How did your close friends react when you got engaged? Jealous? Happy?

My MOH told me she was getting married in 3 days ay city hall. I convinced her to plan a small intimate affair.

For the most part, everyone was very happy for us. my family was so happy, as was FH's family. But I have one friend who was a little sour about us getting engaged. She made a bunch of crazy comments including telling me to my face that she thought we were moving too fast and that we were making a mistake. She also mentioned that she would kill to be engaged.

I think everyone has at least 1 friend who's crazy jealous.

Kill to be engaged?

I agree with nicole D.

Most of my friends were really happy! But I also got the comments like omg I am so happy for you two, happy but jealous! And the depressed talked like I don't have a b/f, I live at home blah blah. I think there is always going to be a few friends that are just going to say negatives things, because they aren't happy themselves! Your true friends & mine lol will be happy for us! Congrats!

All of my friends were completely jealous. I mean, I'm so effing amazing and they don't have a guy in their lives so it was understandable. Plus my hubby's great at everything he does.

Everyone was thrilled for us. Then again, they had all seen how hard we had worked for eight years to be able to get to that point.

Mostly I got a lot of support and happiness from people. One of my best friends though, was in a terrible relationship and she was happy for me but really jealous at the same time. She complained about my ring being too fancy and how she just wants one big solitaire stone, and that we should have waited longer to get engaged. Then she met this guy and a month later they decided they're engaged. So now she's been looking at rings with him and starting to plan wedding stuff. She's even thinking about them getting a quick courthouse marriage within the next couple of months and then having a wedding next fall. It's like she's trying as hard as she can to get married before I do, like it's a competition.

Every body was excited except for my niece, who is going through a rough patch, and FH brother. Ya he said " You're making a BIG MISTAKE BROTHER" , and " I just don't agree with it." Yeah I can't stand him, he has been a thorn in our side since FH and I started dating last June. He was the reason we broke up when I went on vaca. Ughhhh I wish he wouldn't even come to the wedding.

You sure do learn who your true friends are when planning a wedding. FH and I had a rocky start, nobody thought we'd last but we got one bad reaction from someone we dont really speak to anyways..."yeah, like thats really going to last".

My dad knew it was coming, FH asked him, but when we announced it at the family brunch he said "Congrats son. Start practicing opening the wallet and saying 'Yes dear' to everything" He swiftly got an elbow to his ribs from his wife lol

I had a lot of support, even from my brother who I know was disappointed. He's been in a relationship for over four years now and he has been waiting on proposing to his girlfriend because our family does not like her. When I got engaged(after not dating for very long), everyone was happy for me because they like my husband. So I know it was hard for him, and once or twice he said something about it... and he never seemed really enthused, but he didn't do anything that hurtful.

My best friend was amazing. He was a little concerned at first, because I'm going to be in his wedding and I knew there was this feeling of "am I going to be in yours?" I told him, gave it like a few seconds then said "AND I WANT YOU TO BE MY BRIDES MAN.. er something like that! lol" He hugged me and kissed my cheek, then started crying. Best reaction ever.

We didn't tell the whole world though, so we haven't had to face many people yet.

I honestly dont remember how anyone acted for my proposal, is that bad? Maybe because I was prego at the time but I do remember my sister laughed in my face when I told her I was pregnant and said " so what are you going to do? " umm hellooo have a baby, she got a little serious then and said "are you sure you don't want to have an abortion?" I was beyond angry, I was livid, how is that for a bad reaction to good news? haha

They were super happy and excited....Then I got a lot of benediction...I felt very happiness....

My friends and family all SCREAMED for joy and were SHOCKED, I guess they thought this day would never come.

Mine were happy, happy, happy!!! They had been bugging us about getting engaged for a while anyway... haha

Luckily DS and I have amazing friends. It probably helps that we're older and have weeded out the people who would be petty and jealous.

DS told our friends to meet us at a local pub for a post-proposal surprise party. The gang came in from all over the area, and as far away as New York, to celebrate with us...and even got there early to put up decorations.

My parents were another matter. Dad tuned out and ignored DS when he asked for his blessing, and Mom kept whining that weddings are dumb and a waste of time.

All my friends and family were happy except my jealous ass mom who I went wedding dress shopping with last week and came up to me and tried to tell me she was wearing white to my wedding then I told her hell no.

My best friend who I call my sister (and is my MOH)...first thing out her mouth "are you pregnant"? lol lol

The rest of my friends just said they better be invited bc they want to witness this double miracle. (me getting married AND wearing a dress) lol

My mom...just in shock and said congrats. (secretly I think she was just relieved I wasn't just shackin up with my FH, that we actually were getting married)

One of my friends was so jealous that she spent the next 11 months after my engagment giving her boyfriend ultimatums until he proposed to her - she also spent about 5 months before that planning her own wedding on the down low before he proposed (it was a bit annoying).

Other then that, my friends were really happy for me - but then again, I'm one of the last of my friends to get married, and my FH and I have been together for 10 years, so no one was really shocked or anything haha

I think when you're the first to get engaged (especially if you are relatively young) it can be hard for your friends to relate. They will either be jealous or think you are making a huge mistake.

When my first friend was getting married, we weren't extremely supportive. She was 23 and we were all young and immature and we thought they were too young to be taking such a huge step. The thought of someone our age getting married terrified us.

Lol seems like there are a lot of similarities with everyone. I as well got mostly congrats and excitement, but I did have the one best friend who wasn't happy, and I knew she wouldn't be. When I told her, I sent her a pic of the ring saying "please be happy for me" and she admitted she was disappointed and made several facebook posts about how anti-marriage she is. She's coming around now though