Is it too early for my boyfriend to give me a promise/commitment ring after 6 months of our relationship?

Me and my boyfriend have been in this relationship since March, and it is September now, that’s about 6 months already. Last week he gave me a ring. He gave it to me casually after a quick dinner. He just told me to close my eyes, and gave me a box to open, and I saw it was a ring. At first, I didn’t think much of it, I took it again casually. He asked me if it fit, and it did, and I explained that it was cute plus it had a heart. In my head I was just all, corny design of a ring. Hearts are just so cliche, right ladies? Well, he didn’t really explain what the ring was about, I guess I had to assume it was just a nice gift. He’s given me earrings before, so what’s the big deal right?

Anyway, just today, I Googled what a promise/commitment ring was. Of course I had to look it up because I JUST realized how serious a ring was. I mean, how often do rings come up in a relationship?? So, I found that the heart shape means promise and commitment. I found that out TODAY.

So I questioned, is it too early for a ring? What’s the standard in this American culture!? And FYI, me and my boyfriend are in our early twenties going to college, this is his and my longest relationship we’ve had together and this is a little scary!

Have you given your significant other a promise ring? How long have you two been in a relationship? Are you two still together today?