Quote Originally Posted by WhiteWidow
Ok, so I'm basically married to my girlfriend of 4 years, but I don't really have any money to blow on a ring to give her. What the hell am I supposed to do? Should I just wait until I graduate and get a job and save up? This is a good 6-7 months down the road, during which time she will be breathing down my neck, and causing unnecessary pressure while I try to finish school. Or should I get a credit card and go into debt? Or should I tell her that I will be a bachelor until I die?

I went through this. Got engaged when I was in college to my girlfriend of 4 years. I bought a $4000 ring. Got into debt and stretched myself way to thin. It ended up putting a lot of strain on our relationship, I had to work my ass off to get out of debt, the fiancé didn’t understand, blah blah. We ended up breaking it off 3 months before the wedding. The engagement wasn’t really the reason we broke it off, but it added unnecessary pressure…

If I had to do it again, I would hold off. A lot of things can change once you graduate.. and in your case it’s only a few months away.