I really just need to let go of some anxiety with this post.
The proposal went great (she said yes! thank you to you all who already congratulated me), but I left her gorgeous engagement dress in the hotel along with my suit. So far they have located my suit but not the dress. That doesn't make me feel too hopeful about its return since both items were in the same closet.
Fiancé is totally forgiving about it (after all, she forget the dress too) but I am totally down in the dumps about it. Just hoping somebody will have similar experiences to share or words of encouragement. Or, hell, call me a moron! I just needed to vent.
Look on the bright side - she didn't react irrationally to a very stressful situation and isn't giving you hell about it (yet!) This'll make for a funny story later on. Or she'll blackmail you! Good luck finding the dress. Congrats on the engagement!
You moron! Just kidding, it's a dress dude. You didn't forget the baby in the hotel, or even your wallet. You forgot some clothes. It will be okay. Can you go shopping? Buy her a better dress.
Haha, way to put things in perspective, thank you. And yes, it will be okay. I just can't help but be (a) anxious about whether the hotel will find it and (b) sad that we lost this particular dress from such a meaningful occasion. At least we have tons of professional photos of the thing, so that's something. One day a better dress will be had; for now that was easily the nicest item of clothing either of us owned. Oh well, I doubt I will forget to check the closets again on the way out of some place.
This will make for a good story someday.sad that we lost this particular dress from such a meaningful occasion
It wasn't the dress that was giving the occasion meaning. She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah. With a love like that, you know you should be glad.
Well said, again; thank you. Of course some well-adjusted part of me deep down knew I was being silly freaking out so much. But I'm glad to get a bucket of cold water to help me put my emotional horses and carts back in order. And I really appreciate your kindness.