ok! I am so ready for an engagment ring I could scream!!! I want my man to know that I am so ready to make that jump. I am 22 and we are both still in college, I just wnat that next level of committment. I don't know what I can do to make him know that I am ready!! I don't want to get married until after we have had a year long engagment, but I am so ready for that next step. Any advice?

[disconcertainly]

Maybe try to talk to him about your feelings! Try to get in the same page. How long have you been dating?

[SoleMate]

"Darling, I have been dreaming lately of a future with you. You know, a house, kids, pygmy angora goats in the front yard, sittin' on the front porch and drinking lemonade in the lazy summer twilight. Any chance of this happening?"

Print a picture of the ring you want and leave it where he will DEFINTELY find it. 2 birds with one stone!

[binturong]

Honestly? I think you should wait. Things change a LOT after college.

[YellowLioness]

Honestly? I think you should wait. Things change a LOT after college.

Amen.

[katie79]

But who am I to say? You're young still. You both are. For a guy, 22 is a very young age to commit like that. Most men make a commitment b/t ages 25-32 on average, like most young men, he might want some time. IF this is what you want and he doesn't want to do it, keep your options open towards dating others. Tell him your interested in getting engaged to him soon and see what he says. Everyone is different as far as being too young goes. It could work out great! You never know. Are you truly looking to making a serious commitment of spending and sharing the rest of your life with this young man, or do you just want the ring that represents you? I'm not saying anything negative here, but I find most women b/t ages 18-23,24 ish, just want a pretty ring to represent their status and flaunt around---but I'm not saying that is you!
If you both decide to get engaged, make it a 2 year engagement. This will give you both time to wrap up school and find a full-time career to excel in. When I was 22 I wanted to marry my bf, but I knew the first thing I wanted to really do was get freakin' school out of the way. I wanted that sheet of paper so I could get a full-time job w/benifts and other stuff. I knew I would need that to get married. I graduated almost a year ago now! OMG! My fiancee(now) is still continuing school. He works 2-3 jobs though and juggles school. He works a reg 9-5 job M-F, and has a second job, and sometimes paints houses for more extra cash. It's hard b/t the two of us, but he's a worker. He only has 5 or 6 more classes left, so my guess is he would be done by almost 2 years from now. HOwever, my situation is a bit different from yours. My fiancee is 30 going on 31 soon, so with him, he's old enough to technically be married or engaged. With you, he's so young and it's unusual for a 22 year old guy nowadays to be engaged. Do a 2 year engagement!