Friends mocking my engagement :(

You shouldn't be questioning the proposal, but your friendships.

Do not make these women your bridesmaids please

Sounds lovely to me OP. That moment obviously was huge in your relationship so to go back there, is really personal and thoughtful. Who wants style over substance?

Congratulations 🥂 too.

Some people are all about the giant Instagram worthy gestures and giant ring and that's great but it doesn't mean any less to have a delicate ring and it means so much more to have a heart felt proposal ♥️
My hubby proposed to me in his xr2i outside my house and we had been with each other just 8 weeks. Congratulations ❤️

Your friends are dicks. It's a lovely proposal.

I think it sounds perfectly lovely - and very thoughtful.
Congratulations to you both.
Your 'best friends' sound awful.
If they bring the subject up again, I would tell them how disappointed you are with their response and that you never realised how shallow they are.
All the very best for the future.

My DH proposed with no preparation and no ring. We were just sitting on the sofa and he felt so overwhelmed by his feelings he said he just had to ask me to marry him then and there.

I absolutely LOVED it.

My ex proposed abroad, with a ring, on one knee, at sunset by a river. Sounds better on paper, but it made me feel embarrassed (as it was a public space) and uneasy because the little speech he'd prepared just didn't convince me that he truly was ready for this step. It felt like a performance. I said yes, but we never got married - my gut was right.

I also felt sorry for a friend of my colleague, whose DH had taken her to Venice to propose. My colleague was telling people behind her back that she thought Venice was clichéd and boring and he could have put in more effort! Colleague was only about 20 so I put it down to the ignorance of youth. I find younger people often have a vision of how a proposal (or wedding) should be, but as you get older you realise there are many ways to do these things and what's right for you may not be right for them.

Congratulations on your engagement!

Some people are only interested in an ‘instagram’ proposal. They don’t really care who the person is as long as it looks good on a photo.

Your proposal was heartfelt and lovely and I wish you many years of happiness together.

Ive always found couples with big shows for things like engagements are far less likely to have deep long lasting relationships.

Anecdotally, me too. The couples I know that had big "social media" style proposals are either divorced or unhappily married.

I agree, and its a first for me too!

It's perhaps a first for me....to say ditch the friends, keep the man 😂

He sounds lovely. They are pricks.

The proposal sounds lovely. Don’t let them ruin it for you.

I don’t think they’re your friends. They sound very jealous and bitter. I’d imagine no one would want to marry them with that attitude. If you’re happy that’s all that matters. It sounds like very thoughtful and romantic to me. Congratulations

Wow, I was full on thinking how romantic this was until I got to the bit about your “friends”. Please do without them until you find new ones.

Congratulations ❤️
What a lovely and genuine proposal.
Your friends sound selfish jealous and spiteful. I'd look for new friends.
Ignore them and enjoy your little bubble and wedding planning. Xx

*fiancé OP! Get used to saying it! That is such a lovely and romantic story, he sounds like a keeper. Congratulations!

Let me guess - your friends are all about the likes on their Instagram poses and live a fake and shallow life.

He, and you, sound delightful.

Your friends are vile.

Many congratulations OP, that sounds like the perfect proposal, thoughtful and understated. Wishing you and your fiance a wonderful wedding and many years of happiness.

As for the 'friends', well they just sound jealous and bitchy. Are they the types that live their lives on Instagram or some such? At least you can leave them off the wedding invite list.

Congratulations on your engagement.

Commiserations on your friends. Sorry OP, really unkind of them. I think their reactions suggest you have grown apart and no longer share values.

They are not friends.

congrats!

Congratulations - you sound like my daughter who got engaged in March - a big public proposal would be her idea of hell - they went to a place where they hike together with the dog and he proposed there - she was over the moon
Your fiance knows you and found a place that was meaningful to you both - your so called friends are awful and utterly jealous of your happiness

Congratulations 🥂 and ignore your so called friends. Their behaviour is childish and uncalled for. It was a lovely thing your boyfriend did. Very sweet.

Ive always found couples with big shows for things like engagements are far less likely to have deep long lasting relationships. My husband proposed watching tv, no ring yet, and we just celebrated our 33rd wedding anniversary on Friday.

Wishing you all the best for the future ❤️

Jealous.

Perhaps you should tell them their response was pretty mean. Not everyone wants a film production instagram proposal. You could say you were thrilled with the way it went and you're sad they can't share in your happiness and are making fun of you. It says more about them than you.

Ditch the so-called best friends. They're not! How horrible and unkind.
Congratulations to you - it sounds like the perfect proposal to me 💜