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"Getting engaged"

I am getting engaged within the next 3 weeks, I haven't decided when I should do it or how I should do it. I have two ways in my mind that I can propose to my girlfriend, the first one is to propose to her on our 6th month anniversary as we are going to a nice restaurant that night to celebrate six months of being together, the restauarant would be a nice place to propose, a more traditional (and boring) way of proposing, then again I'm not exactly a traditional and boring guy. So my other way of proposing was to do it at the anime convention we are going to, do it at the karaoke which is being held there, you know, change the words of a song so that it comes out as 'will you marry me' I just don't know what way I should propose, I think that if I did it at the convention that it would make our first anime convention much more memorable, either way I know that my girlfriend will be very pleased but I'm unsure of the best way, any thoughts?

ßulle†† wrote:
> Bloody hell! What is with you lot??
>
> Why do you feel the need to get so judgemental and negative over this
> guy's situation? Because of your own insecurities? It would possibly
> seem so...
>
> I got engaged to my girlfriend 3 Months into our relationship. People
> said it wouldn't last - now 2 and a half years later I can safely say
> we must be doing something right. We're looking for our own place but
> that's as far as it goes - for now. No kids. She wasn't my first love
> either.
>
> I honestly can't understand how ignorant/shallow/discouraging the
> majority of you are, I mean, life is full of mistakes - you've got to
> make a start somewhere or you'll never really progress in life. Black
> Hole's situation may end in tears, a risk he's willing to take (and I
> took too), but there's every chance he's hit the jackpot and found
> his life partner. It's not all negativity in this world, you know.

>
> This is a big commitment he's taking up - if anything, he needs
> encouragement and confidence, not negative views of heartache and
> distress. If it goes wrong, so what? It's just another kick in the
> balls from Life itself.
>
> Lay off this guy will ya? If he wants to do this, let him. Stop
> whining about "18 being too young", "are you
> sure" and "it won't work/it's too soon".
>
> Black Hole, I wish you all the best. You obviously seem sure and only
> time will tell. Sure, it's a big decision to make but only the weak
> avoid such pressures. You'll be fine, hoewever it turns out. Good
> Luck.
>
> One word of advice though - DON'T get a joint bank account until you
> are 100% certain everything's good :-D

Cheers Bullett, not many of those who have posted in this thread have been as nice (or nice at all for that matter) as you, you understand my situation, our situation, cheers again Bullett.

And the lady gets a stupid, expensive ring.

Sheepy: Romantic

Missing out on all the tax benefits though.
Not getting married is impractical and harmful to the status of your child.

When i was 16 it seemed a good thing to show how much we loved each other. Now 22 and still together with a kid and a house doesnt seem all that important. id say we are committed.

Think of it as an unofficial commitment. It just shows how much you love each other.

Marriage is only a piece of paper and two rings anyway, what's the point in rushing to get that bit done?

But it just seems pointless to me

~Darling~ wrote:
> But why get engaged when you are not planning to get married for a few
> years?
>
> Fair enough get engaged and marry next year..but if your not planning
> to get married just yet where is the point?

I have been engaged 6 years, just havent got around to getting married. Just because your engaged doesnt mean you have to get married straight away. Some do it quickly some wait.

But why get engaged when you are not planning to get married for a few years?

Fair enough get engaged and marry next year..but if your not planning to get married just yet where is the point?

arche-bloody-ology?

she's havin' etc

She is going to uni to do archeology?

May as well start filling in that application for Asda right now.