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Speaking as someone who just got engaged and is coming exactly where you are (like, exactly, down to the 5 years!), I just have to say that you can't control what people will think or say. People have been talking about us getting engaged and married for amost the past two years now and it def. went through a rough patch when my now FI was having issues with his old job and quit to find a new one, which also meant a pretty significant pause in our self-made schedule (he's since found one and loves it at his new work).
I'd just be honest -- like "Hey guys/girls, I love you but you really need to lay off the questions. It'll happen when it happens!" Doesn't have to be said meanly or anything, but just straightforwardly. Sometimes people don't know when to stop, you know?
Don't let it get to you too much. When the engagement finally happens, all of this will be old news and you might as well not waste too much energy letting them make you feel stressed. And it seems once you do get engaged, you'll have a lot of eager folks to help get things done ;). Good luck!
I think that more then anything, unfortunatly - you may just have to deal with it. You've chosen the road less travled - for lack of a better way to put it - and to most (including me) won't really understand why if you've taken all these steps and your overjoyed why you would insist on waiting further.
I do commend you for your choice, and while it's not anything I could imagine doing personally - it certianly doens't make your choice wrong in anyway and your friends probably know that they are just really excited for you...
It seems you've made your intentions clear, and people just keep asking - it's boud to happen, not much more to be done. Like a pregnant woman being asked when she's due,what gender it is and if they can touch her belly.
Hang in there, find a way to laugh it off - seems it might be the only way.
i know how you feel. while it's common knowledge that the bf and i will be getting married some day soon, we just don't know when that will be since our schedule keeps being thrown for a loop plus we haven't settled on the whole, "who's moving where" question since we're in an ldr. so the questions keep coming from friends, coworkers [at least the ones close enough to know that we're on this path], church members and even from my parents.
as tiresome as it can get [and its gotten to the point where i have to do a preemptive strike before anyone even opens their mouths], just remember that they're your friends and are excited for you too. these types of questions come with the territory of long-term committed relationship and all you can really do is try not let it bother you and just smile when you answer. i use the same line, "i'll let you know when i find out", and that works for that moment. plus, it'll just get you ready for the next round of constant "when's the wedding?" or "how's the planning going?" questions. consider this practice :-)
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I know exactly what you mean. I was getting it every day from my family and friends. They kept asking why I wasn't getting married yet. It was sad and embarassing for me. For a long time I made up excuses like we can't afford a wedding right now, etc, and then finally one day I snapped and said "Because he hasn't asked me yet!!!!"
It stopped after that.
Try waiting 9 years ..
But it was worth the wait.. =)
Believe me when I say I know how you feel. Sometimes I'd be in tears because I'd be so annoyed with people asking me ALL the time.
My usual response was, "Why don't you ask him?" but .. they never did. LOL.
Or "Next week," and they just get a confused look on their face like "WHAT?! You're getting married next week?!"
We dated for about 4 years before getting engaged. I definitely wouldn't consider this to be the road less traveled or outside the norm. I think it all depends on timing, life circumstances, individual preferences, etc.
Personally, I would just say something really sweet and sarcastic, like "Oh, you'll be the first person we call!" or, in response to the when are you getting married question, "Oh, about two years after the last person asks."
I also like fadedblue's recommendations if you want to go that route. Basically, you need a nice way to say that you're on your own timeline and that it's none of their beeswax!
Do what we did - after getting constant questions for about two years, we finally started telling people that if they mentioned the word "wedding" around us, they were committed to 10% of the wedding costs! Of course, this was all in jest (although now, after 4.5 years, we are engaged and I kind of want to cash in on their "money owed!") It didn't completely stop people from asking questions, but it did help us get the message across that, yes, we're paying for this thing, so marriage will happen when it happens.
Thanks for all the advice, ladies. Yesterday was just a tough one - I think I had 4 different people ask me over the course of the day, including a former roommate who asks me every time we speak! Sheesh.
