One of the biggest decisions I had to make when I got engaged last November was whether or not to post a photo of my engagement ring on Facebook. Some of my friends had shared close-up shots of their bling, others had been a bit more reserved and simply held up their ring fingers in an otherwise normal photo, and still others left their diamonds to the imagination.
So, the question was: Which kind of woman did I want to be?
Deep down, I always thought that I would be the first one. After all, I’d been mentally planning my wedding since I graduated college—when I was with a guy who is not my fiancé, I might add. (Yes, I am one of “those girls.”) My instinct, I thought, would be to proclaim my engagement to the world, show off my schmancy ring and basically be that annoying person who won’t shut up already about her wedding.
But then, I actually got engaged. And, while I love (LOVE!) my ring, I didn’t really want to be “that girl” anymore. Sure, I snapped a pic to send to my family (my guy proposed while we were on vacation), which I also forwarded to friends who live out of state and wanted to see the ring.
However, when people I barely knew asked me to send them a photo of my rock, I felt kinda icky about the whole thing. Was that what really mattered? Was I about to be judged by the size and type of ring I was now sporting? I was relieved I didn’t post a photo online where people could comment or “like” it.
I’ve learned that everyone has different reactions to getting engaged. Mine just happened to really surprise me: I went from being a non-engaged, wedding-crazed woman, to an affianced, anti-bridezilla. (Honestly, I don’t really care about most of the details of our wedding—I just want to marry my guy!) While I’m sure I’ll start going ga-ga over flower arrangements at some point, I’m just enjoying the pre-planning stages (we aren’t having our wedding for another year).
But enough about me—I want to know what you think about posting photos of your ring on Facebook: Did you do it? What do you think when other women do it?
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