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Favorite question??

So because this place is stupidly dead...i'm trying anything to shock some life into it... so i'm asking a question that hopefully will get something moving on here.... because personally i feel that alot of the girls that kept this board alive have got their rings and now FI's so they're busy with wedding planning so something needs to happen... either A. they need to come back just for the ones they left behind... B. there needs to be more interesting knot addicts join this board C. newbies with hilarious posts need to come here or D. i need to get a ring.... Now i would take any of these but D does sound the best to me! Lol...but thats not likely at the exact moment Lol Ok now for the actual subject of this post. What is your pet peeve on this board.... like the post that people put on here that just not only makes you want to slam your head on your computer desk or laugh you a$$ off... those ones... PLEASE i need something i have 2 more hours of BORING BORING work Lol so please

Re: Favorite question??

  • edited December 2011
    i think the ones that ask "how can i get my bf to propose?" usually make me want to slam my head on the desk/table/wall/whatever is convenient. that fake icerink wedding girl was entertaining...it was so ludicris that you couldn't help but laugh.
  • edited December 2011
    I'll go first.... Ok one of mine which just makes me just laugh... the same old story as "Me and my boyfriend have been together for 11 months and he's just the love of my life...i can't pitcure anything about my life without him.. he completes me... we're not engaged but we are going to get married sometime in the next two years after we graduate... we're even going to the same college so we can experience everything together because we know how mature we are and how our lives are going to go just as we plan them to"....(now when they say graduate i mean highschool." This makes me laugh for so many reasons..... 1. theyre probably 17..so no matter what you try to tell them...theyre always right....right? 2. he completes her...why would you ever want to have to be completed by another person cant you be your own? 3. they havent experienced college alone or at least be independent so they can actually experience it... 4. When you have to say you're mature...your not.. enough said 5. thinking everything is going to go exactly how they planned it after highschool Lol
  • edited December 2011
    I agree that young girls who have been with their BFs for a short while are quite annoying. Why would you want to get engaged so early in life?
  • edited December 2011
    1) Knotties that flame/slam/brutalize genuine posts, for no other reason that being snarky/b*tchy. When you've been on the Knot long enough, you can usually tell genuine posts from trolls (martinichick and icequeen, anyone?). I have no problem flaming trolls...the subsequent flames that accompany their asinine posts totally make my day entertaining. But when you see a post that you're pretty sure is genuine, you shouldn't flame them just to be that Knottie. You should state your opinion, but there's a civil/kind/respectful way to do it, and then there's just being sh*tty for no reason.2) Knotties who post asking for advice, don't get the answers they want to hear, then cuss you out and say they feel bad for your future husbands. You asked for our opinion, and if you get respectful answers (whether they are what you want to hear or not), you should respond in a respectful manner. Just because I don't believe you should propose to your 40 year old boyfriend when you're 15 and getting ready for the prom doesn't mean I'm an inbred hillbilly b*tch that will never be married.3) The assumption that some Knotties have that if you're on this board, that a) you're a bebe, and/or b) you're desperate for the ring. Sure, there will always be 1-2 posters on here that fit that description, but most of us are pretty laidback chicas. We're usually on here because there's been some indication by the BF that there will be an upcoming proposal, and we're just here getting ideas and talking to other women in similar situations. And as for all being bebes...most the Knotties that I've seen on here (save for the "I'm still in high school and I want an icerink surprise Disney wedding" trolls) are women that are at an age and maturity level that they are capable of making the adult decision to get married. ::steps off soapbox::

