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Nikolie93
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GTKY : how did your husband/partner propose?
Nikolie93
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Hey ladies! I had an odd dream last night about MH proposing which is odd since we are already married. Anywho.. It got me wondering, how were you proposed to?
Where was it?
How did it go down?
Was it romantic?
Did it go as he planned?
Was the poor guy/gal a hot mess?
Edit: I forgot something!
Where was it?
How did it go down?
Was it romantic?
Did it go as he planned?
Was the poor guy/gal a hot mess?
Edit: I forgot something!
I am not sure how to say this without getting a "solicitation" warning so I guess I just say that I am not longer active on THIS site.
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Re: GTKY : how did your husband/partner propose?
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Where was it?
The Florida aquarium
How did to go down?
We went to the aquarium with 2 friends. It was a bit odd because the girl and Justin kept hanging back and whispering but I didn't really think too much about it. We went into a stairwell and we got to a big window overlooking the water. He grabbed my hand and told me to hold on. I was like... Wtf, I wanna go to see the damn penguins! I look back and our guy friend had the camera out and the girl was crying. Then I knew. I cried like a little bitch.
Was it romantic?
I guess? We really had no sentiment with the aquarium but he said he wanted it to be unexpected and of he took us to the beach on the pier where we first started dating, he said I would have known.
Did it go as he planned?
I don't think so. He wanted to propose in front of the awesoem place where people get married there. It's in front of a huge aquarium but I think it's in the back area and not somewhere he could get to. Poor guy
Was the poor guy/gal a hot mess?
Yep, he sure was! Lol
@mflowers929 I kind of game mine an ultimatum too. Then he broke up with me. We got back together about 6 or so months later. Jackass lol
W born September 2020
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@leloyd the "grow old with me" playing is awesome
@mflowers929 there is a little more to the break up story but to be honest I'm glad we had the break! If not I'm not sure we would be together now so it was a good thing
Where was it? Christmas morning at my childhood home in 2012.
How did it go down? we had been dating a year and this was the first time he went home with me. He had met my immediate family before but this was the first time he met my extended family over the holiday. My family has a lifelong tradition of saving the "biggest" (most important, or most lusted after) present for last on Christmas morning; so, after we all had finished opening gifts. DH asked me to close my eyes, because he had "forgotten" a gift. when I opened them, he was down on one knee, shaking like a leaf, asking if I would marry him. My immediate family who were present knew what he had planned and had champagne and bridal magazines waiting for me after I said yes!
Was it romantic? Adorable. Everyone in the room was crying!
Did it go as he planned? I would say so, yes.
Was the poor guy/gal a hot mess? Oh lord yes. As I mentioned this was the first time he met my extended family, who we always get together with on Christmas Eve. He was so nervous and spastic and got overly drunk, but I thought it was because of the nerves about meeting them! Turns out he had something else to worry about.
How did it go down? I was about to graduate from college. We had been driving back and forth on the weekends (2 hours) while dating. He had already asked me to move in with him and find a job here. My mom said we needed to be engaged to live together. We had this conversation about my mom's wishes and he asked. We then drove to a jewelry store and I picked out my ring.
Was it romantic? It was nice, I would not say romantic.
Did it go as he planned? There was not really a plan.
Was the poor guy/gal a hot mess? Nope.
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How did it go down? He got down on one knee after dinner and proposed.
Was it romantic? It was sweet, and a bit romantic. But not over the top, which I was glad for.
Did it go as he planned? Not so much. We met at the restaurant because we had both just gotten off of work. And I waited about 45 minutes to show. I kept calling him, and he kept telling me he was waiting in line at Best Buy (he was really at the jewelry store). By the time he showed up, I was having an internal debate on whether or not i was going to yell at him for making me wait while he peruses video games. I'm glad I decided to blow it off
Also, when he proposed, no other customers looked over, or applauded, or anything. We didn't even get a congrats from out waitress. Which was okay with me. I'm not big on being the center of attention, and I like that it was our little moment:)
Was the poor guy/gal a hot mess? Looking back, he seemed anxious. But I couldn't tell at the time. He scarfed down his dinner, and he just seemed fidgety.
@EIsieMae that's nice it was at the first place you first went on a date! I would have been a bit livid if he was late lol glad you didn't freak out on him haha
@sarcaztic10 I think that was an awesome time since it was your first time seeing the ocean. What a great memory!
@leloyd it's even more special that it was the song at your wedding. I have all the feels right now :x
@megrae12 that sounds like it was the perfect time. I love new year proposals!
@rubysi poor guy! So cool it was in Ireland
@HoldingOutHope I also love these types of GTKY threads
How did it go down? We were living in CA at the time, and were at the coast for a work event. We left the event early on Saturday to go watch the SEC Championship game (I'm a HUGE college football fan). We watched until halftime at the hotel bar, then he suggested getting some air since I was getting a little angry at the game. I tried to go upstairs to use the bathroom, but he wouldn't let me. As we were walking in the 70 degree weather, I kept asking why he was wearing his jacket (it's where he was hiding the ring), complaining about the game, and just being a pain in general. We walked onto this little outcrop over the ocean, he pretended to see something on the ground, bent down to pick it up, and turned around with a ring.
