Article. Interesting

hlvonb · November 2013

What do you ladies think of this article?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ashley-hesseltine/facebook-engagement-posts_b_4302492.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

AprilH81 · November 2013

I tend to agree... There is making the announcement (even with the obligatory ring pic) but the overly mushy, overly dramatic, overly everything gets old.

In my experience these types of ladies re also the ones who post every single detail of wedding planning on Facebook. Barf.

chibiyui · November 2013

I think a lot of the "annoying" factor comes from how close you are to the person. If it's your best friend, probably not going to annoy you as much. Some girls you vaguely remember being a bitch at college? Annoying as all fuck.

Senecaf · November 2013

I think it's funny. I'm never bothered by anyone's announcements though. I had to go check what I posted. Definitely a ring pic but I managed to avoid the majority of listed offenses.

HisGirlFriday13 · November 2013

Ditto @chibiui. I think it depends on how close you are to the person and how annoying she has been leading up to it. If she's had a Pinterest board called "My Someday Wedding" that she's been pinning to and cross-posting to FB, I'm gonna roll my eyes. If it's my good friend and a ring pic, I'm not gonna side-eye it.

bethsmiles · November 2013

I've never been annoyed by how someone choose to phrase the announcement of their engagement on FB. This article really seemed like the author was just trying to find a fault in any post about getting engaged and seemed quite bitchy and judgmental.

I do get annoyed by constant countdowns to the wedding and updates on the planning. Or the really overly gushy posts about how much they love their SO.

StephJean83 · November 2013

I posted a ring pic and the story of FH proposing. Otherwise I tend to keep wedding stuff off of FB. Our wedding date would have been my grandparents 67th anniversary, so this year I posted about them and how I hope their magic for a lasting marriage will be passed to us.

I tend to get annoyed by who posts about weddings. Like the one girl who constantly fights with her FI and talking about breaking up also posts countdowns to her wedding, finding her dress, picking the venue., really, you might dump him at any moment but let's continue the countdown to your wedding.

climbingsingle · November 2013

I agree with the article. That stuff is annoying. I changed my relationship status and uploaded a pic of the ring. That's it. And I did that a week after we were engaged - I didn't do it right away.

You know what else is really annoying? I constantly see posts like this:

5 years ago I went on a date with a random dude. This morning I was picking up his socks off the floor. Happy anniversary husband!

And I see stuff like this from married couples all the time - anniversaries of their first date, their first kiss. Isn't your wedding anniversary enough?

thisismynickname2 · November 2013

I generally agree with these. After telling my nearest and dearest I simply changed my status. I didn't write a status, just went from "in a relationship" to "engaged" and all the congrats started rolling in.

I enjoy the snark in the article, because the "best friend" thing is my biggest pet peeve. Would you say, "Sweet, I'm marrying my sugar daddy- can't wait to live in that mansion!" or "Finally, a green card!" or "Eh, settling because my parents are pressuring me." In other words, I sure HOPE he's your best friend because everything else can fade and you're stuck with that person for life! For me, it's stating the obvious.

CLoGreenEyes · November 2013

Eh. None of these really bug me, aside from the "putting a ring on it" bit because it is SO overused. But I don't mind the nostalgic/sweet/cheesy/downright sickening kinds of announcements. I am pretty sentimental, though, so there's that.

CLI242009 · November 2013

I have no problem with it at all. I'm the mushy/sentimental type so I love that kind of stuff. I'm more of the person that will go "Awww" at a friend's post that is about their SO/status than get annoyed with it. That's just me. I love mushy stuff. *shrugs*

@ClimbingBrideNY - for me all of those are important. Our wedding will be the most important yes, but each of those moments were very important & special to me. My FI knows this and is on board with me. It just depends on the couple. My FI and I had a lot of firsts in our lives, together, so for some it might be something that isn't as important anymore for them. For others it could be just as important. Every couple is different.

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