proposal

A marriage proposal is one of the scariest and most exciting things people ever do—stories, advice, and more live here.

WHY GOOD MARRIAGES FALL APART. AI-Generated.
The Question Nobody Wants to Ask Here is something most married couples never say out loud: at some point, nearly every one of them wondered whether they made the right choice.
By Dot Stories4 days ago in Marriage
THE QUIET WORK THAT KEEPS US MARRIED
I’ve been married to David for seventeen years now. Not the sparkling Instagram version of marriage—the real one, with stretch marks, unpaid bills, a teenager who slams doors, and mornings where we both reach for coffee before speaking. People sometimes ask me, “What’s your secret?” as if there’s a single trick. There isn’t. But there are habits I’ve learned (often the hard way) that have kept us from drifting into roommates-with-rings territory.
By creator7 days ago in Marriage
What I’ve Learned About Keeping Our Marriage Alive After 5 Years
I’m not a marriage counselor. I’m just a 30 year-old guy who is self employed an entrepreneur, pays bills, coaches people how to make money online on weekends, and has been married to the same woman for the past 5 years . We’ve had good stretches and rough ones—job losses, a kid with health issues, nights where we barely spoke because we were both exhausted. But we’re still here, still choosing each other. If you’re a husband looking for practical ways to protect what you’ve built, here’s what actually works for me. No fluff, no magic formulas—just stuff I’ve seen make a real difference.
By creator7 days ago in Marriage
The Man Who Returned Lost Things. AI-Generated.
Every city has a person nobody remembers seeing. In this city, it was Kareem. He worked inside a narrow glass office beside the last metro platform — the lost-and-found department. The place where forgotten pieces of life gathered quietly: umbrellas still wet from rain, single gloves without partners, wallets filled with family photos, school bags heavier with responsibility than books.
By shakir hamid13 days ago in Marriage
Whispers of a Valentine Part nine
Love that survives storms does not whisper. It stands steady. It breathes calmly. It chooses—again and again. By the time spring arrived, Ethan and Lila were no longer rebuilding something broken.
By Ahmed aldeabella13 days ago in Marriage
Efforts Over Promises
Every evening at sunset, Rahim would stand outside his small wooden house and look at the sky as if it held answers to questions he never asked out loud.
By Active USA 16 days ago in Marriage
The Quiet Language of Love
On the edge of a small lakeside town stood a weathered wooden bench that had witnessed decades of changing seasons. In spring, it was surrounded by wildflowers; in autumn, by leaves that fell like gentle rain. Few people noticed the bench anymore—except for two strangers whose lives were about to quietly intertwine.
By NAIB REHMAN19 days ago in Marriage
A Promise Without a Price Tag: Finding Meaning in Affordable Engagement Rings
The Moment That Matters More Than the Ring When Daniel finally decided to propose, it wasn’t the size of the diamond that kept him awake at night. It was the weight of the promise. He wanted something that said I know you, not look what I bought. Like many people standing at the edge of a lifelong commitment, he felt the quiet pressure of expectations—family traditions, social media highlights, and the unspoken idea that love must be expensive to be real.
By CEO A&S Developers21 days ago in Marriage
Do You Really Mean What You Say?
I wrote a poem last month called “With This Ring” With this ring I thee wed To honour and to hold, To live a life until the end
By Calvin London25 days ago in Marriage
Compulsions
Millions of Pakistanis live in the United States, having migrated from Pakistan in search of a better life. By “better life,” most people usually mean financial comfort, and in that sense many do succeed. They earn money and achieve stability. However, along with these gains come countless struggles, emotional hardships, and painful sacrifices that often remain unseen.
By Sudais Zakwan27 days ago in Marriage
My Love, Written Between Heartbeats
I never planned to fall in love with you. Love, I believed, was something loud—grand confessions, dramatic moments, promises shouted into the world. I thought love arrived like a storm, unmistakable and impossible to ignore. But you came into my life like morning light—soft, patient, and so natural that I didn’t realize when everything changed.
By Farhad30 days ago in Marriage
Marriage is Going Extinct
Marriage once stood as a nearly universal life milestone — the expected transition from youth to adulthood, family, and social stability. But today, millions of young adults are rethinking if marriage even belongs in their future. While it’s dramatic to call marriage *extinct*, the trend lines suggest we are living through a historic transformation in how this generation views traditional commitment — one with cultural, economic, and demographic implications.
By AnthonyBTVabout a month ago in Marriage