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i need help on "proposal" ideas.

Maximus96

Maximus96

Diamond Member
the problem i have is that she already know i have the ring, i already teased her with the box but not the actual ring. we are ready to get married so its not much of a proposal. i need some ways to present the ring. the suprise factor is already very limited, theres practically no suprise because everything is out in the open. i need help from all the mental giants here.

EDIT: 8/16/04


I went with the Romantic-letter-and-ring-in-magazine proposal this past saturday night. spend couple nights carving out the hole for the ring in one of those brides magazine. the magazine was almost 3/4" thick and had no problem hiding the ring. also spent some time making a nice looking page with borders and stuff and printed the letter in a light blue parchment(sp) paper. she promptly skipped thru the page as she flipped thru the magazine cus she said it looked like it was one of the pages. After she read it and revealed the ring on the next page, she cried and I asked her to marry me which she agreed. she said she was already suprised and happy i bought her a brides magazine because a couple weeks ago i said they were a waste of money and paper when we were at the supermarket.

thank you all for the all the great ideas.
 
Slip her the ring when you're having sex with her. Make sure she's saying "Yes!" when you do it...that way, you really won't have to ask.
 
Originally posted by: bobbybe01
Slip her the ring when you're having sex with her. Make sure she's saying "Yes!" when you do it...that way, you really won't have to ask.
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Clever.
 
tease her about it.

like when you are having dinner, say stuff like "Honey, would you do me the honor of....passing the salt"
just funny stuff like that. do that for a few days or even a week. then, just as she is getting used to the teasing, really do it. at first she will porbably just say "no" or "do it yourself", but then when she realizes what you just said, she will stop in her tracks!
when you feel the time is right, whip out the ring!

congrats!
 
Originally posted by: Lola
tease her about it.

like when you are having dinner, say stuff like "Honey, would you do me the honor of....passing the salt"
just funny stuff like that. do that for a few days or even a week. then, just as she is getting used to the teasing, really do it. at first she will porbably just say "no" or "do it yourself", but then when she realizes what you just said, she will stop in her tracks!
when you feel the time is right, whip out the ring!

congrats!
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You are good. I am asking you for romantic advice from now on.
 
hide it in a carton of marlboros and give them to her
when she smokes enough of them she'll find it
 
Originally posted by: FoBoT
hide it in a carton of marlboros and give them to her
when she smokes enough of them she'll find it
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what goes better with the gift of eternal love, than the gift of lung cancer!

😀
 
Originally posted by: Kibbo
Originally posted by: Lola
tease her about it.

like when you are having dinner, say stuff like "Honey, would you do me the honor of....passing the salt"
just funny stuff like that. do that for a few days or even a week. then, just as she is getting used to the teasing, really do it. at first she will porbably just say "no" or "do it yourself", but then when she realizes what you just said, she will stop in her tracks!
when you feel the time is right, whip out the ring!

congrats!
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You are good. I am asking you for romantic advice from now on.
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aw! 😱 thanks! i try! 🙂
 
Originally posted by: bobbybe01
Slip her the ring when you're having sex with her. Make sure she's saying "Yes!" when you do it...that way, you really won't have to ask.
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Interesting 😛.

Lola's advice is good!
 
What Lola said...

or alternatively... skip the surprise and pour on the romantic... I mean POUR it ON.... do like a 5 minute monologue about how much you love her, and how excited you are about spending the rest of your life with her. Have it in written form, and present it with the ring. I think having a memorable proposal is important... this gives her something to pull out and read and remember.

-Max
 
i like Lola's and Doboji's suggestion the best so far, with Lola's in front just because i don't like writing romantic letters. i guess i might have to cook up something for this one time. having it memorable is important to her
 
Put it in an envelope sealed with wax, then throw it into a fire. Take it out and give it to her, and ask her to read it.
 
Originally posted by: zaku
i like Lola's and Doboji's suggestion the best so far, with Lola's in front just because i don't like writing romantic letters. i guess i might have to cook up something for this one time. having it memorable is important to her
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you are absolutly correct that it is important to her! This is the story she is going to be telling EVERYONE for the next 2 years and then she will be telling her kids and grandkids as well!
Just make sure however you do it, when you do it, it comes deep from your self/heart. Relish that moment when you are asking her, beacuse i can tell you that it will be hard to remember even the next day! even if she knows about the ring, she will still be really excited and giddy!
 
