How long have you been dating before engagement?

[pr1tzie]

5years

[iana_umali]

Our wedding day will be our 10th anniversary. 

[ANJFinally]

Dont you worry sis! May plan si bf mo, wag mo lang sya madaliin hihi. Would you believe na ang dapat sanang araw na magtatanong lang kami ng church rates ni Paco Park e yung mismong araw pala na magpopropose si fiance? Technically, medyo nauna nga yung wedding preps/plans haha!

wow sis! Thank you for sharing your story. Yap abangers nalang ako kung kelan man (SANA) haha! Medyo awkward lang kasi well anticipated na yung answer, pero samin lang naman and to some of our friends and family members. Sa iba hindi naman nila alam na on-going na wedding plans namin, medyo secret kasi yung wedding namin. hehe!

happy preps sis! ♥

[dcpdane]

parang ang dami nating ganyan dito sis. mas nauuna wedding plans bago ang actual proposal. lol

sabagay, why would you be with someone for so long kung hindi naman pala being together for the long haul yung goal nyo diba? kumbaga, aminado naman na yung isa't-isang this is it na. nag-iipon na lang ng mollah. hihi.

ganyan din ako, abangers lang rin dati but dumating sa point na hindi ko na sya naiisip. tapos one morning, boom. aga-aga iyak agad ako. haha! may hula lang ako weeks before magpopropose sya sa anniv namin kasi ang dami nyang gustong gawin sa boracay trip namin. kung anek-anek na dinner by sunset na may boat ride blah-blah. sabi ko masyado syang aligaga. jinoke ko "may plano ka no, halatang halata ka". so ayun, ginawa nya two weeks before anniv/boracay trip namin at ako ang nasurprise haha. then i learned original plan pala nya was to propose habang nasa parasailing kami at magdadala sya ng dummy ring at kunwari mahuhulog sa dagat yung ring. ang evil ng plan. haha buti di tinuloy!

he proposed with my mom around. sa room ko sa bahay one morning. pag dilat ko may singsing na kamay ko at nasa kama ko na sya nakaupo. haha! kakahiya mukha akong bruha nun since bagong gising and all. yuck haha! sabi ko "di mo man lang ako tinanong at di ka on one knee. sinuot mo na lang ng basta!" then ayun na, he went on one knee and formally asked me in front of my mom

*yuck ang haba pala ng sinabi ko lol*

[khalee]

Nakakatuwa ang kwento mo sis dcpdane  Nakakaloka ang evil plans nya na magpropose during parasailing and ihulog sa dagat ang ring. Naiimagine ko kung ako yun baka mag dive ako at hanapin ang ring. hahahahah 

sis ANJFinally, same din ako, no formal proposal, lagi lang siya nagyayaya mag asikaso ng kasal, at first di ko pinapansin sabi ko magpropose ng maayos.. e antagal, pinatulan ko na hehe Di na din ako umaasa na bigyan nya ng ring, sabi ko kasi i-add na lang sa wedding budget yung pambili nya ng ring. hehe
But don't worry sis, tuma-timing lang si bf/fiance mo. Gusto kasi nila yung they will pop up the question pag di mo siya ineexpect. 

[120515]

i'm having so much fun reading these proposal stories!

[simang]

Same here, wedding preps before the ring. I'm not even thinking about him proposing kasi i think it's pointless na since everyone knows we're getting married already. I guess if the wedding preps is formally on (and known by family and friends), then you're technically "engaged" which according to the dictionary, is a couple who's decided to marry. Haha!

[ANJFinally]

^^hi mga sissies! Thank you for sharing your stories also. At least, hindi pala ako nag iisang hopia dito. hehe! Anyways, sobrang happy narin naman din ako after 9 years, we're already planning our wedding na. Kumbaga nilulumot na. hehe!

I guess if the wedding preps is formally on (and known by family and friends), then you're technically "engaged" which according to the dictionary, is a couple who's decided to marry. Haha!

So engaged na pala ako kahit walang engagement ring. Thanks for sharing this sis! I laughed so hard. HAHA! 

[simang]

^totoo naman sis eh, nauuso lang proposals lately, but it's not necessary, as long as you two decide to marry already, that's that. i don't have an engagement ring too, only a promise ring (meron kami parehas) na sabi nya is our pre-wedding band (cos it looks like an actual wedding ring).

[caleeice]

While I still enjoying watching some cute proposal videos (I love seeing men exerting that much effort for the women they love), I don't really like it in some cases --- It puts women on the spot and pressures them to say yes. They even get rebuked for saying no. It also makes women "wait" until they get asked by their men. I still like the old way of "getting engaged" where they sit down and actually talk about getting married. In this manner, getting engaged truly becomes a mutual decision by both parties. That was how my parents and older cousins got engaged. I am glad that we also got engaged in the same way.

Just sharing for the ladies who do not / did not have "formal proposals" and/or "formal engagements".

[simang]

While I still enjoying watching some cute proposal videos (I love seeing men exerting that much effort for the women they love), I don't really like it in some cases --- It puts the woman on the spot and pressures them to say yes. Women even get rebuked for saying no. It also makes the woman "wait" until she gets asked by the man. I still like the old way of "getting engaged" where they sit down and actually talk about getting married. In this manner, getting engaged truly becomes a mutual decision by both parties. That was how my parents and older cousins got engaged. I am glad that we also got engaged in the same way.

