How would you respond if a proposal came via email?

[LaurenThePartier]

Date: 8/19/2008 3:35:11 PM
Author: TravelingGal

I would send back:

Subject: Undeliverable

Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.

Subject: RE: Engagement
Sent: 8/19/2008 12:33 PM

The following recipient(s) could not be reached:

[email protected]

User has hit the floor in shock that boyfriend apparently doesn''t have b*lls.

Bwahahahahahahahahaha!

B*lls . . .hahahahahaha!

 

[neatfreak]

My hubby re-proposed via email, but only after he had asked me in person! For awhile after he really proposed he would send me random emails asking me to marry him. Usually in a p.s. format. I thought it was cute, but I would NOT think a REAL proposal that way was cute!!!!

 

[Skippy123]

Date: 8/19/2008 5:46:09 PM
Author: neatfreak
My hubby re-proposed via email, but only after he had asked me in person! For awhile after he really proposed he would send me random emails asking me to marry him. Usually in a p.s. format. I thought it was cute, but I would NOT think a REAL proposal that way was cute!!!!

My hubby does that too NF!!!! haha Funny and very cute! Or if he is looking at my ring then he puts it on my finger and asks me to marry him again!!!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

stone seeker....did this happen to someone you know?

 

[phoenixgirl]

I think I''d write,

"Honey, you''ll get your answer when you''re in front of me on your knees with a ring."

If I thought he needed a little encouragement, I''d make a joke or give a hint that I''ll say yes. Something like, "P.S. It should be a good answer."

 

[AprilBaby]

ROFL at all the above responses!

 

[trillionaire]

Date: 8/19/2008 3:35:11 PM
Author: TravelingGal
I would send back:


Subject: Undeliverable


Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.

Subject: RE: Engagement

Sent: 8/19/2008 12:33 PM

The following recipient(s) could not be reached:


[email protected]


User has hit the floor in shock that boyfriend apparently doesn't have b*lls.

That is the best thing I have read all day!

I would probably respond saying something like: "how wild spam is getting these days, and you believe that they actually had all of my information form fed into a proposal format!?! I really need a better spam filter, or they might send me a marriage certificate next!"

 

[musey]

Date: 8/19/2008 6:07:16 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
stone seeker....did this happen to someone you know?

Or are you considering doing this yourself?

 

[Kelli]

The only way that would work for me is if email itself had some sort of significance in our relationship, like if we had met online or emailed our way through a long distance relationship. If it was a cute, thoughtful, inventive way to ask that had meaning for US, then sure. If he was just too lazy or didn''t have the b@ll$ to do it in person, I''d be pretty miffed. And where would he put the ring???

 

[LtlFirecracker]

I would not be a happy person if my BF proposed to me via e-mail. I would probably copy and past T-girl''s response, I am just not creative enough to come up with something that funny on my own.

If a guy is really nervous, there is a better solution. One guy I know wrote the proposal in a card and than read it to his GF. He figured it was a win/win situation, he would not forget what to say. She would beable to re-read the card later, because he figured she would have all her attention on the ring and wouldn''t remember any of it

 

[iheartscience]

Date: 8/19/2008 6:54:27 PM
Author: Kelli
The only way that would work for me is if email itself had some sort of significance in our relationship, like if we had met online or emailed our way through a long distance relationship. If it was a cute, thoughtful, inventive way to ask that had meaning for US, then sure. If he was just too lazy or didn''t have the b@ll$ to do it in person, I''d be pretty miffed. And where would he put the ring???

Ditto!

 

[stone_seeker]

Date: 8/19/2008 6:40:22 PM
Author: musey

Date: 8/19/2008 6:07:16 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
stone seeker....did this happen to someone you know?

Or are you considering doing this yourself?

A close friend of mine (a male) is seriously considering this as an option in order to "break the ice" with his FF thinking it will lead to a discussion about marriage and then he can ask face to face. For some reason he is VERY nervous about asking her in person and thinks he will just mess up a face to face proposal and not say the right words, etc. This is a guy who basically lucked out that he even has a girlfriend (i think they were both really drunk when they met) since he has never been able to talk to girls without profusely sweating in his armpits. I told him maybe he should have a few martini''s and then ask in person.

 

[sumbride]

Date: 8/20/2008 10:06:57 AM
Author: stone_seeker

Date: 8/19/2008 6:40:22 PM

Author: musey

Date: 8/19/2008 6:07:16 PM

Author: Tacori E-ring

stone seeker....did this happen to someone you know?

Or are you considering doing this yourself?

A close friend of mine (a male) is seriously considering this as an option in order to ''break the ice'' with his FF thinking it will lead to a discussion about marriage and then he can ask face to face. For some reason he is VERY nervous about asking her in person and thinks he will just mess up a face to face proposal and not say the right words, etc. This is a guy who basically lucked out that he even has a girlfriend (i think they were both really drunk when they met) since he has never been able to talk to girls without profusely sweating in his armpits. I told him maybe he should have a few martini''s and then ask in person.

Well, if he doesn''t already know the answer, he shouldn''t ask the question... at least that''s conventional wisdom. Have they discussed marriage at all? Is it just completely out of the blue? And yeah, I think your advice about the martinis is good! Much better to ask in person completely intoxicated than via email sober. If she says no, he can say "I was just kidding..." but I hope he''s expecting to hear Yes if he''s ready to ask. My DH is a really nervous guy and was shaking a bit when he asked, but he knew what the answer was going to be so he didn''t have anything to fear. Good luck to your friend!

 

[ams0124]

Date: 8/19/2008 3:35:11 PM
Author: TravelingGal

I would send back:

Subject: Undeliverable

Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.

Subject: RE: Engagement
Sent: 8/19/2008 12:33 PM

The following recipient(s) could not be reached:

[email protected]

User has hit the floor in shock that boyfriend apparently doesn''t have b*lls.

That is hilarious!!!

...I almost spit out my coffee...really truely funny!!
I love your wit...

 

[krispi]

Maybe he could start by just dropping some hints and seeing how she reacts? For example, if they have any friends who are engaged or getting married, he could talk about the kind of wedding he would like to have or something. If the girl has even been thinking about it at all, her reaction should be a good indication.

 

[NuiX]

Oh my.

I''m not sure I''d be able to come up with a response. I might just pretend I didn''t get it so I could continue dating this guy.