Are Engagement Anniversaries a Thing?  Yesterday, in the comment
thread for the “would you like to get a proposal on a holiday?”
post, the discussion veered toward something apparently called
an “engagement anniversary.” While I’m familiar with normal
anniversaries, I always assumed that they were intended to
commemorate a marriage, not a proposal. Proposals are lovely and
significant for the people involved, but I can’t imagine
celebrating the anniversary of a proposal when a couple
ultimately ends up getting married and thus having a more
meaningful day to mark in their lives. Celebrating an engagement
anniversary seems about as uneccessary as celebrating an
“anniversary of the first day we kissed” or “anniversary of our
first date.” While there are plenty of people who remember the
dates for those events, remembering something and commemorating
it are entirely different things. Having it be a special memory
is reasonable, but expecting a party or a gift is just absurd.
That said, I’m sure the greeting-car