While many brides and grooms may remember the anxiety they felt leading up to the marriage proposal?either feeling anxious about doing it or wondering when it would finally happen?not everyone talks as much about feeling that anxiety after the proposal. Since an engagement is such a happy event, it may come as a shock if you experience anxiety afterwards that more closely mirrors the feelings of sadness and anxiety rather than joy and excitement. However, this is very common and nothing to be ashamed of.
Since the idea of committing to one person for the rest of your life is a huge and life-altering decision, it makes sense that anxiety could accompany it, especially if you have a history of such emotions. Plus, when you pair this large life change with the societal pressures that commonly plague couples surrounding their engagement, it makes perfect sense that this important life event can be anxiety-inducing.
Having this anxiety is one thing, but you definitely don?t want it to stick around and ruin this special time. If you?re experiencing these feelings, it should bring you comfort to know that you?re certainly not the only one who has gone through it. This range of emotions following such a monumental moment is normal, and there are thankfully many ways to overcome it.
Understand the Origins of the Anxiety

The first step to coping with this anxiety is to understand the origins of it. While your engagement may have brought it on, there has to be certain aspects o...