#engagement
12 articles on engagement.
- Weddings & Engagement
How to Ask Her Parents for Their Blessing to Propose
How to ask her parents for their blessing to propose, and whether you even need to. Scripts for every family, plus what matters more than any of it.
11 min read - Weddings & Engagement
Does Spending More on an Engagement Ring Lead to Divorce?
Does spending more on an engagement ring lead to divorce? One 2015 study found a link, but it is a correlation from one survey, not a proven cause.
11 min read - Weddings & Engagement
How to Bring Up Marriage With Your Partner
How to bring up marriage with your partner without it sounding like an ultimatum: scripts, timing, and what to do when your timelines do not match.
11 min read - Weddings & Engagement
How to Choose Wedding Vendors as a Couple, Plus Red Flags
How to choose wedding vendors as a couple: rank priorities apart first, ask one shared question set, and catch the red flags before you sign anything.
11 min read - Weddings & Engagement
How to Talk About the Wedding Budget as a Couple
How to talk about wedding budget numbers with your partner first, then parents: three figures to agree on, scripts, and what the research shows.
10 min read - Weddings & Engagement
What to Do If Your Partner Says No to a Proposal
What to do if your partner says no to a proposal: how to tell no from not yet, what to say in the first hour, and the talk that matters a week later.
11 min read - Weddings & Engagement
Proposal Ideas for Introverts: Quiet Ways to Ask
Proposal ideas for introverts who want no audience: private settings, letters, and quiet places, plus tips if you are the introvert doing the asking.
9 min read - Weddings & Engagement
Surprise Proposal vs Planned Proposal: How Couples Decide
Surprise proposal vs planned proposal: most couples already know it is coming. Here is how couples decide together, then keep the how and when a surprise.
10 min read - Weddings & Engagement
Useful Wedding Favors: What Guests Keep and What to Skip
Useful wedding favors are the ones guests eat, use or plant. What gift research says, the categories that work, and when skipping favors is the right call.
9 min read - Weddings & Engagement
Wedding Planning Stress on a Relationship: Plan It Together
Wedding planning stress on a relationship is common and mostly spillover, not a verdict on the match. How to plan it together, fight fairly and recover.
20 min read - Weddings & Engagement
Wedding Shoe Game Questions: 100 That Work for Any Couple
100 wedding shoe game questions organized into 10 categories, plus how to play the game, an MC script, gender neutral wording, and which questions to skip.
12 min read - Weddings & Engagement
Who Proposes in a Same Sex Relationship? How Couples Decide
There is no default script for who proposes in a same sex relationship. Four ways couples actually decide, plus double proposals, rings, and family.
10 min read