Some couples don’t iron out the details when talking about what getting engaged looks like to them, but that was not the case for this 29-year-old woman and her 30-year-old fiancé.
In fact, they talked a lot about what the proposal of her dreams would look like, and she was fine with things being on the simple side.
She did have two requirements, though, which included a photographer being present when they got engaged so that they would have wonderful photos to remember such a big milestone.
The second thing she really wanted was for the proposal to take place somewhere that was meaningful or sentimental for both of them.
“For the proposal, he took me to a random park that had absolutely no meaning to us,” she explained.
“It wasn’t even a pretty park to walk around or look at. He had nothing set up, either. We walked aimlessly around the empty grass, and he got down on one knee randomly and proposed.”
“I was genuinely really happy when he asked because I figured perhaps he planned something that didn’t get pulled through, so I said yes.”
Later on, her fiancé mentioned to her that he was allowed to propose however he pleased and that he wanted to avoid wasting money while proposing in a way that was fairly straightforward.
Her fiancé pointed out that he already purchased an engagement ring she adored, so he didn’t see a reason to do anything above and beyond that.
The park where her fiancé did get down on one knee was just some location they drove past in the car on the exact day he decided it was time to ask for her hand in marriage.
“I asked if we could maybe have a staged proposal/engagement shoot, and he said that I was obsessed over the wrong things, got angry, and said that I’m being greedy and ungrateful by thinking his asking was not enough,” she said.
“I’m not sure how I can let him understand how disappointed I am and that at least having photos would mean a lot to me… or if I should even stay in this relationship….”
“Before anyone talks about finances, we are well established. And the ring I asked for was cubic zirconia (I never wanted to be scared of wearing my ring, and it never made sense to me to spend so much on a ring).”
What advice do you have for her?
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