We started dating when we were 17 (me) and 19 (him), and spent 3.5 years in a LDR while we were both at different universities, so I think we're both normal and a little unusual! ;) It's just nice to hear that others have been there, done that, and that I'm right that it's worth the wait!
Kudos to you both then for waiting until you feel ready. You are both so young, that it makes sense to wait until the time is right and not let others pressure you into anything. I think there are lots of great suggestions on here for how to respond, but you could just say "I promise to let you know as soon as we do - which will be whenever we are ready, we are not rushing into anything!"
I hear ya!!! I was with FI for 6 years before we got engaged and went to 13 weddings last year before it was official. We knew we were on that road, and clearly, i was waiting, but the comments were unbelievable - "oh, don't worry, you'll be next" or "when do you think we will be at your wedding". Uh, hello 
- is it any of your business or do you think we haven't thought about it either?!
Just smile, nod, and walk away. A 'soon' seems to work. Or "we're working on it :)" When it does happen, all that frustration just melts away. Although, not gonna lie, totally cried before every wedding we went to last year because I knew that I was going to get bombarded.
We are in the same boat!!
We've known each other for going on 8 years... But have only been dating for 1. And the question came up long before we were a couple. From both families and our friends. I knew from day 1 we'd be together forever... I just didn't know how.
Now, we know it's coming. We're planning for it. We've agreed on a short engagement, so I know that when he does propose, it's time.
The thing is, it's no one else's business except for us. Some of our friends will get married in a shorter amount of time, but the important thing is not to compare yourself to them. Do what's best for you. As for the questions, tell people to mind their own business. :)
i haven't read everyone's comment above, so excuse the redundancy....
i just got out of those same exact shoes. my fi proposed New Years Eve and by the time he did i was literally an emotional mess. primarily bc of family and friends calling me all day each day asking me whether or not he had proposed yet.
We will celebrate our 5th year anniversary next weekend.
All i could really do is do what you are doing now. but i understand it....i found myself getting snippy and upset with my FI and it had nothing to do with him, we were following the timeline that was best for us. everyone doesnt fit into the neat mold of meet and marry in 2 years.
toward the end, i did end up snapping at a few close friends and admitting to them that they were driving me 
. it worked. then the next weekend i was engaged. ;)
Good Luck!!!
Hey y'all - thanks again for all the advice!
I just wanted to update and say that he proposed this evening! It was silly and cute and perfectly us, and I am SO glad it happened our way, on our timeline.
Awesome! Now everyone will start asking you when you plan to start a family!! haha... it never stops.... Take a deep breath and enjoy the engagement. What a happy time for you!
Congrats! I hope it was worth the wait...
So have you set a date? LMAO.
Just wait until after you are married and they want to know when you're going to have kids!
Arrrrgh. Why are people so rude? FI and I weren't even engaged when people started asking the question about kids. He has two already (their mom is not in the picture), but everyone seems to feel the need to tell me that we're still young, we could have "our own." I have started giving the question the answer it deserves, which is a rather cold "Well you see, it seems to us that we already have two."
The fact is, with the possible exception of very good friends and family (who get to ask once or twice, but certainly not every week) it's nobody's business but yours! Sometimes you just have to tell people, politely, that you don't care to discuss it. It's too bad that you have to practically be rude to get people to be respectful, but sometimes you do.
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Congratulations!!! Tell us how he did it!
My BF and I have been together for over 5 years now. Marriage is in our future - we've picked out a ring, it's all paid off, and we talk about our future together all the time. I'm so excited to have a future with him, and content with letting things progress on their own timeline.
Here's where the "but" comes in... My friends are driving. me. crazy.
It seems like I'm asked whether we're engaged yet and/or when the wedding is every single day. My usual reply is to laugh a little and say "i'll let you know when we know!" or something like that. Usually this shuts people up, but often they'll press for more info - why AREN'T we engaged, are they invited, are they in the wedding party, etc.
My friends are normally good-mannered, but this is starting to drive me up the wall. What else can I say to get them to back the heck off? It's making me feel resentful and stressed, when I have no reason to be.