You have got to read this piece by Anna Latimer! She really tells it like it is:
I was recently engaged for 14 months. During that time, I learned a secret they never tell you on StyleMePretty: engagements fucking suck. They’re also joyful and fun, but there’s a lot more suck involved than you’d expect.
Direct, right?
But she's struck a chord on the xojane.com website: a phenomenal 179 comments posted in less than 24 hours....and counting.
And that's because she writes -- straightforwardly and hilariously -- about the emotional work of being engaged:
But she's struck a chord on the xojane.com website: a phenomenal 179 comments posted in less than 24 hours....and counting.
And that's because she writes -- straightforwardly and hilariously -- about the emotional work of being engaged:
Engagement is a time of monumental transition. You’re redefining your relationship not just with your fiancé, but also with your family, your friends, yourself, your personal space, your dreams and ambitions -- everything.
Whoever can face such profound change without at least a twinge of anxiety and grief, please tell me what drug you’re on, because I want some.
I'm delighted that my book offered Anna some comfort and context during her engagement. But even happier to have her in blowing the lid off the myth and stereotype that engagements are only easy, happy, wedding-planning times.
She gets the message through -- loud and clear -- that there is much important emotional work to do during your engagement, too.
The title of the piece? "I Love My Marriage, But Hated My Engagement."
She gets the message through -- loud and clear -- that there is much important emotional work to do during your engagement, too.
The title of the piece? "I Love My Marriage, But Hated My Engagement."
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