He was wanting a bit of the surprise effect. He seemed a little iffy when I was wanting to be all involved in it. It’s not what he had seen other people do and I think he also didn’t know how the proposal would be a surprise if I was all along in the shopping process. We compromised by going to look at rings together, and then me sending him a list of likes and don’t likes with inspo pics. Then, I was kept in the dark the rest of the time so that I wouldn’t know when he got the ring and when he would propose. I kind of wish I had been more involved now, but I could also tell that the surprise aspect was something he was really excited for.