I (29f) felt bad about my fiance(32m) proposing to me with a heart shaped ring.

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Hi,

I'm happy with him, he's caring, loving and empathetic. I told him in advance that I wanted a good proposal because I wanted it to be a nice little milestone in our journey, nothing extraordinary just flowers and specifically told him that I don't want a heart shaped ring.

But he said he doesn't remember it. It seems like he didn't pay attention to this requirement of mine.

I accepted the proposal happily but moments later I felt about the ring because it was heart shaped which I despise a lot.

I got angry or sad and felt very bad. He said sorry but still I felt bad about it.

of course we talked about it at length later. I'm feeling okay now and I have accepted the ring also.

But this has left me wondering: if me having a bad response to the ring, was right.

I'm asking because my childhood was traumatic and I am still learning about my needs and wants and how do people react.

I just wanted to ask others how they feel about it? Let me know. Thanks!

Posted Aug 12, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC

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