Was it romantic? It would have been more so, if he wasn't so twitchy and weird
Did it go as he planned? Yes
Was the poor guy/gal a hot mess? Such a hot mess. He said he had a whole speech planned, but all he got out was the actual question.
@mrspipp it's away a gamble proposing during a sporting event or watching a sport when someone is a diehard fan! I get so angry during hockey games. I think MH had alot more planned to say as well. I kind of feel bad for guys in this situation but it's also kinda funny lol
And what you do on the IL's birthdays..
But shame on you feeling around for the ring box lol
How did it go down? My husband and I met on a dating website and he proposed at the spot of our first date. It was freezing outside in November (well for south GA) and I kept wanting to go inside. We were the only two crazies outside! We ordered drinks on the same lounge couch from our first date. Then he asked the waiter to take our picture before going in. When the waiter went to take the picture he got down on one knee and proposed. I was in complete shock and so was the waiter! Props to him though because when he realized what was going on he got a perfect picture and the rest on video. Then we got complementary champagne and my DH joked we should reenact the proposal for the rest of the night. It was perfect and pretty much exactly how I would have imagined it!
Was it romantic? Yes, overlooking the river and the night sky. Also, it was just the two of us. I had always wanted the proposal to be somewhat private.
Did it go as he planned? .Yes! Besides me asking to go inside a couple of times. haha I forgot all about the cold once he asked.
Was the poor guy/gal a hot mess? He was a little fidgety/nervous but not enough to give it away.
How did it go down? He spent a while getting small toys from claw machine games, nothing unusual about that. He is very good at those things! But I guess I was supposed to dissappear for a while but never did, because next thing I know he says to me "I guess this is as good of a time as any..." and pulled out the ring. Apparently he was going to put the ring on one of the toys he won and then give it to me, but I wouldn't go away. If only he waited five minutes, I would have headed to the bathroom!
Was it romantic? Not romantic, but sweet. I wouldn't change it.
Did it go as he planned? Haha. No. See above.
Was the poor guy/gal a hot mess? Yep. He seemed jittery going into the park but I figured he was just excited about the rides!!
Also apparently he would panic a bit after every ride because he was worried the ring would fall out of his pocket.
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Our senior prom lol...
How did it go down?
Apparently he had been telling everyone the week before that if they voted us prom king and queen he would propose right then and there...
Was it romantic?
Yes
Did it go as he planned?
Yes
Was the poor guy/gal a hot mess?
Yes, you could hear the nerves in his voice.
About 3 years after his proposal is when we actually set a date and started planning. He was deployed during the year of planning and having the wedding planning to keep me busy probably saved my sanity while he was gone.
I'll preface this with the fact that we were planning our wedding and had the venue booked before he officially proposed. Based on that, the fact that he was still able to surprise me was a shock!
Where was it? Cinque Terre Italy
How did it go down? He worked with my best friend to get me out of the house for the evening so that he could get everything done. She told me her husband was out of town and she wanted company, so I stayed there for the night. Her sister was supposedly coming in to town the next day, so we headed to the airport to pick her up. Little did I know, she was dropping me off to meet DH. He had planned the entire thing- got time off with my boss, packed my suitcase (a little scary but not too bad) and planned the ENTIRE trip. 2 weeks beginning in Rome and making our way through Italy to Venice. I totally thought he was going to propose in Italy, so he surprised me again when he did it on a hike in the Cinque Terre. He backpacked Europe in his 20s and told me that when he saw that spot, he decided that he wanted to propose to his future wife there.
Was it romantic? Very. I was a sweaty mess from the crazy long hike that it took to get there but it was so worth it.
Did it go as he planned? I almost ruined it. We went from Rome to the CT that day and after traveling on the train most of the day, the last thing I wanted to do was go hiking. I gave him such a hard time. He wanted to do it at sunset and there was another group of hikers that was hovering in the place he wanted to do it, so then he had to convince me to stick around there instead of keeping going. I was a pain in the ass
Was the poor guy/gal a hot mess? It's not like he didn't know I was going to say yes, but he still got nervous and teary when he did it. Made my cry
It was the best surprise because I'm always the one who painstakingly plans all of our trips. It was so relaxing to just go with the flow and have someone else take the reigns!
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@catvaughn5002 that sounds so beautiful and a good bonus with asking the writer to take a pic!
@menrandes awee, sucks he only had to wait a few more minutes for you to go to the bathroom! Still so sweet though
@cavewmn I'm glad he did it where you guys were comfortable!
@sdfonz619 I giggled at "build forts together"
@heartbot, crappy the guy couldn't figure out the camera! We did get pics but unfortunately we've since had a falling out with the couple that was with us. The guy screwed MH in a business venture and the girl screwed me for my wedding.
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@jordangoodnight I guess you won king and Queen? So cool!
@sunflwra I love your story
How did it go down? We had talked about getting engaged and had gone shopping together with rings. I knew he was going to propose that night, and it was sort of a formality after we had reached a mutual decision.
