How important is proposing, engagement ring, etc, to you?

[akireyhoj]

@ sis kristinebarrios natawa ko while reading your post!

every woman talaga dream to noh..
ako simula palang alam na  ni bf na i want an engagement ring..
buti naman sya din gusto nya..
nung nanliligaw palang sya sakin binigyan ako ng dad ko ng diamond ring pagkakamalan mo talagang engagement ring don palang sabi na nya bagay sakin kaya nung kami na hindi ko sinusuot para bigyan nya ko! haha!

hes searching na actually for engagement ring. kung magkano and kung anong cut gusto nya for me.
meron kaming friend na engaged na sila kahit bago palang sila 4 yrs na nga pero di pa sila kasal ayaw ko naman non gusto ko kasi 1 yr prep lang...
pero syempre gusto nya muna magkabahay kami bago magplano about the wedding

sa kasal nagpaparinig sya ng simple.
sabi ko sa kanya simple for me would cost 300k
hahaha! buti tanggap nya na eto gusto ko kasi he really wants whats the best for me..

[riaenvodka]

yan din ang naging dilemma ko mga sisses, we have already booked the church and caterer and still deciding for the venue...sabi nga ng ibang mga sisses, its not the ring i wear around my finger kasi hands on naman si h2b. pati sa bridal fair, gusto nya umattend, kaya yun, ok na siguro yun...pero syempre, iba pa rin talaga...

[nageinna]

ako naman, before parang dream ko rin talaga yung magpropose sakin ng bongga yung bf ko. yung tipong ma t-teary eyed ba ko lol. but ngayon na super tagal na namin ni bf, turning 8 na, parang nawala na yung desire ko for that. now we're set to get married next year. nagpag usapan lang namin na we want to get married na so ayun na. his parents went to our home para mamanhikan. engagement will be by the end of the year and the wedding early next year. may pagkatraditional kasi family ni bf. as for the ring naman, yes it's important for me. it does not need to be expensive. i just want a symbol of our love for each other. and parang proof narin yun na im his, and he's mine.

[Miss Scofield]

he's not really expressive of his feelings, he shows it daw in other ways, pero gusto ko verbal at the same time ginagawa. may iba daw siyang means to express his love, hindi ko lang daw nakikita. wag daw ako manood ng mga drama saka movies. tsk.

Naku sis ganyan din lagi nyang sinasabi sa akin haha! Sinasabi nya din na hindi naman daw sya kagaya ng mga barkada nya na mayayaman na nagbibigay ng 50k worth na e-ring. haaay.. ang sa akin lang naman eh hindi kailangang mahal importante eh may ring at syempre may surprise effect sa proposal. Minsan ko lang naman mararanasan yun sana ibigay na nya hehe! But then again mas importante pa din sa akin yung magiging pagsasama namin after ng proposal and wedding kasi yun eh lifetime na

[Miss Scofield]

pinagiipunan ko na actually and for the whole wedding. yes, for the whole wedding. ayoko kasi ng asa sa BF, pano na lang if ma-inlove ako sa isang mahirap?

Haha! Natawa naman ako sa sinabi mo sis

[kristinebarrios]

^^sis nabasa niya yung thread na to, he's snooping on me. sabi niya tantanan ko na daw yung kaka GT hindi daw healthy LOL. pero feel ko by him snooping naintindihan niya yung saloobin ko, sabi niya sa kin dadating din tayo dyan.

and sa mga advices niyo mga sisses, i wont pressure myself nor him. he gave me an assurance na super love niya ko. napakalambing ni mokong this past weekend haha!

[Miss Scofield]

^the right time will come sis. Baka nga mag propose pero pilit or unsUre naman mas mabuti na yung ready na sila

[fds4eva]

Not that important. As long as its your mutual decision to move up the next level and finally settle down and build dreams together, then it is all good. By the way, I didn't get proposed to in the fairy tale kind of way: you know- all that fancy dinner ish and "the" humongous ice on my finger, but he did buy a house worth $300k buckaroos soon after I said "YES".

[spartan]

^that's awesome! Congrats on your engagement "House"

[imbisibol_]

it was very important to me.  i understand where other girls are coming from that did not get a ring or a proposal (that it's not important, that the money can be put to other better use, that what's important is us being together, etc.).  i was actually getting myself psyched up with all these same reasons as well.  i was half expecting that's where we were headed so i wanted to brace myself for the disappointment. 

but it happened.  the ring and the proposal came.  i don't know how much the ring is, and i really don't care if it was $49.99 or $5999.99.  my dream proposal of him suddenly blurting out those words in the most unexpected place/circumstance (while doing laundry, while hiking and knee-deep in dirt, etc.) didn't happen.  the proposal was more elegant than what i would've preferred.  but what the hey.. 

the ring and the proposal, for me, is a rite of passage.  i probably wouldn't have been totally crushed if it didn't happen.  but i'm happy- not to mention, very thankful- that it did. 

