Post # 1

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Worker bee
To all my fellow Bees-in-Waiting,
Please read the following article:
http://apracticalwedding.com/2011/09/he-wants-to-marry-you-engagement/
I promise it will help you to get through this time in life more easily.
I definitely bookmarked it, and I read it when I’m feeling like this won’t happen.
Feel free to do the same…I hope this helps you all ๐
Please let me know what you think ๐
Post # 3

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Busy bee
@Skylifer: LOVE IT!! thank you ๐
Post # 4

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Helper bee
Thank you! You don’t even know how bad I needed this today. What a great touching article!!
Post # 6

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Wannabee
Those last few lines…awesome! Just what we need to hear sometimes, from him or even other people. Thanks, I’m bookmarking it as well!
Post # 7

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Sugar bee
I saw this posted a while ago and bookmarked it. It’s a GREAT article!
Post # 8

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Buzzing bee
<3 LOVE it!! I will definitely re-read it when I am having a bad waiting day. I feel like it does a good job of capturing the waiting experience. SO doesnt understand waiting… Would it be weird to make SO read it? I guess that would break the shut it up pact :/
Also I really hope all that resentment and frustration go away the moment he proposes. A lot of bees say that’s what happened to them, but it is one of my greatest fears that it won’t go away and I’ll always think he should have done it sooner. SO has also communicated the same fear – that I will resent him forever for making me wait (I was really open about how terrible waiting made me feel- and looking back I’m not sure that total honesty is the best policy in this situation). I hope this article is right about that!!
Post # 9

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Blushing bee
I love this, I needed it today. Every day SO tells me to be patient, even if I don’t bring it up. It gets frustrating as hell. I can tell he’s excited to do this, but its still so hard to be waiting!
Post # 11

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Newbee
great article…i cried…but im very emotional today to begin with
Post # 12

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Helper bee
Thanks for posting the article…needed to read it today!
Post # 13

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Bumble bee
He’s listening and he hears you. He knows what you want, and he loves you, and he’s working to give it to you. And more importantly, in case you don’t already know, he wants to marry you. It sometimes just takes time to get there.
Lightbulb moment when I read this!
Post # 14

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Busy bee
I cried too! And then I bookmarked ๐
Post # 15

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Busy bee
@Skylifer: it was great, very touching ^-^
Post # 16

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Buzzing bee
I got teary-eyed at the “please wait for me” part. As I lay on the couch, boyfriend sleeping at the end, I know I’d wait forever.