<human>: My boyfriend and I are very close to getting engaged. Several times, he's hinted that he already has a ring (in a special moment, he will say "I should just go get it right now" then I say "no, you have to ask my dad first"). We are both in the agreement that he will ask my dad first because we are both traditional. Also, both of my sisters are engaged and their fiances asked my dad, so I would feel like something were off/missing if my boyfriend were the only one not to ask.  

When my boyfriend and I were talking about marriage last night, it came up that he has actually tried calling my dad but he didn't answer the phone (not sure if he left a voicemail or not). My own dad is unknowingly delaying something I've wanted for years, this sucks!  

My dad is notorious for being a flake with phone calls and texts, even with his daughters. The loophole here is that he uses his phone for his business, so he typically answers numbers that he doesn't recognize because it could be new clients.  

It dawned on me this morning that the reason both of my sisters' fiances were able to get through to my dad were because my dad probably didn't have their numbers in his phone, so he answered when they called. I have been dating my boyfriend the longest and my dad has his number in his phone (they have texted in the past) which is probably why he didn't answer (not really sure what goes through my dad's head when he ignores calls/texts from people he knows but I'll never know).  

So my question is, should I bring it up again with my boyfriend and suggest that he try calling my dad from his work phone, or blocking his cell number so he can get an answer? Or would this be meddling too much and I should just stay out of it and let him keep trying on his own?

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<bot>: My dad never answers recognized phone numbers, should I tell my boyfriend to call from a different phone number, or just let him do all this on his own?