Please Prevent Me From Saying Here's the Box, Marry Me?

Date: 11/14/2008 9:45:03 PM
Author: KeepItSecret
I wanted to do it before Thanksgiving but then again I thought about doing it afterwards maybe if we went and saw Christmas Displays the day after. Doing it before Thanksgiving gives her the time to show off her ring to her entire family and friends. Where as if I did it after it could be a little more romantic but not as many people will get to see it.


What do you think?

Date: 11/15/2008 4:06:10 PM
Author: Elmorton
Hmmm...what about leaving that morning, like planned..and then you take a 'different route' to a scenic park or place to propose? Or 'I need to make a stop before we leave..' and then it's at a romantic spot?

Date: 11/16/2008 2:39:42 PM
Author: KeepItSecret
To make this all happen before Thanksgiving would require me to ask her father over the phone for his daughter's hand in marriage instead of face-to-face. My preference would have been to do it in person but I think if I explain to him how much I just want his daughter to indulge in the delight of being engaged, I think he would understand. Don't you?

Date: 11/16/2008 2:39:42 PM
Author: KeepItSecret
To make this all happen before Thanksgiving would require me to ask her father over the phone for his daughter's hand in marriage instead of face-to-face. My preference would have been to do it in person but I think if I explain to him how much I just want his daughter to indulge in the delight of being engaged, I think he would understand. Don't you? The only other way it could work for that day is if I met him at his place of work during lunch and asked him then but I don't think it's something someone wants to discuss during their workday.

The hardest part of this all will be stopping from wanting to just run to her and tell her how much I love her, drop to one knee and propose. Having this ring and keeping it a secret is so hard.

Date: 11/15/2008 2:15:47 PM
Author: rosskuhns
Ahhh, too bad about the sleep over. I found an article on ideas (sorry, don't have it linked on this laptop, it's at home).


The idea was that you slip the ring on her finger while she's still asleep, then wake her up with breakfast in bed, a rose and such...then wait until she notices the ring...


I like that one. Thought someone else might find it useful.



Ross

Date: 11/22/2008 7:53:23 PM
Author: KeepItSecret



Please see below for the notes from the original posting.


The sweetest thing I've ever heard of was done by my friend. He bought a fabric daisy from a craft store and cut the petals off, then placed the petals into a small wooden box - making sure that there were an EVEN number of petals in the box. He then printed a card that said 'Remember that childhood game 'He loves me, he loves me not? Now you can play it again! Pick up a petal and say 'He loves me!', then pick up the next one and say, 'He loves me not!' and continue until the petals are all gone. What did you end on? That's your love fortune!' (or something like that). He put the card in the box and had the whole thing shrinkwrapped and even took a price sticker off something else and put it on the box, so it looked like something he bought at the store. All in all it was pretty cheap to do, under $10. Then he gave it to her, acting like it was some silly thing he found at the store that he thought she'd like. When she opened it, she played the game and, since there were an even number of petals, ended on 'He loves me not!' She was sad until he pulled out another petal from his pocket and said, 'Don't be too sure!' The last 'he loves me' petal was glued to the top of the ring box.

Date: 11/17/2008 9:35:59 PM
Author: pjean



Yes, I do. Admittedly that's because my father's reaction when my FI proposed to me was 'it's about time'.

Date: 11/15/2008 1:24:20 AM
Author: trillionaire
Here is a website... with a lot of wines and champagnes that you can personalize. You could do a low-key dinner at the house, or movie night, or anything, really. You could have a bottle personalized with a photo of the two of you, and 'Will you marry me?' on it. Serve dinner and wrap the wine bottle with a cloth napkin or dish towel, and just expose it when you are ready to. She would probably never see it coming!


You could also do a breakfast proposal?