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Originally Posted by SP123
Not that I really need to justify this, but here's our line of thought: neither of us want a super long engagement (more than a year), and immediately after graduation she is starting a 3 year graduate program. I can't afford a ring and a wedding right now, so we're going to wait a little longer to make that leap, mostly for logistical reasons. I certainly don't think there's anything wrong with waiting longer than 3 years.
That said, thanks for your opinions on the pinning question!
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This is not specifically at you, but I've never understood why people won't get engaged until a certain time because they don't want a "long engagement". If you're planning on staying together, what difference does it make if you're in a "committed dating" or "engaged" relationship status (besides a ring and a Facebook status
). I get the wanting to save up for a superfabulous ring, but beyond that I don't get it.
I guess the opposite is true, though...if you know you're not going to be able to get married for awhile, why get engaged. In the end, to each his own, but I'd rather have the ring (well, the officially announced intention, the ring actually truly is meaningless without the intention) now than later.