[wickedbone]

Early on in our relationship, I dreamed of getting proposed to but when we bought our condo, I stopped being crazy about it. As a matter of fact, ni-discourage ko pa si fiance nun about getting me a ring. Mejo practical ako nauunahan kasi parati ng mga bills and such. I'd even joke at him like I would happily accept a new couch or an LCD TV as an engagement ring, anything that we can use at home. But he wouldn't budge and so we had a summer romance engagement. It was the nicest feeling I've felt in years and even if that was like months ago already, every time i look at my ring it takes me back to that day when he proposed! Ah the memories! I love my ring because of what it means to me. H2B was very determined to find the perfect ring for me and that made me feel even more special than I already am to him. This might sound cliche but really, it's not about the price. or the bonggang proposal. but the effort and sincerity.

[rei_ricci]

it's not really that important to me. like, okay lang if magpropose, okay lang din if hindi. It was mutual understanding that we decided to get married. yung ring came on the 3rd month of preparation namin for our wedding..that was also the month of my vacation sa pinas no proposal...no questions asked..haha..i just woke up in the morning and he's holding my hand with the engagement ring on my finger, smiling.

[yaskulet]

Ako dream ko talaga ang engagement ring. Hehe.

8 years na kami ni H2B ko and we have been planning way way back ang wedding, pero since puro discussion lang to and walang ring, I don't think na it is formal.

Nag LDR kami for 8 months, so nung sumunod ako sa kanya sa Qatar nag spend kami ng New Year's Eve sa may Gold Souq and parang doon nya nag propose informally. Still no ring. Nag decide kami na bibili kami ng e-ring and wedding bands come March kasi medyo mabigat sa bulsa ang e-ring and wedding bands if spot cash. Nakapili ako ng rings namen nung March pero ni lay away program namen. Balak ni H2B siya lang kukuha ng rings na fully paid para he can still propose to me (define walang ka thrill thrill dahil nakita ko na itsura ng e-ring ko, ayaw nya kasi bumili ng di ako ang pumipili kasi choosy ako eh). Super di na ako makaantay mapasaakin ang rings namen.

However, come May nag ka family emergency sila. Na stroke dad nya and need nya umuwi ASAP. Same with me, ayaw ko maiwan sa Qatar mag isa. So agad namen naisip, pano ang rings namen di pa fully paid pano kami uuwi. So agad kami nagpunta sa binilhan namen para tubusin. So wala na namang thrill kasi ang plan na siya lang tutubos di na naman natupad. Nasa harap na namen ang rings pero di ko buksan si e-ring. Same with him. And ang mas masaket pa nun for me, after 2 days uuwi na siya Pinas and maiiwan ako. Tas while checking the wedding band, inembrace nya ako and sinabi nya na will you marry me? Napaiyak siya sabi nya sorry if di natuloy ang fancy proposal na dream ko. Nakakaiyak talaga, napaiyak na din ako. Kasi mapa fancy pala or super simple way ng pag propose nagiging super meaningful pala pag andun na sa situation na yun.

In short I got my e-ring pero no fancy proposal. We just realized na though we can still exist and live without each other, its not the same if we are not together. So ngayon, ang e-ring ko for him symbolizes our love for each other since doon namen napatunayan kung gaano namen kamahal ang isa.

Sorry super haba. Na carried away na ako sa pag sheshare ko

[rei_ricci]

^ sis natouch ako sa proposal ni h2b mo sayo..kakaiyak yun ah.. 

[yaskulet]

^ totoo sis, ang proposal nya eh nag iiyakan kami. Mixed emotions na din kasi uuwi na din siya after 2 days sa Pinas nun (thank God both na kami nakauwi and planning na sa wedding sa December). May nakita nga ako na e-ring dito sa Pinas na like na like ko! Sabi ko gusto ko ulit e-ring. Pero sabi nya last time, ibenta o isangla ko na lahat ng gamet ko (if the need arises) pero ang e-ring from Qatar di siya pede ibenta or isangla man lang. Very meaningful nito para sa kanya. My h2b is not a man of many words. Kaya pag nag salita siya mapapaisip and ma tatouch ka talaga sa kanya.

[WorriedB2B]

^Hay, naiyak me.  Naiiyak talaga ko pag tungkol sa proposal ang topic.  Naeexcite tuloy ako lalo umuwi sa pinas. 

[yaskulet]

^Pag nag LDR kasi diba mas nafifeel yung love for each other

Are you engaged sis?

[WorriedB2B]

^ Korek sis! Distance makes the heart grow fonder. And it's really true!

Hmm, we’re getting married on April 2012. Next month uwi ako ng Pinas para sa formal proposal ni BF.. Oh diba, super surprise! haha.  Kahit na alam ko na eh super excited pa din ako kung pano sya magpo-propose. 

[yaskulet]

^ wow congrats sis! share mo pano siya propose ha

[WorriedB2B]

^Surely! Thanks sis!!