the particulars one way or the other and doesn\u2019t 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\u2019s probably a reason for it: he\u2019s trying to set up the perfect surprise engagement.<\/p>\n Excited Friends and Family Members<\/strong><\/p>\n Your friends and family members are surely (surely<\/em>) always happy to hear from you. But have they been acting\u00a0extra<\/em>\u00a0happy lately? Like, suspiciously happy? If so, it may be because they know the proposal is coming, but they aren\u2019t sure when exactly and are always ready for your next call to be the one announcing you\u2019ve gotten engaged.<\/p>\n Increased Contact with Your Friends and Family<\/strong><\/p>\n Speaking of your friends and family, has your man been, well,\u00a0speaking<\/em>\u00a0to them a lot more than normal? If you notice he\u2019s getting a lot of texts, emails, phone calls, Facebook messages, etc. from your friends and family members \u2013 especially ones he rarely talks to on his own \u2013 then something is likely up. Something great, in all likelihood. He\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n People Start Asking You About Jewelry All the Time<\/strong><\/p>\n 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\u2019re at the mall.<\/p>\n