Comments on: Should You Give Your Man an “Engagement Timeline?” http://www.twirlit.com/2009/06/11/should-you-give-your-man-an-engagement-timeline/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:43:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Emma http://www.twirlit.com/2009/06/11/should-you-give-your-man-an-engagement-timeline/#comment-2688 Emma Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:59:34 +0000 http://www.twirlit.com/?p=12171#comment-2688 if you're keeping a mental time line anyway - especially if that time line is a deal breaker - then, yes. tell him. not communicating that is just going to cause trouble and heartbreak. but if it's not a deal breaker, then..uh, no sweat. just wait it out. either way you should be talking about it. as nice as the 'romance' and 'mystery' aspects may seem, in this day and age, there shouldn't be any big surprises. marriage is important. it should be talked about and discussed. in my experience surprise proposals lead to surprises in the marriage. ugly surprises. communicate if you’re keeping a mental time line anyway – especially if that time line is a deal breaker – then, yes. tell him. not communicating that is just going to cause trouble and heartbreak. but if it’s not a deal breaker, then..uh, no sweat. just wait it out.

either way you should be talking about it. as nice as the ‘romance’ and ‘mystery’ aspects may seem, in this day and age, there shouldn’t be any big surprises. marriage is important. it should be talked about and discussed.

in my experience surprise proposals lead to surprises in the marriage. ugly surprises.

communicate

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