Amen, sis caleeice. Ito nga lagi ko sinasabi sa older sister ko (who's been with her partner for 6 yrs). She wants to get married na din and is kind of pressured na mauuna ako sa kanya, pero ayaw nya iopen up sa partner nya kasi she's waiting for a proposal daw. Di ko lang gets masyado why she has to wait for the proposal when she can openly discuss naman what she wants, that way alam nya agad upfront if the guy has actual plans of marrying her.

[caleeice]

^Hi sis, I agree with you. Your sister can openly discuss this with her partner, like what are their future plans and/or maybe they can possibly come up with a timeline just so nobody gets disappointed or pressured if the other is not yet ready. However, in the same manner that I don't like putting women on the spot and pressuring them to say yes, let us also not force our men when they are not yet ready.

[belle_v2g]

Sis caleeice, because of your post, I remember tuloy a facebook video wherein the guy did a surprise proposal to his girl inside the a mall. Obviously planned kase may 3 musicians pa. Tapos when he knelt down, the girl was trying to stop him pero since hindi nagpapigil, kinuha ng girl yung ukulele nung isang musician at hinampas sa ulo ng bf nya hahaha. Ayun siguro, super napressure haha!
My hubby proposed in a not so fancy way. Simpleng tanong lang. Then they did the pamamanhikan, then civil wedding na after few months. Sa church wedding naman, wala ng proposal. Basta we planned na lang for it. Exactly our 10th year of togetherness na rin.

[caleeice]

Sis, napanood ko rin yun!! Hahaha wawa ang guy, but kinawawa din ang girl by the online trolls. It's not her fault anyway --- What others don't realize is that ang mali talaga is if she says yes then later backs out or marries him then leaves him later on.

Soooo cute 10 years pala kayo last June!! <3 Proposals don't have to be fancy because it'll be special and meaningful anyway. Pero natutuwa rin ako for those who really go all out just to give their significant others their "dream proposals".

Kami naman we just talked about it and decided to get married. He even borrowed my ring for my ring size! Then weeks later, he knelt down and gave me a ring box. When I opened it, walang laman!!! Hahaha. Tapos he gave me another ring box and asked me to open it, sabi ko ayoko na. Hahaha.

[belle_v2g]

You are right. That's a very helpless situation for the girl kase. If she says yes baka napilitan lang para di mapahiya si guy. It happened na kase to a friend, nagpropose si bf in front of her family. Di sya nakatanggi, they started planning for the big day then later on nung kamustahin ko, she called it off na pala. Her reason naman, LDR sila for hiw many yrs at bihirang magkita at ni hindi pa nga daw nya nakita kung paano magalit. I admired her for her courage at least di pa huli ang lahat. so lesson din sa guys, make sure na gusto na rin talaga ni girl magpakasal hehe!

Ang cute nyo sis ni hubby, natawa ako sa ginawa nyang pagttrip. As in hindi mo na inopen yung 2nd box?

[caleeice]

That's true sis! Haha. That's why it's also nice if the guy proposes in private so the two can discuss things if need be Minsan it's not because ayaw pakasal ni girl kay guy... more of baka hindi pa for all sorts of reasons like what you shared.

I refused to open the 2nd one.  So siya na ang nag-open. Hahaha. In fairness, may laman na ang 2nd box. :p

[belle_v2g]

Although naaamaze din ako sa mga whirlwind romance, pero you wouldn't know what's in store for you until the two of you finally lived together.

That is really cute medyo may pagka cheeky nga si hubby mo sis based on the JM video of you that I've seen, actually kayong dalawa! kaya nakaka feel good syang panoorin

[rightback]

i think yung ibang proposal videos kasi parang oa hence yung iba napepressure ata to have that kind of proposal or have one at least. masyado na ata showy yung mga flash mob, billboard etc. well my opinion lang naman na its getting tacky. and yes extra pressure on the girl to say yes. but to each his/her own.

i'm enjoying the proposal stories here. yung sakin medyo fail but funny na rin. we were going out for 4 1/2 years before bf propsed. for the longest time though pag naghihint ng proposal i was telling him na ayoko in public especially going out to eat tapos biglang propose. i don't like people looking at us if ever haha. i wanted it in private so i can cry freely if i wanted to. but of course yung ginawa niya was the exact opposite. *facepalm

[dcpdane]

haha si h2b rin nagpaparinig sa akin noon na ayaw nya yung sa public tapos naiirita sya sa mga random people na iaask sa video batiin yung girl (may ganun ata na nagtrend?). just now naalala ko na nabanggit ko ata sa kanya years back na gusto ko sa bedroom ang proposal. kasi parang ang stand ko noon was more intimate kapag sa bahay. tas pwedeng magkiss. lol! siguro naalala nya! tanungin ko mamaya haha!

[yannuh]

You are right. That's a very helpless situation for the girl kase. If she says yes baka napilitan lang para di mapahiya si guy. It happened na kase to a friend, nagpropose si bf in front of her family. Di sya nakatanggi, they started planning for the big day then later on nung kamustahin ko, she called it off na pala. Her reason naman, LDR sila for hiw many yrs at bihirang magkita at ni hindi pa nga daw nya nakita kung paano magalit. I admired her for her courage at least di pa huli ang lahat. so lesson din sa guys, make sure na gusto na rin talaga ni girl magpakasal hehe!

awww. na-sad ako super sa story na to sis Kumusta na sila now?