And I couldn't be more excited. I wasn't sure how he'd react--he later told me that he had a mental image of how the proposal would be... Namely, he would be doing the proposing, not his girlfriend. Still, he accepted, and we picked out a ring later that day. (Sorry for formatting, if this post fucks up, I'm on my cell phone)

There are some traditional things he wants to do. He wants to pay for the ring, ask for my family's blessing, and then he wants to do the proposal he'd originally imagined once we get the ring back from sizing (first week of January). After that, he wants to do the announcement.

We've both discussed marriage and we knew we were going to get married, but he was still blindsided. I don't have a problem with him asking for the blessing or buying the ring, but...I really do want to let everyone know about the good news! I feel like my proposal is going to be undermined, which makes me feel kinda shitty, and I wonder which proposal story is going to be the "real one"--mine, or his.

Any other ladies propose to their men here? How did that go for y'all? And any guys who were proposed to--what do y'all think? Thanks for the input :)

I'm not engaged as of now but we are talking about getting married and what our wedding would be like. Today I walked into a jewelry store and tried on the most simple, beautiful ring in a Tiffany setting. I want to marry this man of mine because I have fallen head over heels for him in a short amount of time. It may take a while to get engaged but I don't care as long as I get to spend time with him. So in love.

If not, why not? Would you be okay with them drinking alcohol together without you in instant message chat? What if you got pissed and talked like you were not cool with them talking again and she admitted that she did again anyway behind your back in a chat room later? What if he posted a missing you type music video on his profile page after you got pissed and she stopped talking? What if he had a multiple personality disorder?

No ring, I asked him...and he's in jail right now. I know, strange, but I'm happy nonetheless. I'm also not materialistic, so he could literally make me a ring out of a ziptie and I'd be happy.

... r/married

I'm writing an article for a bachelor party destination blog about some of the bachelor party ideas that one can include when hosting one. I've tried researching, but I feel some are outdated. I've not been keen with the trend this days, so I was hoping those of you with experience could help me out by giving some input. Also, feel free to recommend any destinations you think are worth hiring for such a functions.

Update: Thanks for the responses everybody! The article has been published and some of you have even been quoted. You can find it here.

My boyfriend and I have been dating for 10 years. We're at a reckoning point in our relationship. He's finishing up his master's and I'm about to take the bar, and I foresee a proposal coming soon.

We're in an LDR right now, and he's been mentioning engagements a lot when we call, and he told me the type of metal he wants to use (he's a metallurgist) and the types of gems that would be good and even asked me what type of design I wanted for the ring.

And I thought this was supposed to be a surprise. I'm incredibly conflicted to have this so out in the open when I was imagining my own engagement to be a surprise.

Just wanted to hear the thoughts of the people here? Did your partners include you in ring planning and engagement planning? Do you think it ruined the surprise for you?

So I just got engaged & we are not doing a bridal shower, or any other parties except the wedding. However we want to do something special for our engagement and to raise money for the wedding/honeymoon. Here's the catch most of our family & friends are out of town and it's not possible for them to make it here for one day. Plus I wouldn't want them spending the money on hotels & travel just for an engagement party. So any ideas on how we can still ask or receive the gifts that usually you get at the pre-wedding parties without having them physically here. I got a lot of hate from this question earlier so to clarify we are kind of on our here & have wonderful friends and family in other parts of the country that I know would love to help us in any way they can and are disappointed that they can't be more involved with the wedding planning/events. I'm not a greedy bride I am making most everything for the wedding myself and my dress and wedding ring were a total of $100. I just was wondering if there was anyone else in my boat. Plus in my area there are events called stag and drags where the main goal is to raise money for the bride & groom. Thanks for any ideas & feedback.

My boyfriend of two years just called me his "amazing special funny girlfriend... Soon to be fiancé!"

I said, "How soon? ;)" and he said, "wouldn't you like to know!"

I told him not to tease me, and he said "I have some African children looking or a diamond now..." (He is a weirdo).

Man, I don't know you guys! He told me after a friend's wedding that he wants to marry me now, but that he doesn't have the money for a nice ring right now.

Gahhhhh! Regardless, I look forward to the day when this happens. Maybe I'll be joining you guys pretty soon! Most of me thinks SOON means "within the next couple years". We're both 24.

Why are we downvoting one of the most amazing days of someone's lives?! Can't we all be happy for each other? We all have different taste in jewelry, but seriously?!