My boyfriend and I have been together for 4 and a half years. We plan on getting engaged in 2018 for all the right reasons. He knows nothing about jewelry and since he's the one that's going to be buying the ring he wants to make sure he's getting something I will absolutely love. He's not always good at picking things out for me. I've done lots of research over the last few years and I know exactly what ring I want. We're going to the jewelry store in a few more weeks to go look at it in person. I know exactly what ring I'm getting but the proposal is what's going to be a surprise to me. All I know about the proposal is what ring will be going on my finger and that it will happen some time next year but I don't know exactly when, where, or how my boyfriend will propose to me. He's an amazing guy with lots of great qualities but he's not that creative so I'm throwing him some ideas on how to propose and reminding him to make sure someone is there to record it. If I never mentioned to him about having it recorded he would've never thought about it because like I said he's not creative and doesn't think about those things. Luckily for me my dad is going to help him out. So... do you think this whole situation is odd or wrong in any way?

I work two part time jobs and one job is close to 40 hours and the other is 30-35 hours a week and sometimes I work them back to back. I sometimes feel guilty about not spending much time with my fiance' But I'm doing this for us so we can go on adventures together, spend time together, and go on dates etc. Am I being a bad fiance?

I want a diamond ring, but my boyfriend won't be able to afford one for another few years (he can start saving at the end of this year). A ring is supposed to symbolize something right? It's the perfect symbol for me & my boyfriend... our love is rare, real, unbreakable & beautiful like a diamond. Most people, especially where I live have a cheap ring worth a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. I'm different & not like most people. I don't want what everybody else has. I've been looking at engagement rings & wedding bands by Verragio for 3 years now & I still can't imagine having any other rings besides theirs. There's a ring by them that costs $7,000 & I can't get it out of my mind. They are the most beautiful rings I've ever seen. Their rings are so detailed, beautiful & unique. The diamonds are real. Literally the perfect symbol for me & my boyfriend's everlasting love. How exactly can a cheaper ring with a fake diamond symbolize that? I wouldn't be able to look at a fake diamond ring on my finger & be happy. I would be reminded of the ring I couldn't have & will always want. My boyfriend & I have been together for 4 years & I want to get engaged already. I wish I could settle for less than what I want & still be happy but I don't know how. I don't know what a fake ring would symbolize. I want to be able to look at my hand & see the ring I've dreamed of for so many years. I have the man of my dreams & I also want the ring of my dreams. Any advice???

My fiance and I are planning our reception and we are having an issue settling on the menu. I am a vegetarian and I do not want any meat served at my wedding. He wants a meat option. Ordinarily I don't care if others eat meat around me; vegetarianism is a personal choice and I'm not going to push it on someone. But I feel that since I am paying for the wedding I shouldn't have to pay for other people to eat animals. Its one day. They can eat meat for breastfast and lunch and I wouldn't care. There are plenty of vegetarian options we can choose from (pasta, salad, veggie burgers, etc) and I just don't see the need to pay MORE for meat dishes to begin with AND go against my beliefs. He worries that vegetarian dishes will not be enough for guests or that they won't like them. Before you say this is going to create a life long issue between the two of us, know that he respects my vegetarianism and I respect him wanting to eat meat. So the issue is purely just for the reception: I don't want to pay to have a bunch of animals killed just so my guests can have a snack when there are plenty of other choices. How do we come to an agreement here? Am I being ridiculous? What are our options? Any ideas on how to convince him otherwise?

So a mutual acquaintance called me to let me know my FMIL had selected her dress for the wedding (of her son and I), and then told me it was white. (that was why she called) I did not believe it at first and asked my fiance to ask his mother (he deals with his family, I deal with mine) for a picture of the dress....and yes, pure white with a gold sash. :-( I told him that white was supposed to be for the bride only, (and my FMIL has SEEN my dress) and so he informed his mother that she could not wear that dress, to which she responded that it came in many colors, she just liked that color combo best (and bought it). He reiterated that she was not to wear white. His mother and I have always gotten along great, we go out for lunch together, go shopping, she has regularly said that she was so glad he met me and she cannot wait to have me as her DIL. We text regularly. So her buying a white dress was way bizarre to me. Like did she not know? My Mother and Sister had already told her what color dresses they were wearing. Now I feel awkward, but I also don't know how she didn't know that it would not be cool to wear white to your son's wedding (unless it was a black and white wedding or something, which it is not). She is an educated woman, and I have attended several family weddings where she was present --- never wearing white, nor was anyone else except the bride. Augh friends of the Marriage category! Help Me! Many of this :-(