Engagement is not just a Facebook status!

[e5]

Fb marriages / engagements are mostly just a couple who are seeing each other's way of saying theyre seeing each other.

[Ekelektra]

I didn't really mind before but now I always wonder about how truthful it is, because one girl on my Facebook changed her relationship status to engaged and I didn't really take notice, until she posted pictures of her engagement ring.

In my opinion getting engaged isn't something you should take lightly, and this girl gets engaged after knowing her fiance for 5 months. I'm not saying she's stupid for doing so but for me 16 is too young to be thinking about getting married to someone you've known for less than half a year. So now whenever someone gets Facebook engaged I always wonder if it's serious and then think how if it is, how young they are to be engaged. But then again it is their life and if they feel that they love that person enough to get engaged then that's their choice. Many people get engaged young and stay together for decades, it's just not something I'm in to, and for me 5 months is just not long enough to know if you want to be with that person forever.

[peteyt]

Just to add while it doesn't annoy me as such it does make me feel bad about todays people. Also as I talk to this person on and off I won't be surprised if she'll come crying to me when it ends then rush head first into another engagement

[Rachel]

Well I know someone who has been engaged since 6 years now and they are not married. It doesn't mean once they get engaged they will marry right away. Although you need to commit a bit more since it's starting to be serious.

I am engaged with my boyfriend since last year and still am today as it is no rush really. I rather live day by day and not regret it later on. Facebook status like this can be seeking attention or could be real.

[Charz777]

If people want to have fake relationship statuses, let them be

As for people who do get engaged very quickly, I'm not keen on the idea, but it's their life. I feel like I could easily get engaged any time now really, I'm in the right place in my life for that really. I think that a relationship for 3 years, 7 months isn't too soon. But the only reason that probably puts me of getting engaged is the fact that people would judge me for being too young.

^^ And people wouldn't take us seriously, we'd be seen as one of those childish couples who gets engaged while they're still at school (university) and it won't last. And, yes, it's stupid to be bothered about what everyone else thinks because it's quite clear that we're a lot more mature and serious about our relationship than some of the engaged couple we see on Facebook, but we want to be taken seriously even if it does mean waiting.