My proposal was memorable. He took me on a trip and asked me at dinner in a nice restaurant, on bended knee and everything. Very romantic. I didn't end up marrying him, though. Current spouse never proposed. No engagement ring or anything. I don't really remember too much from the period right before we got married. I think maybe romantic and memorable would be better.
 
Originally posted by: Jeff7
Put it in an envelope sealed with wax, then throw it into a fire. Take it out and give it to her, and ask her to read it.
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holy crap, i actually laughed out loud at that....thank you for reaffirming to me that this is the geek site, first and foremost. :beer:

and yes, i'm a geek because i actually recognized it 😛
 
Two more ideas:

Get a wedding magazine. Men never buy them. That?s why it would be so odd to have one on your coffee table. Sit her at the table, while you make dinner. Of course she can?t resist opening it, to a page that you?ve bookmarked. As you uncork the Champaign, you?ll hear her scream at the customized page that you?ve inserted into the publication. These mags are so thick that at the turn of the page could be a hallowed out section holding her ring.

Use power point: I knew one guy, an artist, made a comic book that chronicled his 2-year relationship with his girlfriend, right down to the current day?s picnic. His girlfriend turned the last page and his caricature looked up from the page and asked her to marry him. Now if you?re not an artist, you may want to do a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that will do the same thing. Hey, PowerPoint was made for proposals; you?re just using it for a different kind. Compile photos and artwork from your time together. You can even add a little drama by showing how drab your life was without her. On the last frame you look up and ask her.
 
does she wear any rings right now? Keep taking off her rings and saying something like "one day I'll replace this with a diamond" and then put the ring back on. Do this for long enough so that she doesn't suspect anything... then one time actually replace it w/ the engagement ring. Don't say anything and see how long it'll take for her to notice. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Kenazo
does she wear any rings right now? Keep taking off her rings and saying something like "one day I'll replace this with a diamond" and then put the ring back on. Do this for long enough so that she doesn't suspect anything... then one time actually replace it w/ the engagement ring. Don't say anything and see how long it'll take for her to notice. 🙂
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Ooh, that's a good one. Lola's suggestion was good as well. Surprise is always a big plus, although I'm not sure I would suggest a big public thing...you'll both feel really bad if she says no.

I know someone who proposed to his GF by putting the ring on her finger while she slept (apparently this is quite difficult to do without waking someone up 😉) He tied a little ribbon to the ring that said will you marry me on it. I always kind of liked that idea, of course it doesn't work too well if you aren't "living in sin", but who isn't these days? 😛
 
on a romantic night, go outside to look at the stars.

And then, you stand up, and say something corny like "I wish I can get that star for you." Then start jumping pretending to get the star. This whole time, the ring should be in your hands. And the say "I got it, and present her the ring.."


keke
 
Originally posted by: Lola
tease her about it.

like when you are having dinner, say stuff like "Honey, would you do me the honor of....passing the salt"
just funny stuff like that. do that for a few days or even a week. then, just as she is getting used to the teasing, really do it. at first she will porbably just say "no" or "do it yourself", but then when she realizes what you just said, she will stop in her tracks!
when you feel the time is right, whip out the ring!

congrats!
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Yes, "whip out the ring," but whip it out in a unique and altogether humorous way :evil:
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: Lola
tease her about it.

like when you are having dinner, say stuff like "Honey, would you do me the honor of....passing the salt"
just funny stuff like that. do that for a few days or even a week. then, just as she is getting used to the teasing, really do it. at first she will porbably just say "no" or "do it yourself", but then when she realizes what you just said, she will stop in her tracks!
when you feel the time is right, whip out the ring!

congrats!
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Yes, "whip out the ring," but whip it out in a unique and altogether humorous way :evil:
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Well hopefully in this case her ring size is big? 😉 Uh...

Hey buddy, get some :camera:'s if you can, and keep us posted!
 
tell her that you have hidden the ring somewhere in the house, and if she can find it within 20mins, you will marry her! :roll:
 
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