I'm not even engaged for 24 hours and my social status has improved within my close work community. The majority are conservative evangelical Christians. These folk are nice people for sure, and I don't think verbally would agree that singleness is bad, but comments lead the recipient to believe otherwise. I have gone from a transient boy, flitting around to a man who now has his whole life secured. It is quite eerie.
Future Mrs. mindfulmission/kevin.php and I do not hold this same idea. For sure we are both excited to join our lives together and for sure we look forward to the things we will bring into our future together, however we do not see our lives prior to our engagement as being unfulfilled, nor would that have been unfulfilled if we never met.