Was it romantic? It was sweet. It wasn't romantic like some kind of grand gesture or anything like that.
Did it go as he planned? Yeah, about as planned, but it was nothing exciting.
Was the poor guy/gal a hot mess? Nope, it was very low key.
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As for us:
Where was it? At a small lake near MH's family's home
How did it go down? It was very The Notebook-esque. He knew that was my favorite movie at the time (2005) and so he took me out on a canoe on this really gorgeous lake full of swans near his family's house. Then (this is the part that probably wasn't so well thought out) he tried to get down on one knee in the canoe and said "I want to spend my whole life loving you" as he proposed...that was about 2 seconds before him being on one knee started rocking the boat and we were trying to stay afloat without tipping over for dear life!
Was it romantic? Very much so
Did it go as he planned? All but the part where we almost ended up in a lake with a bunch of swans!
Was the poor guy/gal a hot mess? I think he was about 100x calmer than I was...
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How did it go down? We have a tradition on always going into the City or seeing a NYC landmark on the Monday of a three day holiday weekend. The City is always empty and parking is a breeze. We decided to go to the Brooklyn Bridge July 4th weekend 2011 right before our trip to Mexico. I was shocked he still wanted to go even though the weather wasn't the greatest. It was that annoying mist - not really raining yet. I went with the flow because after dating for so long, any day is a day that he could propose.
Was it romantic? It was very romantic for him lol
Did it go as he planned? For the most part. He wanted to propose in a specific place but there was too many people around and he got nervous. We kept walking and finally he stopped me and got down on one knee.
Was the poor guy/gal a hot mess? Absolutely.
And yes it was totally romantic, but he didn't seem too nervous.
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@MSU_Girl1202 that made me smile
@Littleowl913 Brooklyn bridge is a neat place!
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I have a cheesy grin on my face, I love these stories!
How did it go down? I had been working nights and he had this elaborate plan worked out to get me to the theatre (I had already turned him down twice because I was tired, you know, working nights!). He told me his cousin had made a documentary when she was volunteering overseas and was screening it there and there was going to be a party. We showed up "early" and went into the theater to wait and a movie of the two of us over the years (there had been many, we got engaged after 5 years together) started playing. Then he got down on one knee and did his thing. After his cousin and all of our friends were waiting with champagne.
Was it romantic? I thought so!
Did it go as he planned? Well, other than me refusing to go the first two times he tried.
Was the poor guy/gal a hot mess? I don't remember but I sure was! I sobbed through the entire (very short) movie
Where was it? In the shower at his parent's house. (They owned the house but were not living there as they travel for their jobs.)
How did it go down? I was just getting ready to move an hour away to my first apartment on my own and we would go from living n the same house together to seeing each other on the weekends while he finished up school. So we were taking a shower together and and he got down on one knee and asked me if I would marry him.
Was it romantic? As romantic as a proposal in the shower can be.
Did it go as he planned? As far as I know yes. He later told me that right after I moved 1200 miles to be with him he had planned to break up with me. (He was rather nervous about me having moved down there.) And he said that every time he would think about making plans for the near future about weekends and such he would be like "And Andrea and I.... No wait she won't be there." And he could not see making any plans for anything without me being involved. So he knew he needed to marry me. And we got married about 9 months later and have been happily married since, so I guess it went as well as he could have planned.
Was the poor guy/gal a hot mess? He held himself together rather well so I think he was ok.
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@Rcvb22 that was sneaky of him! I would have done the same thing you did, shut it real quick haha
How did it go down? Nothing too special. We had been together for 7 years, and we were in town for a weekend of weddings, one on Saturday night and one on Sunday night, and we just kinda decided that getting married was something we wanted to do.
Was it romantic? In it's own way. It was kind of like we were saying that we had chosen each other. No over the top gestures, just a conversation.
Did it go as he planned? To be honest, I'm not sure he had it planned necessarily. I think it was something we both had been thinking about and we had several conversations about it, but this conversation was more of a "Let's do it" type thing. 10 months later we were married!
Was the poor guy/gal a hot mess? Ha definitely not. Sometimes I wish I had a romantic gesture proposal story, but that is really not our relationship style. Also, it's very similar to how my mom and dad got engaged so I think it's pretty fitting!
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Ok, I want to extend my story because...well...I just have to.
So blah blah blah...engaged at Hershey Park...ring...and so on.
So it was about 95 degrees and very high humidity on the day in question. The ring was half a size too small, which wouldn't really be a big deal under ordinary circumstances. But walking around, riding rides, eating salty food in the heat in humidity with a ring slightly too small? Yeah, my finger swelled up. I tried a few times to get it off, and each time I did I would make my finger swell more!
Four hours later found us at First Aid because I was scared at the color of my finger. They soaked my hand in ice water for a while, but my finger was massive at this point.
So to save my finger, they had to cut the ring. My brand new lovely engagement ring!!
And so they did.
They have a ring cutter at first aid because fingers swelling in the heat is very common. But...this was a first for them.
So they did a good job cutting, because the jeweler had no problem with fixing it (in a larger size of course). And they resized it for free!
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