Don’t you think that engagement is nowadays just the thing, that youth wants to show the world that we are committed to each other. Ring = A sing that he or she is dating seriously and that he or she is yours. I have noticed that these days people get engaged for the sake of engagement, just for the ring. Wasn’t it supposed to be that way, that if someone asks “will you marry me” and the other one accepts it, they get the ring and after that they should be able to tell the day or at least month that they get married. Feels like, that the proposal is nowadays just like: will we get engaged. I have construed t that if you say “yes” at that moment, we say yes just for the sake of the ring and that we can brag about it to friends and family just like: “I have someone that takes me seriously”. And this if anything is stupid, irresponsible. Engagement are a sing of that YOU are ready, no, you have decided, no, no, you know, that this human being is going to be beside you till death. Some big ass golden/silver ring’s wont show how much you love or are in love. They have nothing to do with that. Actually rings are just a product of some big company, so as yourself: do you really need that ring? as it does not change anything.
“Long engagements give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which is never advisable.”