Marriage Proposals

[jewie]

I know I might be a little forward in asking this question of different couples, but what makes a good marriage proposal? How much effort does one put into it to woo the love of their life? And what sort of ideas would be good?

I guess ultimately it could come down to the person and what the other would like or be really surprised or amazed at how much they love them to make it so special. There are so many things one can do out there, its about choosing the right one to suit that special person and once you know, you know especially if its in God's wonderful timing.

 

[peanutbutter12]

There is no perfect, or correct, or incorrect marriage proposal. There is however you want to do it... so long as you don't put the ring in any edible substances... too many horror stories of females swallowing rings.

 

[Teufelhund]

I didn't actually plan one, actually I was in the middle of planning to propose when I wound up blurting it out, and so I kind of muffed the whole romantic proposal thing. She says that she prefers it that way, which worked out well for me although I would have liked to have been just a little more eloquent.

 

[BeanMak]

Perfect proposal = "Will you marry me?" Any where, any time

 

[puddleoffaith]

Something heartfelt. Maybe I'm just young and a little naive but I'd like him to put some effort into it...maybe write it out in the sky or out on the snow and we look out from a tower and there it is...haha.
However, if he just got down on one knee and asked, that'd be great too. Use her name (not "hey babe, wanna marry me?" ) and make sure you get down on one knee. Those are the only big 2. But really, she's going to yes or no not based on your proposal (unless it's really really bad and she wants a do-over).

 

[alfrodull]

Well, if he had proposed on video but forgot to erase the part of the tape beforehand where he was screwing someone else, or some other revealing mistake like that ,I probably would have said no.

But short of that there's basically nothing that could have ruined the moment. I was just so happy he wants to marry me! I still am.

 

[MissLady]

All I know is that I don't want my future man proposing to me in front of other people OR getting down on one knee. IMO the one-knee thing is silly. It looks like he's begging and if I love him he doesn't have to beg. I'd prefer he sitting next to me or standing in front of me.

 

[whatisyourstory]

I would have been happy with a simple will you marry me, but my DH ended up planning this super romantic evening that ended with a moonlit walk around downtown, hot chocolate (my fave) that he brought in a thermos, fireworks and when the fireworks were just ending I looked down and he had the ring held out and proposed. It was absolutely magical.

 

[HisLittleHazelnut]

My fiance slipped out "I want to grow old with you" two weeks after we started dating. I joked, "Is that a proposal?"

One week later we were talking about something incredibly random and he happened to have a ring pop on hand and he proposed with that. I wore it for a month until I got my real ring.

The whole process of knowing each other and getting engaged took 3 and a half weeks.

Yes... we're weird. But I wouldn't have had it any other way. We settled on the fact that we wanted each other for life and I am glad he proposed when he did even though we are not married yet.

But I don't think it's hardly the way to go about most proposals, talking about a random subject and pulling out a ring pop... hee.