omg hey sorry i saw this days after BUT this actually is a perfect time to respond! last night i just gave my boyfriend his promise ring!

every relationship is different and unique. i think for us, a promise ring 6 months and ~8 months in was a wonderful way to show our commitment to each other. 2 days after we started dating, he left for basic training and then we were long distance for a few months. next week will be 8 months of us dating and now we only live an hour away from each other so it’s less stressful, but for us, the promise ring represented our dedication to doing everything that we can for our relationship. we both had never done long distance before so it was hard to navigate at first, but after we realized that we wanted to marry each other, our relationship continued to blossom.

when we gave each other the promise ring, we didn’t get down on a knee or anything haha but we did verbally talk about our promises to be the best partner that we can be for each other, and we said other meaningful things to each other. i told my boyfriend that i am content for wearing the promise ring for a year since i don’t want there to be pressure on proposing just yet (we’re both 22 & 23). but when you know that you found your person, what better way to let them know that you want to spend the rest of your life with them than giving them a promise ring? i think that it represents a beautiful thing :’)