Proposal Poll

[oat02351]

If you were proposed to in the following way, what would you think/feel ?

He gets you 18 roses at Target because they are having a special on them. He's been "planning" this since Thanksgiving. He then makes up something on the way home in the car about 9 of the roses representing the 9 months you have dated and the other 9 the 9 months until your wedding date. He then brings the roses to you and puts them in a plastic cup that is too small for them and won't hold them. He says there should be 18. You count and there are only 17, so you think Target has jipped him, then you look over your shoulder and he is on one knee with the 18th rose which has a ring tied to it and asks you to marry him. That's it. No dinner reservations, no surprises, no exciting New Year's Eve activity, just a rose with a ring on it that took him 5 minutes to plan.

that actually sounds cute... what did you think of the ring?

 

[invisiblebabe]

*shrug* Proposals don't mean all that much to me; Mark and I had a wedding date, told everybody about our engagement, and both wore engagement rings long before an official proposal.

LiberatedChick, the part about the dissected rat is funny

 

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

Please don't tell me this bothers you!

He meant it, it's sweet - don't take away from how sweet the idea was.

Some girls fantasise about this proposal thing for too long, and can't help but be disappointed.

It's sad to see that you've obviously done this as well.

A proposal should NOT be judged on what it entails - it should be judged on the fact that obviously you are both ready to take that big step (and if you're getting hung up on the 'details' of the proposal, then to me that's a yellow light that you might not be ready to be married).

Sasch

 

[KellyLeigh]

Umm I'm sorry when you don't sound very grateful to be getting married or that God blessed you with a guy to get married to. WHy does it matter how he proposed. A lot of guys get nervous and have no idea what to do. Every girl wants something different. That's got to be hard for them to come up with.

Personally, I thought that sounded like such a sweet idea. I'd be melting.

When my guy proposed to me it was very simple. Just the two of us, nothing special. No fancy dinner or anything and that is exactly why I loved it. Because it was just the two of us to share it and remember it. I wouldn't have had him do it any other way.

 

[bluedragonfly73]

Well would love to hear from ya to see what happen....... but I know when you have that wow dream of how someone could propose it could be a let down... I had my own visions of how my guy would propose and lets just say it was like day and night but hey were getting married and I love him but when I think back on it I wouldnt change it for the world....

 

[MissAstridSapphire]

If I was proposed to in that way, I would think it was cute, and would definitely appreciate the effort. I would love it. But that's me. You obviously feel differently.

Well said! That's what I was thinking.

 

[Psychobug]

That's so cute! If my boyfriend had done anything like that I'd have been totally blown away.

As was....I went over to his house one evening and he told me he had a question to ask me, then got so nervous and stuttering so badly he could barely blurt out the question and couldn't even look me in the eye in order to keep his composure. Poor guy was so certain I'd say no . I never got a ring, he told me when he proposed he was too broke but he'd get one soon, and I told him I'd rather see him spend the money on something useful. Only time I ever got flowers from him was when a friend of ours decided I needed something for valentine's day, bought a $4 bouquet of colored daisies, and gave them to my boyfriend to give me.

Yeah, he's got romantic shortcomings, but those sorts of things really aren't important to me, he's a great guy and he'd do anything to make me happy.

 

[Inperfected]

Hmm... people have siad what I was going to say... Don't be too harsh, you never know the full story on the internet.

How you now living4him? Did you say yes? (Tell me more, i just love hearing it all )

I understand your view point... The proposal i got was less than "typical romance"... Asked while sitting by a computer. But in my eyes it couldn't have been better because of the day, time, and quite simply who was asking me

 

[stealingheaven]

I think the way your boyfriend/fiance proposed was thoughtful, it seems to me that he gave it consideration before asking you, the roses, 18 of them, and what they represent is such a romantic way of asking you.

To be honest my finace isn't the most romantic, we share an enjoyment of remote control cars and he thinks that buying me a battry for one of my cars is romantic!!!!

Being a girl I always dreamed about the day I would be propsed to and it was always so romantic with flowers and wine, chocolates or overseas somewhere on a beach but when my fiance got down on bended knee in our living room on christmas morning, it was all I could want for, I love him so much and thank God for bringing him into my life, it was perfect, not what I had dreamt of but it was just perfect anyway.

I think if he's the one, then it doesn't matter how he proposes, what matters is that he has asked you and I pray you'll be very happy and blessed together.

 

[Inperfected]

Tho i do have this much to say... If i had gotten 18 roses, i would've been stoked...

I had to expalin to my dear fiance that recieving roses for me would be like him getting a hug... He might now "believe" in them, and yes he had told me he does beleive in cut flowers (just like i struggle to believe in living flowers, being that one of mine died...)

 

[CurlyLocks]

okay.... my proposal was MUCH LESS than that!!!!!

.... and just imagine how he felt when I said,

"Are you kidding me??!!"
"Are you joking??!!"

I'm a dork....

....

He's the bomb!!

I think we will do a revised version later!!! ;o)

 

[HisLittleHazelnut]

My response is: How's this for a proposal?

My guy and I were in normal conversation, actually talking about how squirrels have a plan to take over the world. Then he randomly proposes. He had no ring or anything like that. But I could tell he was dead serious.

I said yes.



In other words, if you love him enough, you won't care how the heck he proposes. If you're worried about that you're with the wrong guy. Sorry.

 

[~Beauty_from_Pain~]

Hmm....interesting read this thread...just sorry the OP never came back to clarify or said anything about the ring or if she said yes.

 

[ChristianGirl1286]

He sounds sweet to me. Sorry that your roses fell over.

 

[Inperfected]

okay.... my proposal was MUCH LESS than that!!!!!

.... and just imagine how he felt when I said,

"Are you kidding me??!!"
"Are you joking??!!"

I'm a dork....

....

He's the bomb!!

Heh... i'm sure my first words were ""Is that for real?" "Are you serious?"