Weddingbee boards

Inspired by this thread I have noticed how many bee's have been waiting 6+ years for engagement. I myself have been waiting for over 7 1/2 years (been together since we were 18 and at college) and am finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel with a promise of an end of 2011 proposal. 

I thought it would be nice to have a place for bee's who have been waiting 6+ years to have support [and vent :-)]with those who have also be waiting such a long time. What are your stories?

I'm (now) engaged, but I can commiserate--I waited nearly 9 years for my proposal (we got together at 18, and 21, and had a daughter at 21/24). I went through stages of being really impatient to not caring, to completely hating FI for making me wait (especially years after our daughter was born), but it was worth the wait, let me tell you! Hang in there, ladies. :]

7 years 4 months and counting. The ring will probably be ready this coming week though. Hopefully he won't wait too long after that!

@VickyAurea: On no...I'd say I was expecting/hoping for a proposal for the last 3 years or so. But I assumed she just meant how long you've been together. :)

@VickyAurea: You're right - should have phrased that better :-)

I did mean how long you have been together - my bad.

To clarify I have been officially "waiting" for 4 years but we have been together 7 years, 7 months.

We've been together 7 3/4 years - since grade 10. We used to talk about marriage in hypothetical terms, but started talking about things more explicitly almost a year ago now (though we knew how we felt before that). Now we've got our stone and will likely be getting the ring made together soon... I'm hoping for a proposal super soon so we can plan a wedding for this upcoming Summer!

We have been together for 7 years, 3 months but I've been anxiously waiting for about two. he's said a proposal will happen by the end of the year, but we shall see.

6 years over here too, we have been together since we were 17/18... Getting married next June! :)

I have been with my SO for 6 1/2 years. We talk about our future but I don't consider myself as waiting, so I don't know if I count for this thread..

@VickyAurea: I was 15, he was 16 :)

Now, I'm 23 and he's 24.

School is in session from September to June with July/Aug off for summer break. Elementary can be kindergarden to Grade 5, Grade 6 or Grade 7 depending on the school. Middle school can be Grades 6 to 8 or Grades 7 to 9. Highschool can be Grade 8 to 12, 9 to 12 or 10 to 12. You start kindergraden at age 4 or 5 and finish grade 12 at age 17 or 18.  In the US they refer to HIghschool as Freshman, Sophmore, Junior, Senior or something like that but we don't use those terms here in Canada. :)

My boyfriend and I have been together for 11 years but I'd say I've been waiting for a proposal for about a year.. But then again I don't like to say "waiting" because we've always known we've wanted to get marroed, and we're now in a place where we can :)

@VickyAurea:

Freshman is typically grade 9, sophomore 10, junior 11, senior 12. This can be complicated by some colleges/universities using the same system, although mine used the terms first year, second year, etc.

@VickyAurea: No, as Taylor4 said, Freshman is grade 9, sophomore 10, junior 11, senior 12. If the school has grade 8 I think they either call them freshman aswell or maybe something different.

I went to elementary from K-7 then went to a highschool that was 8-12, at the end of grade 9 I moved to a different town and started grade 10 at a highschool at only does 10-12. It was really great because everyone was switching out of middle school at the same time I switched out my old highschool.

@Audrey2: Lol Most 21 year old guys I know don't have a tomorrow fund, never mind a ring fund, money management isn't most guys strong point. Pruchaseing a new computer sounds like a typical 21 year old thing to do lol (My FI did the same thing). My guess if he does buy you a ring now, it will be on credit or it will be several years before he has one for you. My FI never had a ring fund, we (yes, we) just ended up having enough money when the time came around that he wanted to propose.