Thanks for your replies. I guess I've always been more of a romantic than a realist. Maybe one day I'll be able to better manage my expectations, I'm trying to work on that. Anyway, I do realize the importance of developing healthy habits for myself. I'm here because I've kind of lost focus on that for awhile when other things in life got in the way. So, here I am setting all kinds of personal goals and trying to motivate myself again. In many other ways I am in a good place in my career, in my surroundings, and in my relationships. I feel he is "the one" and he's let me know he feels the same way, we'll see where it leads us.
CHEWIEKIKI 6/6/06 9:30 A
Well, I went to Italy with a BF of three years, and he didn't propose! I was quite disappointed, and we broke up not long after. Later, I went to Paris with another BF and we agreed ahead of time that he was NOT to propose. I wanted to put it out of my mind and just enjoy the vacation. (He wasn't in a "place" mentally yet to propose anyway, but I already knew he was the one.)
About a year later, the night after he finished a marathon, he proposed over chocolate cake and champagne at our favorite restaurant. I was totally surprised and thought we were just celebrating his accomplishment. It turns out, he asked my dad (also in the marathon) for permission right before the race. It was incredibly romantic. :)
My advice is to focus on enjoying your vacation and make every effort not to think "Is this is? Is this it?" while you're there. Go ahead and plan on looking your best for fantastic vacation pictures, but keep your expectations focused on just having a great time. If it happens, I'm sure it will be wonderful. If it doesn't happen, that could just be because he has a plan for another romantic proposal at another time.
