Okay, so... where do I start? My dad and FI did not get along for the first 3 1/2 years (we have been together for 6 now and my father respects him for the way he treats me)
So I get the ring and I didn't know how one would informally announce an engagement so I decided the best way was to call my immediate family (mom, dad and my sister) and post a pic of the ring on Facebook. All my engaged friends did it, it seemed like a good idea. My family is not very close, we meet up on Thanksgiving and Christmas and thats about it- FB has helped alot to help us stay in touch but I still don't even have half of my families addresses/phone numbers. Our wedding date is over two years from now and I figured that I would have plenty of time to send out formal engagement announcements.
My problem is that I have (older) relatives popping out of the woodwork to talk to me about posting the announcement on facebook! So far I've been responding with "I just posted that because I was excited! Since our wedding date is so far out I figured we would send formal announcements closer to our date- If you could msg me your address just so I'm sure I have it I would love to send you one!"
Vent: Really I want to scream, my family has chosen not to help in many a tough situation and now they want to complain about the way I announce an engagement? I want to tell them to butt out!
Real Questions: Is this response satisfactory? What is the ettiquite for announcing an engagement? And how do I respond to the relatives who ask me If my dad is okay with it... (I'm 23, have a degree and have lived on my own for five years)?
"So it's not gonna be easy. It's going to be really hard; we're gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, everyday. You and me... everyday."~The Notebook~