The Wonders of Engagement Season

If your Facebook news feed looks something like this, then it's probably because it's engagement season. Helped by the marketing for De Beer diamonds, "engagement season" grew more popular because of the span between Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day. Filled with family focused, gift giving holidays, the winter season is prime time for proposals. While some aspects of engagement season are just corny, some are practical.

The corny is everyone getting engaged at the same time. Single people can feel overwhelmed at the amount of "I said yes!" and "We're engaged!" on their news feed and in their social networks. Proposals by the Christmas tree are still sweet, as all proposals are, but are becoming more and more cliche especially when you have flash mobs and all kinds of things hitting the Internet. 

Now it's not to say that all engagement season proposals are a bad idea. Actually it can prove practical for a couple's timeline. It also can be a great way to celebrate an engagement with family. The holidays bring families together that may only see each other once a year. It's a big family event and should be celebrated!

Just be prepared to share the joy with a lot of other couples in your social circle. It's almost guaranteed you won't be the only one getting a shiny ring over the holidays. Congratulate everyone and share in the excitement. Chat about your proposals with other newly engaged ladies. Just don't bombard your single friends too much. They'll get a bit tired of talking about wedding dresses and the color of the year a bit quicker than others that will also be soon planning their nuptials.