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SCSIfreek

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Ok, Here I am thinking about proposing to my girlfriend of 5 years. :) I'm very nervous about it and don't know where to turn. :eek: So I came in here to get some ideas. I know I can count on yall. right? :D
I'm planning on buying a ring to symbolized (Elsa Peretti® band ring. Platinum, diamond, .02 cacrats) my proposal. This is not the ring I'm getting married with as I intend to pick out the REAL ring with her (something much bigger :)) after I proposed. Her birthday is coming up in less than 2 weeks and I'm thinking about doing it that day. Please let me know if I should do it on her birthday or wait for another day. Much appreciate any suggestions.


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In my opinion doing it on her birthday would be great. However, you really need to set her up for it. Take her our for a nice meal, give her a birthday gift, go for a walk through a park (or you guys favorite place) and propose.
 
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I think picking out a ring with her later on is a great idea. Women are picky about their jewelry so she would probably appreciate being able to pick something out herself. As for the proposal, perhaps you could take her out to a nice restaurant as someone mentioned and then go for a walk along the beach (if you're near one). Then you could propose when you two are alone somewhere. Somebody out there must have come up with a website with proposal ideas.
 
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SCSIfreek

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Originally posted by: minendo
In my opinion doing it on her birthday would be great. However, you really need to set her up for it. Take her our for a nice meal, give her a birthday gift, go for a walk through a park (or you guys favorite place) and propose.
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Thank you. :)

People I'm not using this ring for my engagement. This is just to symbolized my proposal to her. :) we are getting the REAL one roughly in the 1.5 carat range, E, VVs1 <-- all depends on my funding(currently its in good shape)

--Scsi
 
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if u live near the ocean, take her out on a beach sunset walk, and then propose there, on the sand on your knee, profs husband did that, she said it was the greatest thing ever. or if u want people to know, go to a theater or where ever u guys go, and talk to the people there and they will uselly let u get up infront of everyone and ask the question. which ever u want man, but good luck, we need pics of her before and after, u know the ones of her running away hehe

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Birthday is a great idea, so is letting her pick out her own ring. Don't listen to any of these other schmucks ;) :p
Don't get real fancy and creative with the proposal if that's not how you normally are, she'll suspect something. As was suggested above, just a nice dinner and a walk, pretend your shoe is untied (hope she doesn't keep walking), look up and ask.

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Obviously, my earlier suggestion was the best because you can't get more sensual and intimate than a nice back-shavin'.....but since no one seems to agree, I'm going to say you should do it by candle light next to water somewhere. Find something that you like to do and take her somewhere special....maybe an opera or a show somewhere.
 
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With regards to the ring, I took my fiancee out to a few decent jewelers before I proposed under the guise that we were looking for other things and while we were in there we looked at engagement rings so I could figure out what she liked, once I knew what she wanted I just bought that and used it...alot easier than buying two rings one of which you will only use once.

I also picked the first place we met as the place to propose to her, I suggest something sentimental, but then again there is always the nice resturaunt route as that is popular as well.

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SCSIfreek

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Originally posted by: bunker
Birthday is a great idea, so is letting her pick out her own ring. Don't listen to any of these other schmucks ;) :p
Don't get real fancy and creative with the proposal if that's not how you normally are, she'll suspect something. As was suggested above, just a nice dinner and a walk, pretend your shoe is untied (hope she doesn't keep walking), look up and ask.
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Great idea. :) Thank you.

--Scsi



 
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Proposing on b/days or other big holidays isn't usually a good idea,if things don't work out, the memories kind of spoil future b/days for her.
 
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Originally posted by: SCSIfreek
Ok, Here I am thinking about proposing to my girlfriend of 5 years. :) I'm very nervous about it and don't know where to turn. :eek: So I came in here to get some ideas. I know I can count on yall. right? :D
I'm planning on buying a ring to symbolized (Elsa Peretti® band ring. Platinum, diamond, .02 cacrats) my proposal. This is not the ring I'm getting married with as I intend to pick out the REAL ring with her (something much bigger :)) after I proposed. Her birthday is coming up in less than 2 weeks and I'm thinking about doing it that day. Please let me know if I should do it on her birthday or wait for another day. Much appreciate any suggestions.


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You're crazy. Marriage is a trap. Just think, she'll own you. She'll control your every move. "Honey, take out the trash", "Honey, mow the lawn", fix this fix that, take me here and there. Signing on the dotted line means signing your life away. When she divorces you (REMINDER: over 50% chance) it means most of what you own is hers. Also, many of my married friends complain about the lack of S*X after marriage. No more looking at other women either. They change after the get you to sign. But if you're still going through with it then I wish you the best of luck. There's nothing to be nervous about. She's been with you for 5 years, she'll say yes. If she turns you down, then it means she doesn't want you anyway so it'll be good for you since you can find someone else.
 
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Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Proposing on b/days or other big holidays isn't usually a good idea,if things don't work out, the memories kind of spoil future b/days for her.
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Eh, who cares about her?? ;) He wouldn't be with her if things didn't work out anyway :p.
 
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Hilarious!! I've been sitting here at work for the last hour thinking up my proposal plan! :D I've got an idea for you...

Since you want to propose on your girlfriend's bday: Buy a jewelrey box. Have her name engraved on the outside, but with YOUR last name instead of her's. Put the ring inside the box. She'll see the name, freak out, open the box, you get down on one knee, she cries, you propose, you cry, then you hug and kiss! :) This idea would, of course, be surrounded by other events have you have planned for the evening (ie. making her dinner, a private "ballroom" dance in your house, ect...).
 
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Originally posted by: csiro
Ask her to sign up on AT and propose to her here...
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Thanks for the laugh.


Why not just get the band without the diamond? In my opinion, that would look better than a diamond that small.

If you're going to do it around her birthday, you might as well do it on the same day. A week after or before just doesn't feel right. Plus, it saves on having to buy an anniversary gift and a birthday gift every year within a couple of weeks.;) As for how to do it, just don't put it in food. Maybe wrap it up in progressively bigger gift boxes, so that by the time it gets down to the ring box, she'll be really nervous and anticipating it. You can have a small card in the ring box that she'll see at the same time as the ring that asks if she'll marry you. That's not completely original, but it should have the desired effect.
 
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