When you've hit that point in your relationship where it's just a matter of time before he asks you to marry him, the wait can feel like an eternity. So when a friend gets engaged before you, it can make you green with envy, not to mention even more restless. While the engagement race may seem foolish to some, it does exist, so tell me, have you ever been secretly jealous or disappointed that a Read more

DearSugar and Impatient Isla need your help. Everyone around her is getting engaged and she wants to jump on the bandwagon, but her boyfriend isn't ready to pop the question. They had agreed to wait until all their ducks were in a row, but she's getting impatient. Do you have any advice for her? Dear Sugar, I am only 21, but it feels like everyone around me is either engaged or getting engaged! Read more

I recently caught a rerun of the Sex and the City episode when Aidan proposed to Carrie with a ring that made her vomit. Literally. When she met the girls to tell them all about it, Samantha used the old cliché, "wrong ring, wrong guy!" And in response to my Handle This from a few days back, Ginger Snaps expressed the same belief. Now different people place different emphasis on engagement Read more

DearSugar and Sick of Waiting Willow need your help. She wants her boyfriend to pop the question but he's not ready. He doesn't feel that the timing is right, but Willow doesn't know how to wait patiently. Do you have any advice for her? Dear Sugar, I have been dating my boyfriend for over three years. We've been living together for at least two, and we are at the stage in our relationship where Read more

Dear Sugar, My boyfriend and I have been together almost two years and our relationship took off quickly. I am not a materialistic person, but he goes out of his way to pamper me and buy me things — I think he thinks it's what makes me happy. I've told him that all I need is his love, but he still continues to shower me with gifts. We have wonderful times together, we share the same sense of Read more

Your engaged friend has been acting incredibly distant lately. You assume it's because she's planning her wedding, but when you finally get time together, she opens up to you after a few drinks. She tells you that things aren't going well and she's having serious cold feet, to the point that she wants to call off the wedding. You try to calm her down, but the more details she divulges, the more Read more

DearSugar and Next Step Nina need your help. She and her boyfriend are very happy and in love, but she's ready for marriage and he wants to wait another two years before even talking about it! She's not a fan of ultimatums, but she doesn't want to wait around for him. What should she do? Dear Sugar, I have been with my boyfriend for over two years, and we live together. I'm 24 and he is 26. We Read more

For those of you that aren't a fan of my favorite show The Bachelor, you'll be glad to know that it's over! But the rest of you were probably glued to the TV last night to see who Matt picked. Shayne was my favorite from the get go, but I have to say I was surprised to see him actually propose at the end. Most of the bachelors get on bended knee and offer the ring as a promise for the future, not Read more