Engagement - xoJane

Today Is National Proposal Day So Let's Celebrate By Looking At This Mortifying Email I Once Sent Asking A Guy To Propose To Me

Mandy — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:00:00 -0400

"Do This Don't!" Come to think of it, maybe DON'T do this don't.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I Called Off My Wedding

IHTM CONTESTANT — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:30:00 -0500

I was over the wedding before I was over getting married, although that would follow soon after, the way one begins scraping off too-sweet icing before throwing away an unfinished piece of cake.

I Got A "Conformity Ring" Just So People Would Believe I Am Engaged

Nikki Yeager — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:00:00 -0500

We’d already discussed the engagement ring issue and I’d made it clear there was absolutely no way I was going to make myself suffer a metal noose on my finger for all eternity. No big deal, right?

My Boyfriend Proposed By Putting The Ring In The Toilet

Sara Barron of The Frisky — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:30:00 -0500

I would like to state for the record here that I believe engagement stories are never that interesting to anyone other than your parents and maybe your very best friend.

Real Talk: I Love My Marriage, But Hated My Engagement

Anna Latimer — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:00:00 -0500

I realized that my anxiety was not the result of a bad relationship. Mostly, it was there because I have been neurotic and change-averse my entire life, and -- surprise! -- nothing about my brain chemistry changed after my boyfriend proposed to me.

Apparently It's "Engagement Season," What Batshit Crazy Stuff Are You Up To?

Emily — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:00:00 -0500

It's engagement season! Time to get weird.

I Thought I Wanted to Be Married, But Maybe I Actually Just Wanted to Get Engaged?

Emily — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:00:14 -0400

It's becoming painfully clear to me that I wasn't obsessing over getting married. I was obsessing over getting engaged.

I'm Getting Married ... To Myself!

Sara Benincasa — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:00:22 -0400

Consider this your official invitation.

Why I Snarked On A Stranger's Recent Engagement

Sarah Innis — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:00:18 -0400

When I hear another woman going on about her ring, her engagement -- I want to say ‘Stop that! Don’t let on that this stupid bullshit has any real relevance to us!’ Like there is some gender war going on and some women are giving up secrets to the other side.

Is There Ever a Right Way To Give Back The Ring?

Jane — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:00:07 -0500

There is some pain that doesn't ever go away. Because as much as I never want to get married, I was happily engaged once.

It Happened to Me: I Got Engaged to the Same Guy 4 Times

Sarah Norris — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:00:12 -0500

At 23, I guess I also thought that love was supposed to be totally bat-shit crazy-making and sort of tortured.