2/365 everybody's getting engaged!

If you are in the age spectrum of 20 to 30 years old, you know what I'm talking about.  Our millenials are going engagement crazy!  It is that time in our lives to think about the next steps with our loving partner.  The majority has spoken and "I do" will be a typical saying for most of our lives, whether it being part of the ceremony for a friend or doing it yourself.  Engagements are happening quickly... and sometimes I ask myself, "Should I be thinking about engagement as well?"

I mean, there are so many couples out there who are already engaged after two years of dating... maybe even less.  But do they really know what they are getting themselves into?  There are couples who get engaged and haven't even lived with each other, alone, in there own home.  Do they know they have to deal with each other, in sick and in health, in bills and in rent/lease, for the rest of there lives?  Sometimes I even wonder if parents, like usual traditions, are asked by the opposite partner if they could be bestowed with their blessing (in certain cases) or is that not a thing anymore?

Hopefully I'll dedicate a post to my girlfriend, but here's some background on my beautiful love life with her.  First off, we have been going out with each other since 2009, so we have currently been together for 7 years.  We are both in our early 20s, her with a steady career, and I about to graduate college with a Bachelors.  We already live together in our little apartment with our fur babies and we can tolerate each other very well.  She is literally my best friend, my lover and everything you can find in a "person" (via Grey's Anatomy).  We definitely have had our ups and downs, but seeing where we are now and accepting those challenges as life lessons for a couple - we can be successful in anything.

As for me, I always bring up engagement to my girlfriend.  But with her realistic oppositions, I would have to agree with her, that we are not ready.  It takes time.  And that is what keeps us from getting engaged.  We know we still have a lot of time.  We need to get our shit together: be financially stable, support by future checks and not check by check, build a successful career and also have our parents and family be supportive of our decision.

We have so much to accomplish.  We shouldn't compare ourselves to a virtue we can be patient for.  It will happen and when it does, it'll be our best moment in our world.  It takes time.  Engagement shouldn't be rushed, even if everyone else is being able to do it.

Let me know how you feel about the idea of engagement.  Are you engaged, how does it feel, and what are some suggestions you have for those who are thinking about engagement?  Let me know in the comments below!

Love,

Mari J Leano

P.S. This my opinion on engagement, so if I somehow hurt your feelings... sorry? Lol.