Are you "Officially" engaged without a ring?

I have been engaged to my love since aug 2013 wedding planned and paid for upcoming 5/3/14 . I picked a ring I absolutely love and FI could not afford the purchase straight out and that's fine with me - I will have my ring by the end of month and not having it on my finger does not make us any less engaged then the next couple . I don't think a " ring " dictates an engagement btw two people . Much love to all the 2014 brides

I don't have a ring yet but I consider myself engaged. I can't wait to have my ring but I'm happy just being engaged until then.

I think some people are too harsh on girls without a ring.

Yes.. As long as the question was asked & you said yes.. Your engagaged =] the ring is a bonus!!

You absolutely don't need a ring to be engaged. I have an aunt who wanted (and got) an engagement piano instead of a ring (though my uncle later bought her one). DH and I considered ourselves engaged for a long time before the actual ring and proposal. We werent ready to plan because we were young and both in college, but we had talked about it and knew we were on the same page about marriage in the future.

I'm unofficially engaged...without a ring. BF and I have discussed marriage and he is proposing soon though, and he knows I'm on this site and pin wedding stuff allll the time. It's kind of embarrassing, but whatever.

You do not need a ring to be engaged. Some people never wear wedding rings.

On the other hand, if a ring is important tothe person and the only thing stopping a couple from getting engaged is that he can't afford an expensive ring, then I say get a more affordable ring as a starter engagement ring. It doesn't have to be "fake". There are beautiful sterling silver rings with white sapphires for prices like $50 and up.

I don't know. The first time I got married we got engaged without the ring. Then, when my XH finally gave it to me he said "here, this is for you". I guess he figured he didn't have to ask again since we were already in the planning stage. That sucked and I should have known right there and then that it was wrong.

You are officially engaged when you two have officially agreed to get married--which can take place without either a formal proposal or a ring. I should know--NotFroofy and I agreed that neither of us wanted an engagement ring, so neither of us ever had one--and we've now been married for over 4 years.

I salute the marketing genius at De Beers who has so many couples convinced that they can't get engaged without buying a De Beers product. How many other sellers have managed to convince so many couples that love and marriage just can't go on without their product? But I personally prefer not to run by life by what the ads tell me.

My parents think I need a "real" ring (mine's CZ and was $30 for a wedding set on ebay, I love them!!!) & I've never understood why rings are so important to some ppl!! To each their own but you can totally be engaged without a ring or with a "fake" gem

I was engaged before my DF put a ring on my finger. Money was tight when he asked me. Now last yr was when he asked again but with the ring. The ring to me it's more like a symbol for engagement. It's not required to.

The intent to marry is all a couple needs to be engaged. A ring is a bonus if the couple cares about such things. There was never a proposal for us - we discussed marriage, decided we'd finally do it, got drunk a week or so later and ended up setting a date on the fly. From that point on, we were engaged. 7 months after that we had my ring made.

Lots of people don't care for jewelry, or e-rings. Once the intent is there, they're engaged.

Yes you can certainly be officially engaged without a ring. You just need a mutual agreement to marry / intent to marry.

I proposed to FH with a ring.. just something simple until wedding bands come then he can wear which ever he chooses. We've been engaged a little over two years and FH just recently got me a beautiful ring

You can be engaged with or without a ring.

I wasn't "officially" engaged without a ring, but I don't think a ring is necessary. My Oma never had a ring, my grandpa proposed with his fraternity pin, which I thought was sweet.

I asked Matthew this. He looked at me and said, "I asked, you said yes. Forget the government, in my eyes, by that fact, we're married. The ring is so that I don't look like a doughebag to your mom and everyone else."

The idea of a ring came from "The popular belief that an engagement ring was originally part of the bride price which represented purchase and ownership of the bride". Tell that to any woman these days that their man now "owns" them.

And I've said it before. DeBeers had an amazing marketing campaign which made the diamond popular. If Sears would have done a better job, we'd be proposed with lawn mowers. Symbolizing a well kept home rather than a diamond is forever.

Did you accept proposal? Yes you are engaged. I accept lame proposal without ring. If it was nicer proposal I would be ok without ring, if he had a ring picked out since he wasn't good at proposing, I would be fine. I got double whammy, lame proposal and no ring. Its disappointing. I've been enegaged 4 weeks and waiting on ring since he told me to send pics of rings I want. My fiance can't question my love for him.😂😂😂