Tis the Season to Get Engaged...

Tis the Season to Get Engaged
Here's a Big, Fat, Sarcastic Whoop from Me! 

It would seem that the everyone in the world is getting engaged to each other. Hey, the way I'm feeling right now, chances are you've just got engaged. 'Tis the season and all that. It's a lovely, beautiful thing - plus being in the wedding planning business it works out well professionally but personally...You wanna know what I really want to do...

Shoot myself and call it quits. Ha! Moi? Melodramatic? Never.

My boyfriend's sister has just got engaged for which I am truly happy for her because a) it's going to be a destination wedding, b) she lives in Australia so no Bridezilla moments that I can't handle by simply unpluging technology and c) wait, there is no C because I'm sick of hearing that everyone but me is going to get married. (Stick with me... I'm venting!) With their gaudy diamonds, talk of dresses and blah, blah, blah. All I ask is "when is it going to be me?"

I know what you're thinking. I should be asking my boyfriend this very question and believe me I have. About every single day, in one way or another. We've just had our nine year anniversary so he's a trooper!

One truly spectacular answer he gave was just the day before yesterday. It was that he didn't want me to win. In other words, he believes that if and when he does propose, it will feel to him as though he's lost. Yes, like he's lost a bet or game. Sad and strange but true.

An inspirational line springs to mind from a great movie:

Those who can't wed, plan.
(Jennifer Lopez, The Wedding Planner, 2001)

I've been quietly obsessed with weddings for years, but now I'm "allowed" to look at the magazines, the wedding porn blogs, the venue websites because it's all in the name of " work-related research". I say I'm now allowed only because before I had no reason to buy the magazines (and then stuff them under my bed) or request wedding information packs (and contemplate spending thousands of pounds on a spectacular venue).

One day it will be my day that I have to plan. I feel the weight of expectation already, hey I've banged on about it even to you for long enough! I actually wouldn't mind just being engaged for a while. He on the other hand says he doesn't believe in long engagements.Once he's made up his mind and he feels ready, he'll want to get it over with! Does anyone else feel that my boyfriend is a bit of an arse?!

Answers on a postcard please oh and congrau-fucking-lations if you have indeed recently got engaged. See not jealous at all...