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For decades now, the air of love has lingered in the building from wedding ceremonies held in the Foyer of Meditation — one of the library’s most magnificent rooms — and many a knee has been taken in proposal on the stairs within. These stairs lead to two golden clasped hands — a symbol of Robert and Elizabeth Browning’s love, the mid-nineteenth century poets who were the inspiration for the library 72 years ago.

As students, we often forget that we are in school for a multitude of reasons, and finding a partner to spend the rest of our lives with doesn’t have to be one of them.

Getting engaged is one of the pivotal moments in any woman’s life. It’s something many girls think about for years before it happens, and thanks to wedding boards on Pinterest and ring accounts on Instagram, a woman can browse engagement rings for hours and pick out her dream ring, or at least narrow down her favorite style.