Okay, consider these details and let me know your thoughts:

1. We’ve been together for six years have lived together for 2.

2. He proposed on Aug. 1st and our wedding isn’t until 10/9/10 because we’re both working and we need to save up the money because both of our parents are broke.

3. We designed my ring out of two parts; the first band has a half caret heart-shaped diamond. The second band has four quarter-caret jewels, two diamonds and two pink sapphires. It fits around the heart so it looks like one row of jewels.

4. We agreed that the first band is my engagement ring and the second is the wedding ring. I offered it back to him to keep until the wedding but he wanted me to wear it.

5. Last night for his birthday, (in addition to many more of his favorite things) I put together a very sweet romantic proposal and gave him his 6mm 14 caret white gold band. The first thing he said was “Well, do you want me to wear it?” When I told him “Yes, I want you to wear it” he started talking about how he didn’t know if he was comfortable wearing it because we weren’t married yet, and it wasn’t traditional. He even suggested we look it up on the internet.

6. We’ve pretty much always said we were meant to be and have been emotionally married for a long time, even if we couldn’t afford a real wedding yet.

7. He later said that he would love to wear it and we should be what we’ve always been: unique. He only said that after he saw the heart-broken look on my face. I feel like he’s trying to humor me and a part of him isn’t ready to wear it yet, even though I wear his.

I feel like I should take it back. What do you think?