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Married people, How did you propose

Glavinsolo

Platinum Member
I heard several stories from people I know, and it interests me that just about every one of them had a different way of going about it. How did you do it

Edit for the women: How did he propose to you.
 
I proposed at the apex of a ferris wheel on the 4 year anniversary of our first date at the carnival that comes to town every year.
 
Originally posted by: Aftermath
I proposed at the apex of a ferris wheel on the 4 year anniversary of our first date at the carnival that comes to town every year.

That's much better then this poor sap: 😛

Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
me "want to get married this summer"

her "sure"
 
Used Valentine's Day as a cover for all my proposal planning. Gave her riddle type gifts the week leading up. Took her to a nice restaurant and had a waitress bring a card that had my proposal written down inside. She read it while I pulled out the ring.

Much crying from her and the waitresses ensued.
 
Used her birthday as a cover... Celebrated her birthday a few days early and gave her a jewellary box as a present... on top of the box, our names and that day's date was engraved...

She opened up the present, and asked why I engraved that day's date (remember we celebrated early) and not her actually birthday

When she opened up the box, the ring was inside, and she knew the answer to that question...
 
Originally posted by: InlineFive
Originally posted by: Aftermath
I proposed at the apex of a ferris wheel on the 4 year anniversary of our first date at the carnival that comes to town every year.

That's much better then this poor sap: 😛

Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
me "want to get married this summer"

her "sure"

I'm the poor sap? You just set yourself up for having to pull off romantic crap throughout your marriage. I'm in the clear because she knows I don't do that stuff. 😀
 
Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
Originally posted by: InlineFive
Originally posted by: Aftermath
I proposed at the apex of a ferris wheel on the 4 year anniversary of our first date at the carnival that comes to town every year.

That's much better then this poor sap: 😛

Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
me "want to get married this summer"

her "sure"

I'm the poor sap? You just set yourself up for having to pull off romantic crap throughout your marriage. I'm in the clear because she knows I don't do that stuff. 😀

Exactly. 🙂

When I pull a romantic stunt now, it's a surprise and not expected. 🙂
 
I am going to do something clever to throw her off, then ask her the next day :laugh: I told her I was going to make it fun 😉
 
It was an abnormally cold February day. We were just about to eat a fine dinner of Tombstone pizza and salad when I took her out to the back patio and did the old school kneeling down on one knee proposal. She said "I would be honored to be your wife" then we went back inside to eat and watch TV. 😀
 
Proposed to my wife on the Brooklyn Bridge at sunset. Well, it would have been sunset if it hadn't been overcast and thunderstorming most of the day. 😛
 
We took a 3-day weekend vacation at the Jersey Shore. Saturday night I took her to dinner at a restaurant overlooking the ocean. After dinner we took a walk on the beach.I brought a cooler (supposedly beer and soda). When I worked up the nerve,I pulled out the ring and asked her to marry me. She said yes, cried a little, then I opened the cooler which contained some decent champagne and 2 crystal glasses. Drunken debauchery ensued. 🙂
 
we had been talking about it for a while and i was kinda hinting that we should get married and he insisited that we would have to wait to get engaged until after he graduated school which was still a year away.

I was sad about that but i accepted that that is what was going to happen.
One night though after casually ring shopping after christmas, we were grocery shopping and i was being bitchy because all the rings we saw were crazy expensive and over priced.
He offered to go to dinner instead of cooking that night.
So, we went to dinner to a good sushi place, but nothing out of the ordinary.
After that, he wanted to get a bottle of champage to take back to our apt.
While he was getting it, my mom called up crying because of something that happened to her.

I was still talking with her when we got home. I was not even aware that he had opened the champage and the like.

So, i could tell he was annoyed but i thought nothijng of it and we watched TV until we went to bed.
For quite some time prior he had been teasing me by saying things like how nice my hands would look with a diamond on them...
so we are laying in the dark and he is still joking taking my hand and saying it feels so bare, so all of a sudden, he slips on a ring.
I think its my everyday ring and say to stop teasing, and i feel it and its a diamond ring.
He asks, I say yes, we are happy!

LONGGGG story short, we were in bed together getting ready to go to sleep.
It was perfect!
 
Took her to dinner at Daniel's (high-end restaurant in NYC) for her birthday. At dessert time the waiter brought out a silver tray with a cover. He lifted the cover, the ring was inside. I took the ring and got down on one knee and proposed. The whole restaurant clapped.

VERY cliche, but very successfull nonetheless. 😀
 
Well, we had talked about it before, and she even picked out the setting for her ring herself... so it wasn't actually a surprise. So I made up some lame excuse to go to a park in Pennsylvania with some waterfalls (Bushkill Falls) to take pictures (she's a photographer). There were tons of people there though, so I had to wait until after the park closed basically to get some privacy. I took her off the trail a ways and up a hill, and she knew what was coming so she started crying and all that. I did the one knee thing and put the ring on her finger.

We went back there on the anniversary of our engagement (which happened to be halloween 2004).
 
For most people on internet forums, it will be, "I placed my order, and the Real Doll or the Russian Mail-Order Bride came in the mail after 2 weeks." 😉 😛 j/k of course.
 
Originally posted by: Glavinsolo
Originally posted by: funboy42
Wanna get married or do you have something better to do?

Did that work

I have been married now for over 6 years so, yup it worked just fine 😀
Were not ones for messing around, needing fine things, having to have gold rings or diamonds, and we dont have to buy or go to expensive places to prove our love to each other. Were not brain washed in any way. Dated for 4 months I knew she was the one and got married at the court house and had the reception at the bar my friend was playing at. We had a great time and didnt cost us a thing to get married except the court stuff. We havent gone on our honeymoon yet but at the time she had a child and we couldnt leave him with anyone. Now we have another one but were realistic and firmly believe it isnt all that needed to show we love each other because its not that that makes the relationship last. Its true compatibility, being honest with each other, and being there in the time of need. Sure it would be nice to go to hawai or something but not needed to strengthen what we already have. I was honest and was myself from day one and she accepts me for who and how I am and same goes for her. We hardly ever fight or yell at each other and its been the best relationship ever. I am sure we will be together till the day we die for there isnt anything that hasnt be out in the open since day one. I never acted like a different person, acted goofy, and said what was on my mine always. I firmly believe thats what has made ours work for us.

Our relationship has been though hell and back with getting laid off several jobs, having no money, going from a huge house to a 2 bedroom trailer is slum town, now me being disabled and she is going to start working to suport us, and our feelings for one another hasnt changed. I know of alot of people that if they went through just a little as we have it would of been over. I have married the best one our there guys and I am not giving her up no way no how 😉
 
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