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Reading the threads about the Basketball proposal and this one got me thinking about my own situation.
GF and I have been dating for 3.5 years now. We both know we will be married, just not when. She knows I am currently looking for a ring. I want to suprise her in a really romantic way, but am kind of at a loss as to how to do this.
Does anyone have a good idea or some suggestions for me? I appreciate the help!
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I always thought it would be so romantic to wake up in the morning and find the ring already on my finger. The trick is to get it on her finger without waking her up!
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Well, me and my wife knew we were going to get married... and I had this whole thing planned. we were going to go on a trip to Jasper, take the gondola up the mountain, and Iw as going to propose on top of the mountain, with a little speech of how she makes me feel on top of the world, and I felt I should propose on the top of the world.
as it turned out, we ended up shopping for a ring together, and we found a ring she loved, and while she was admiring it, I got approved for financing, and bought the ring... She said, "baby I don't want to take the ring off until I have to" and I said "you don't have to"...
"what?" "well will you?" "what???" "Marry me?" "YES, oh god yes!"
but I would have rather proposed the way I had planned. on top of the world...
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Well, have you considered throwing yourself on the ground, clinging to her leg with all your might and making puppy like noises until she relents?
OK, maybe not. Let's file that under 'Backup plans if the original plan does not work'.
I think the best advise is to make it personal. Face it, how you propose will not alter the outcome, no one (at least no one worth marrying) would turn down a proposal from someone they love because it wasn't grand enough or creative enough, it more about creating the right memory. So, think about what you want to remember in 2020. What would make both of you feel warm and fuzzy inside just by remembering it?
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How I proposed to my wife: Well, she was visiting me (long distance relationship), and we went to the local mall, went into a jeweler store and selected a nice set of wedding rings. A few days later we picked them up and I asked her THEN, "BTW.. Do you want to marry me?"
(according to my mom, where she was born, it was tradition to wear the weddingring on the left hand while being engaged and on the right when being married.)
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I proposed while Mrs Sal and I were having a sleep-in (or more correctly an "awake but don't want to get out of bed just yet-in") one weekend morning.
My advice is pretty much what I suggest in all things to do with romance and love -- be you and think about her personality and also think about things you like doing as a couple. Are you both avid hikers? Then hike somewhere and at the midway point of the hike, pop the question.
Movie fans? Set up a movie that you know features a marriage proposal, when the proposal scene comes on then either copy it or just do it your own way.
Or if you happen to quite like traditional things, then a dinner date & proposal on bended knee would probably be the best way.
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Another idea on the movie thing Salamander said- If your movie theatres show ads before the film (when you're waiting around and doing nothing), hire an ad to say "Will you marry me?" before you see a movie you both really want to see. Sure, you may not see much of the movie, but think of how cute it would be!
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My best friend's fiance (hubby now) put the ring in a little box between the paws of a teddy bear and put the teddy bear in a box marked "kitchen supplies" when they were moving into their new apartment.
Even if you're not moving, the teddy bear idea would be cute.
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She really does not care how I do it, but I would kind of like to make a spectacle of it. I do like the movie theater idea, and it is very similar to my own idea. I appreciate everyone's help. Thank you so much.
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Hmmm... she doesn't really mind but you want to make a spectacle? Obviously you know her more than I ever will, but are you sure she'd be okay with you doing that?
I'm a very private person... if I'd had something that I consider very private turned into a very public event I'd probably be too mortified to say anything and then too angry for days (or weeks) to even think about talking to that person.
Of course I realise I'm very much more introverted than most and I'm not suggesting that you don't do whatever you're planning, but just make sure that she's not going to kill you for it afterwards.
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Better yet, put the engagement ring in a cookie! Then when she chokes on it and passes out, you can give her mouth-to-mouth; it'll be romantic!
Seriously, if she has a pet you could take it out for some grooming, then when you bring it back I can have the ring attached to its collar. Not recommended with iguana's though Posts: 25 | From: Guelph, Canada | Registered: Aug 2006
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quote:Originally posted by Tacitus: Seriously, if she has a pet you could take it out for some grooming, then when you bring it back I can have the ring attached to its collar. Not recommended with iguana's though
You're going all the way to Pennsylvania to help out with the proposal? What a sport!
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I got not one, but two proposals. My DH proposed on christmas night, in a parking lot after doing a couple of donuts in the snow. At the time we were both really depressed because he was going to be heading out of state in 2 weeks to go to school. I went down to visit him about 3 months later, and he proposed to me again on the beach--bended knee the whole nine yards. He also set up a digital camera to take a picture, and that one was on our website for the longest time.
My cousin was another Christmas proposal. Her husband proposed Christmas Eve, when she went over to his house. He put the ring around an animated angel that moved her hands out and in, so she couldn't really move. He then asked my cousin to look at the angel which was on top of the tree. She of course said something like "why don't you do it?" Of course once he talked her into it, she said yes They've been married for 10 years already.
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On a day when you've been lolling about the house drinking beer and watching the game, sneak up on her while she's doing some household chore you're not helping her with (e.g. mopping), then tell her what with married men living longer and the tax advantages that go along with being married, you've decided to make the supreme sacrifice and marry her.
Barbara "then run like hell" Mikkelson
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quote:Originally posted by Tacitus: Seriously, if she has a pet you could take it out for some grooming, then when you bring it back I can have the ring attached to its collar. Not recommended with iguana's though
You're going all the way to Pennsylvania to help out with the proposal? What a sport!
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