skipping the proposal

FH and I had talked about getting married for about a year and had always said that it doesn't matter which one of us asks. So when we were celebrating at home that he got a new job, a few glasses of sparkling wine gave me the confidence to ask him. I kind of wish I had been a little more romantic about it but I wouldn't take it back for the world (and I don't think he would either).

Hello! Every situation is different. For example, due to deployment we had to plan a wedding asap. This disnt leave time to wait on a ring to be made. My ring is still being made but I have already sent out save the dates and scheduled vendors. So technically I'm not engaged by societal standards but I know it is coming soon. Also, if I waited the two months for the ring to be complete then I would have lost great vendors and possibly ended up with a dress i didn't like. Also, engagements are so elaborate these days. I'd be happier with my man doing it during a camping trip with the dogs versus flying me to Paris, putting me in a gown and doing something way beyond his norm. What is important is your marriage! You both are important. Not the kneeling, the ring size or how elaborate or not the proposal is.

We went to my cousin's wedding (she's the same age as me and FH). The day after that, our friend (who is our age too) We are all nearing 30 our friend proposed to his gf, (also a friend of ours) I told my FH the news and then he paused to say "let's go ahead and get married we might as well" Not the most romantic but we have been together 11 yrs now. Since I was 18 and him 19. I am just happy he finally said it himself. But then we decided to make a small "engagement" trip, basically making it official. It's not the most traditional approach. But we have been in a mutual verbal agreement to get married since we 1st got together.