We're Engaged! Urm... Now What?

Getting engaged is a funny thing. Cos if you think about it, nothing's really different about your relationship, is there? Technically, you're still just dating. You still check the "Single" box whenever you fill up forms. And you still say "goodbye" at the end of every day, go back to your respective homes and fall asleep alone in your single bed.

But then again, e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g's different.

You talk about the future and for once, it actually isn't "just talk"; it's plans waiting to happen. You continue to check that "Single" box; but every time it gets a tick, is just another time you get further away from "Single" and closer to the "Married"*. And the best part of it all is that when you're engaged, "goodbyes" become temporary and you start looking forward to "goodnights" before bedtime and "good mornings" after sunrise. =)


* You know, I was just thinking about it... And unlike any other box in "Marital Status" – be it "Married", "Divorced" or "Widowed" – the "Single" box is the only box you can never ever go back to. Funny huh? You can go from married to divorced or widowed, and then back again to married – rinse, rewind, repeat. But you can never back to being single! It just kinda shows you how significant getting married really is and how important it is to find the right person to get married to when it comes to the whole scheme of things.