I Just Got Engaged — Here’s How My Life Changed
I’m terrible at keeping surprises. My girlfriend knew I was proposing weeks before I actually did. As you can tell from the headline, I proposed to my girlfriend recently, and thank Jesus she said yes.
And I also hate to ruin this surprise too: my life didn’t change at all after getting engaged. Sure, I call my girlfriend my fiancee now. Friends who haven’t spoken to me in years reached out to call and FaceTime me to congratulate me on the engagement and proposal. Suddenly, I became the most popular person in my social circles as my phone got bombarded by hundreds of notifications.
Otherwise, my wallet is significantly lighter. There’s a lot less money in my bank account than there was before. My parents expressed some trepidation, anxiety, and excitement that their baby was getting engaged.
But otherwise, my life is 99% the same. I still have to go to work in the morning. I still have to worry about how I’m going to pay rent and how I’m going to stay on a budget for the next couple of months after all the money I spent on the engagement ring and the trip to Key West for the engagement. My girlfriend and I are still doing relationship counseling to work on conflicts in our relationship.
