Embarrassing yourself..

[diamondsgirl22]

i was just wondering if any of you ladies have ever thought that the big question was coming from your boyfriend and it really wasnt but you embarrassed yourself in front of him while thinking that it was. I have been that way quietly...thank goodness, but i was just curious to see if any of you ladies had really embarrassed yourselves over it and let your emotions get the best of you. I know like in the movies a girl will think that it is coming and say "YES YES I WILL OH JOHN!" before he even finishes his sentence when he was really just asking for a napkin or something else.

 

[NewEnglandLady]

Unfortunately, yes. Valentine''s Day, 2006. Dan took me out for a nice dinner and after dinner they surprised us with a slice of cake with a candle in it. I thought this was something Dan had planned and in the dark lighting and apparently what was a flicker of the candlelight, I thought I saw a ring and started to tear up. When they put the cake on our table, I looked at Dan expectantly and nothing happened. Then I looked at the cake and nothing was there and I immediately realized my mistake and was so, so embarrassed. Luckily I hadn''t SAID anything, but at that point I was sort of crying a little.

Turns out the cake was a surprise to both of us and luckily we laughed it off. We didn''t get engaged for another year, haha.

 

[Keepingthefaith21]

In a broader definition, I have embarrassed myself concerning the engagement.

A year ago when SO suggested we purchase our home together, I very much believed that he was going to propose on our first night in the house. He dropped what I thought were hints such as “it will be great to get the house and then we can start out lives together”; “you’ll be changing your last name soon enough” and other assorted comments. Needless to say, it did not happen the first night in our home together.

Almost a year later, it still hasn’t happened and unless he’s doing a heck of a job fooling me, I don’t think it will happen any time soon. Owning a house is a great feeling and I am very proud of our home. However, it’s very expensive and I definitely believe that had we NOT purchased the house before being engaged, he would have the money for the ring and we’d already be engaged. Now, I have days (like today – which I am blaming on hormones) where I feel like the house has indefinitely stalled any plans for our future.

So I consider my decision to purchase a home with my SO before he put a ring on my finger my own personal engagement faux pas. I never should have assumed it would follow the house purchase. Oops on that one

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