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The Knot's 7 Signs of Proposal and Jezebel's Response
"Signs He's About To Propose" Also Signs He's An Adult (Or Gay)
This Seven Signs He's About To Propose story from the folks at The Knot story is so incredibly dumb.
They should call it The Not. Okay, that was stoopid, but your brain would break too, if you saw this list:
1. He's growing out of his bachelor ways.
"If he's constantly using terms like 'we' and 'our,' and plans for a
weekend with the guys in Vegas are suddenly on the back burner while
weekend picnics with you are becoming more common? [he's] squarely on
the path to proposing." Or! He is an Adult; i.e., no longer in college
or acting like a fratty fratty frat boy. Congrats!
2. He's Redecorating
Gay.
3. He's Curbing Big Purchases
Adult.
4. He's Not Complaining About Weddings
Gay.
5. He's Taken an Interest in Your Jewelry
Gay.
6. He Wants to Meet the Parents
Plenty of perfectly good boyfriends have met parents and not proposed. Since when has any
guy "become the first to RSVP for your nephew's birthday party"? As if
that's the one thing keeping him from saying, "I think we should get
hitched." This one is neither for the Adults or the Gays, this one is
toro caca.
7. He's Acting out of Character
Gay.
Seven Signs He's About to Propose [MSN via The Knot]
Re: The Knot's 7 Signs of Proposal and Jezebel's Response
HAHAHA love it. Why is The Knot stupid? Seriously?! You could also ask him if he wants to get married. Now that's a GREAT sign to see if he's ready to get married.
I also hate the implications that he needs to get rid of all of his stuff that he cares about to make room for you. I'm not getting rid of my girlie picture frames etc., he can keep his damn Star Wars poster. All that says is that women are huge b*tches, and men really shouldn't want to propose to them.
DH proposed to me when we were still kids, essentially. We both changed immensely, as we were 19 then. He's never had to get rid of anything, but he is an awesome decorator. Our Ikea place is cohesive and tasteful, and he honestly picked out most of it.
DH also never had the bachelor lifestyle. He's spent all of his adult life with me.
For the Knot/Nest I think they could have added a few things like:
-He isn't calling his mother every day
-He isn't the guy you have "been in love with" since junior high
-He has a job
The list could go on and on..........
HAHA! Love it!
I feel like this whole list thing is completely oblivious to modern relationships. I don't know many people who are completely surprised by a proposal anymore. Sure, the time, place and manner might be a surprised, but most couples I know have discussed engagement and marriage pretty seriously before making it official. I don't know anyone who was clueless that her BF wanted to marry her.
Yea - good job Nest - way to list the important stuff! But you know, here we are all princesses waiting for a man to swoop in and save us.
Indeed. Too bad I did a shitty job picking my prince and am the primary earner while he's in grad school. Clearly, I am a defective woman.
I am laughing hysterically at all your responses.
This list is moronic. I really hate the whole "not yet engaged" component of the knot. It's so pathetic. All the Knot/Nest content is really lame, but the proposal-waiting element is excrutiating.
How about instead of guessing whether he is going to pop the question, you actually behave like a self respecting adult and ask him what his long term vision for the relationship is?
I don't get it. it much just be a really bad article.
sings he's gonna propose:
- you look at e-rings together.
- he buys you an e-ring.
- you talk about marriage a lot together.
Signs he's gay:
-he kisses guys.
-he has sex with guys.
-he has a boyfriend - who is actually "more than a friend".
Signs hes an adult:
-he is over 18.
-he has or atleast wants a job.
-he shaves.
lol sugr.
The entire idea that women are pouring over articles & analyzing their boyfriends' behavior to figure out their intentions is insulting.
It would be insulting if it weren't true. I don't know how many of you planned your weddings on the Knot then came over here. I think a good percentage came to the Nest first, post-wedding.
When I was planning my wedding on the Knot, waaaaaay back in 2003, there was a lot of hand-wringing over proposals. There was no NEY board then, but those wannabe-brides were everywhere. I think it's easy for us to scoff, those who are married or have at least been through the wedding process, to see how silly it all is in the grand scheme of things. But for some, it can be difficult. I actually have my own drama-filled will-he-or-won't-he proposal story, but it feels like a lifetime ago, so I don't give it much thought.