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  • pinkpinotpinkpinot member
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    edited December 2011
    1) Knotties that flame/slam/brutalize genuine posts, for no other reason that being snarky/b*tchy. When you've been on the Knot long enough, you can usually tell genuine posts from trolls (martinichick and icequeen, anyone?). I have no problem flaming trolls...the subsequent flames that accompany their asinine posts totally make my day entertaining. But when you see a post that you're pretty sure is genuine, you shouldn't flame them just to be that Knottie. You should state your opinion, but there's a civil/kind/respectful way to do it, and then there's just being sh*tty for no reason.Stated perfectly.  I'm always amused when the regulars scold someone for posting a question on the P&E board that was posted such & such days ago.  If someone is a first time visitor with a question, how are they supposed to know you need to read pages and pages of posts to make sure nobody has asked your question? 
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  • traciecooktraciecook member
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    edited December 2011
    Ditto jeana! My FI would have been really concerned about me if I said, "The people on The Knot told me we are engaged even though you haven't proposed, lets call our parents and friends right now!"
  • edited December 2011
    DITTO to your soapbox speech Oceana.... Loved it Lol its all true! Have a great day ladies!
  • edited December 2011
    I ditto everything everyone else has said, to be honest. I have a lot of peeves.
    He pretty much had me at "hello".
    -- PS I agree with whatever Jeana said --
  • edited December 2011
    If someone is a first time visitor with a question, how are they supposed to know you need to read pages and pages of posts to make sure nobody has asked your question?Because the sticky post at the top of the page entitled "NEW HERE? READ THIS FIRST!" instructs them to look back through old posts. Reading comprehension is a dying art these days.Jeana: You're right that no one on the internet can define your relationship for you.  I do, however, reserve the right to think that girls like that are crazy.  Because they are either A) planning a wedding without being engaged first (their definition) or B) engaged without a ring but refusing to acknowledge it because "OMG I need a ring first! But I don't want to lose this great venue/photog/caterer so we'll just start booking things NOW." Either way, they are a tad bit on the crazy side. I don't care if they are just browsing to get ideas, but if they are actually putting deposits down? Yeah, crazy.
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  • edited December 2011
    noelle, I see your point. I see a huge difference between girls on here just looking at ideas/discussing ideas with BF and girls who are planning their entire weddings already (with down payments) and then claiming they're not engaged. Example - my BF and I have been talking about marriage/wedding/etc. for a few months now. We're getting ideas (looking online at possible venues, getting ideas for generally what we may or many not want); however, until we're engaged (ie. he asks me to marry him, with or without ring), we're not deciding dates, contacting venues/vendors, making down payments, etc. In my mind, that's something you do once you're engaged. To me, there's a huge difference between going, "oh hey, this might be someplace we want to check out when the time comes" and adding a venue to the list, and contacting the venue, booking a date, and going for tastings. ::off soapbox yet again::Sorry I'm getting all soapbox-y today lol...

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  • edited December 2011
    Haha. Yeah, I totally agree with you oceana.  Stay on that soapbox all you want :-)
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  • edited December 2011
    When I first joined, I actually thought they were troll type posts, but the ones I alwyas shake my head at are the "how can I get him to propose?" or "He better propose soon or I'm going to break things off". Those type threads make me just shake my head. I mean I know we are all on edge just waiting for it to happen and we are super ubber excited but come on people. This is one of those things that is so magical and special. It's the man's job and his moment, his time to show his true feelings. Let him be for god's sake.The ones I do find really funny, tho really it's actually not supposed to be an amuzing topic, are the ones where they say they want to break things off if they aren't getting a ring soon, or the "am I to selfish to want this over a house, or a car". Those posts that are so ridiculously selfish, that it simply blows me away.I work in an emergency department so let me tell you, i see allllll sorts of people and behaviors but some of the stuff I see on here...ah well. Thank you for keeping me entertained at work ladies :D
  • edited December 2011
    Boy, I go on vacation for a few days and ya'll start posting like crazy!I haven't been here long enough to have too much experience with posters...but I will agree with what's been said so far. I get really annoyed with posters who also try to sound 'holier than thou'. Look, it's a chat board. On the internet. Chill. lol
  • edited December 2011
    ps. Noelle - love the "don't poop on my rainbows". Everytime I see it, I giggle. LOL

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  • Hazel_BHazel_B member
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    edited December 2011
    Reading all of this totally made my day! I agree with all of you!
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