You can get engaged before you propose. This order is not strictly limited, and who is first and who is last in the engagement and proposal can be arranged according to each other. Getting engaged before proposing is like a layer of protection for the man, that is, proposing on the basis of confirming that the two sides want to become husband and wife, and the success rate is greatly improved, but for the girl, it may feel that the romance and surprise are lost. If two people really love each other, the order of engagement and proposal of course doesn't matter that much.
