“Don't you think you're rushing into things?”

Your close friend has been dating a girl for only two months. Now he tells you that they're engaged. You're worried that it's too fast and they don't know each other well enough yet. You say:

Don't you think you're rushing into things?

Don't you think (something)?

This is a way to introduce an opinion carefully. If you're worried that your opinion might make the listener angry or that they might disagree with you, ask this way:

Don't you think we should go back now?

(someone) is rushing into things

"Rushing into things" means making a big decision too quickly. You can tell people not to "rush into things" when they quickly decide something like:

• buying a house
• moving to a new country
• quitting their job

People use this phrase in sentences like:

Let's not rush into things.

Don't you think you're rushing into things?

No need to rush into things.