I want to propose to my girlfriend. We've been dating for almost a year and I can tell she feels as strongly about me as I feel about her. See, I want to propose in a way that she would remember it forever. I want to make it...you know, a magical moment (I know it sounds cheesy) that she would like. Anyways, I know it's time now to make the jump from petty boyfriend to soulmate, but I have absolutely no idea how i should go about doing this. Dinner? Pic-nic? I'm lost. All you romantics out there...help me!! Thanks for any help.
I had a friend rent a plane and it spelt out with that smoke "Will you "heart" me?" My brother proposed on a beach. Already had the ring in a shell and pretended to find it on the beach. Asked her to open the shell. I've seen asked at both a baseball AND a basketball game. I like my brothers idea. Hide the ring somewhere with something to do with your activity, in the ketchup or something, then let her find it! Good luck man. Thats awesome you feel so close to her!
have the 2 of you discussed marriage before? no matter how or where you propose it will be memorable. 1. could spread rose petals all over house/apt. make her dinner, followed by bubble bath. have the ring floating in the water? 2. weekend getaway...napa valley? personally i tend to stay away from public proposals. i think it should just be shared by the 2 people.
Yeah, but not too much in detail. Man, those are some great ideas. One thing I don't want is it to be too private. I don't want to end up in bed. We've made a promise to ourselves not to have sex until the wedding night.
Don't do the big scoreboard at the ball game proposal...that's tired if you ask me. I proposed to my wife on my birthday while on vacation in Florida many years ago. I was nervous as can be. I had her ring burning a hole in my pocket. I kept waiting for the right time and moment. We were walking along a boardwalk and I spotted a bench facing the water...away from people. I joked about a crappy birthday gift she had given me and asked her, "do you know what the perfect gift for me would be?". Then I popped the question. She cried, we hugged/kissed and called her mom a few minutes later. She does give me crap because I didn't get down on one knee though so you might want to make sure you do that!
My friend did the rose petal thing. What he forgot was that his fireplace was closed, he lit it, and the smoke billowed into into the apartment. too funny. Very memorable tho'. You could propose where you first met. Anything with nature and water is nice. My favorite movie proposal involved the guy tying a string to the womens finger and then he let the ring slide down the string onto her finger. It was pretty cool. Just go for whatever you want to do. She will love it.
You want an intimate place where the two of you can share the priceless moment by yourselves, without the intrusions of any spectators or passers-by gawking at you... ....So, naturally you should propose to her at an Expos game...
Start a list here, "How do I love thee let me count the ways" Have all of us losers to come up with an installment and present the list to her.
Propose at an Astros Game (get them to announce it on the PA). I wish I had done it that way with my wife. Instead, I proposed to her at Burger King (seriously).
My girlfriend (at the time) and I went on a trip to London and Paris. While in Paris we took a day trip to Giverny to see Claude Monet's house and Gardens. For those of you who don't know, he's the impressionist that did all those waterlilly paintings (plus scores of other stuff). Anyways, I proposed to my girlfriend on that Japanese Bridge in Claude Monet's gardens so now everytime we see that painting we are reminded of our engagement. We just celebrated our 5th anniversary on Friday.
You've done the worst thing you can do: Turn to an internet message board. Man, you must really be out of ideas.
I proposed by going into the pantry and asking if she would like a Slim Jim. She said no. I said "oh, you'll like this one" I brought over the Slim Jim with the ring on it and proposed pretty half-heartedly. (she was pregnant) The marraige didn't take. Hmmmmm, I wonder why.
Ahhhhh!!! You beat me to it A-Train! Anyway, if you do it at a restaurant, put it in the appetizer instead of the dessert. That way, if the food is lousy, she can't ditch you before the meal is over. Or, if you're lucky, you can propose like the guy in that Miller Lite commercial.
I proposed while we decorated a Christmas tree. I gave her the Disney Cinderella castle Hallmark ornament as a gift to put it on the tree, and when she did I proposed saying something corny about the castle is not real, but I wanted her to be my Princess or something along those lines. After the deed, I had her family come from out of town (they were waiting for the call from her outside the house and when she called their cell phone thinking they were 2 hours away they answered and came in and she was even more surprised) and we went out to dinner with both families to celebrate the engagement. A note before proposing: Actually talk about getting married and issues you would face while married. Know how many kids she wants if any, know how you want to handle finances, which Church to go to, if any. Also know about her family and how they will fit in with your lives...you should know about all this BEFORE you propose. ALSO: Don't buy the ring from a mall jewelry store...they are WAY more expensive than private establishments or jewelry wholesalers. And remember that diamonds get exponentially more expensive as they get bigger...so a 2 carat diamond is way more than twice as expensive as a 1 carat diamond...and they hit price points of a 1/4 carat each....there is a jump in price at each 1/4 carat...so you'd have a pretty good price jump from a .9 carat diamond to a 1 carat...with no real visible size difference. Also, you need to know what she wants, but if she doesn't have a big preference, round brilliant diamonds look naturally bigger than any other shape...plus have extra points so they are MUCH more sparkly than any other shape. Princess (square) is popular right now, but doesn't sparkle near us much as a round brilliant. Also look for color and cut as the two most important parts. Clarity is over-rated as a well cut and colored diamond will hide any imperfections on the face of it...you'd have to have somebody study it to see them and 99.9% of the people you meet that look at your ring don't study it. Cut is what gives it its sparkle and color is....well color. Starts at D...perfect color. You can save a lot of money going for a G or H and not have too much of a visible difference in color. ALSO: If she's into it, ask her parent's permission in a private conversation with them before you propose (without her knowing)...don't think of it as really asking "permission," think of it as saying, "hi, I love your daughter and I'd like to be a part of your family!" It will mean a lot to your girl as well as her family. Whew...I just went through all this...just wanted to give some advice.
