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I''m curious to hear opinions. I found this article in Glamour magazine.
If you''re still holding out for that diamond - but you need him to think it was really all his idea -here''s my fail-safe guide to making you boyfriend propose to you. Unlike a million diets that fail, this plan has guaranteed good results. Just phone any of my girlfriends... he''ll be shopping for a sparkler in no time, says presenter and writer Claudia Winkleman
Never mention anything to do with weddings
If you see a couple in a Rolls-Royce with a massive white flower garland on the bonnet and a veil billowing out of the window, pretend to do up your shoe (yes, even if you''re wearing flip-flops). If there''s a wedding scene in a film you''re watching, yawn pointedly, and if you go to a wedding together, complain about the length of the service, the hideous food, the awful disco - and then race home and say something along the lines of, "Jesus, promise me you''ll never make me do that."
Feel sorry for engaged and married couples
When you meet up with your oldest friend (who you are insanely jealous of because she has a rock on her finger, a good job, a house, and is coming off the pill in December) and her fiancé for dinner at their house, hold her hand across the table and tip your head to one side. A bit like you would if you saw an ill-looking dog in the middle of the street. Whatever you do, never leave saying, "They looked happy." No siree. Instead, they looked miserable and bored. Bored, bored, bored.
Go on holiday with your girlfriends
Who says the minute you have a boyfriend you have to go on every trip together? You are independent and you are off to the beach with a bunch of girls and a bottle of tequila. Now, even if you do stay in every night in a hideous resort talking about how much you miss him, he won''t know that. In his head you''re downing glasses of Mirage and limbo dancing with handsome men called Luigi. Hooray.
Don''t ask him to meet your parents
But if this has happened, don''t ask him again. Don''t suggest he spends Christmas with your family. He''s a man - he doesn''t. When he enquires why he wasn''t invited say, "Babe of course you were invited but I was saving you the hassle." This will infuriate and yet fascinate him (which is basically what we''re aiming for). Once he feels these two emotions about you he''ll have no choice but to pin you down and beg you to be his for ever and ever. This, by the way, is a fact - just ask any man.
Never, and I mean never, move in with him
This is the absolute cardinal rule. If you''ve already moved in with him and he hasn''t asked you and you want to be asked, then for God''s sake move out. Run like the wind! Take most of your belongings and leave one black lace bra and a bottle of Listerine. Sexy and just a little bit hygienic - gets them every time.
And when you''ve done all these things, it''s time for the deal clincher
This is the money shot, I believe. Invent a reason for why you need to move in with him for a week. Your boiler broke, your flatmate''s aunt is visiting from Australia, whatever. And you move in and it''s like all the angels have arrived. Cover him in kisses, never ask him a question when he comes in from work, have delicious snacks ready when he''s peckish (and boy snacks, too - a couple of pumpkin seeds and eight honey-roasted peanuts won''t do). Put on a silk T-shirt and a pair of high heels and ask him if he minds if you watch Sky Sports. Encourage him to go on a bender and clean up after he''s come home clutching half a kebab. Suddenly day eight comes and the boiler''s fixed, the aunt is going back to Oz and you''re moving out. Turn the heating off, empty the fridge, leave a note saying, ''That was fun. See you at the weekend handsome'' and turn out the light. I give him one month. So there it is. It''s fail-safe. Oh, and for anyone who says they don''t want to play games - I''m totally with you. All you need is that ring. Once that''s done, you can admit to hating football and Doritos, slip into a tracksuit and put your feet up. Game over. You win.
If you''re still holding out for that diamond - but you need him to think it was really all his idea -here''s my fail-safe guide to making you boyfriend propose to you. Unlike a million diets that fail, this plan has guaranteed good results. Just phone any of my girlfriends... he''ll be shopping for a sparkler in no time, says presenter and writer Claudia Winkleman
Never mention anything to do with weddings
If you see a couple in a Rolls-Royce with a massive white flower garland on the bonnet and a veil billowing out of the window, pretend to do up your shoe (yes, even if you''re wearing flip-flops). If there''s a wedding scene in a film you''re watching, yawn pointedly, and if you go to a wedding together, complain about the length of the service, the hideous food, the awful disco - and then race home and say something along the lines of, "Jesus, promise me you''ll never make me do that."
Feel sorry for engaged and married couples
When you meet up with your oldest friend (who you are insanely jealous of because she has a rock on her finger, a good job, a house, and is coming off the pill in December) and her fiancé for dinner at their house, hold her hand across the table and tip your head to one side. A bit like you would if you saw an ill-looking dog in the middle of the street. Whatever you do, never leave saying, "They looked happy." No siree. Instead, they looked miserable and bored. Bored, bored, bored.
Go on holiday with your girlfriends
Who says the minute you have a boyfriend you have to go on every trip together? You are independent and you are off to the beach with a bunch of girls and a bottle of tequila. Now, even if you do stay in every night in a hideous resort talking about how much you miss him, he won''t know that. In his head you''re downing glasses of Mirage and limbo dancing with handsome men called Luigi. Hooray.
Don''t ask him to meet your parents
But if this has happened, don''t ask him again. Don''t suggest he spends Christmas with your family. He''s a man - he doesn''t. When he enquires why he wasn''t invited say, "Babe of course you were invited but I was saving you the hassle." This will infuriate and yet fascinate him (which is basically what we''re aiming for). Once he feels these two emotions about you he''ll have no choice but to pin you down and beg you to be his for ever and ever. This, by the way, is a fact - just ask any man.
Never, and I mean never, move in with him
This is the absolute cardinal rule. If you''ve already moved in with him and he hasn''t asked you and you want to be asked, then for God''s sake move out. Run like the wind! Take most of your belongings and leave one black lace bra and a bottle of Listerine. Sexy and just a little bit hygienic - gets them every time.
And when you''ve done all these things, it''s time for the deal clincher
This is the money shot, I believe. Invent a reason for why you need to move in with him for a week. Your boiler broke, your flatmate''s aunt is visiting from Australia, whatever. And you move in and it''s like all the angels have arrived. Cover him in kisses, never ask him a question when he comes in from work, have delicious snacks ready when he''s peckish (and boy snacks, too - a couple of pumpkin seeds and eight honey-roasted peanuts won''t do). Put on a silk T-shirt and a pair of high heels and ask him if he minds if you watch Sky Sports. Encourage him to go on a bender and clean up after he''s come home clutching half a kebab. Suddenly day eight comes and the boiler''s fixed, the aunt is going back to Oz and you''re moving out. Turn the heating off, empty the fridge, leave a note saying, ''That was fun. See you at the weekend handsome'' and turn out the light. I give him one month. So there it is. It''s fail-safe. Oh, and for anyone who says they don''t want to play games - I''m totally with you. All you need is that ring. Once that''s done, you can admit to hating football and Doritos, slip into a tracksuit and put your feet up. Game over. You win.
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