Proposal Idea in Southwestern Ontario??

[innovative22]

Hello All;

I am a in my last year of University and my girlfriend and I have been dating for a 1 and a half years now. We have been talking about getting married for months now, but because I am still in school she thinks that we won''t be getting engaged for another 4-5 months until after I graduate. (at least I have lead her to believe...) We have been looking at rings for awhile now and it just so happens that I have been able to get her the "dream ring" that she wants. (she doesn''t think that I would ever be able to afford... its a tacori) With the help of this forum I have purchasd a diamond and I am in the process of getting the the setting custom made. The ring should be ready in a couple of weeks, so I plan on proposing shortly after.

I realize that giving her this ring is a huge suprise in itself, but I am kinda stumped on how I can present it. She is the type of girl that doesn''t want people around when I do it, and she is eager for me to propose. I really want to blow her away with this. She loves nature and outdoors but the weather in the Windsor-London area isn''t the best. With all this I was wondering if anyone has some ideas/comments to help me with this proposal. Thanks!

 

[Gale]

You are ahead of the game in knowing she wants a private proposal. This eliminates a lot of possible scenarios like restaurants and so on. Since you know she likes the outdoors, and it is now too cool for much other than a brisk walk, how about an indoor picnic with a few gourmet goodies? This is relatively easy to arrange, and should not take a huge chunk of cash to achieve, especially considering a student''s budget. Also, it is not depend upon the weather. If you are regularly a romantic sort of guy, she won''t suspect a thing. You could easily expand the evening/afternoon by renting a sappy movie or two to watch while enjoying the picnic, where the happy ending to the movie is a proposal (no titles come to mind right now, but it could be a great lead in to your moment).

Perhaps you can provide some information on what you think your girl might like, or what you think would be romantic.

 

[innovative22]

Well, I guess that i am not that far off. I was considering an outdoor picnic, but due to the weather I have shying away from it. But an indoor picnic may not be a bad idea. Or possible in an outdoor picnic in pavillion at the local park?? What do you think?? But how do you actually execute this. Do you just come out and say, "Lets go for a picnic!" Cause that my not just work.

I try to be romantic as much as possible. I ususally try to do something special (flowers, suprise visit, ecard, etc...) once a month. The nice thing about her is that she appriciates all the little things that i do for her, so it encourages me to do more. This is probably why I find it difficult to prepare something extra special.

 

[noobie]

How about the Windsor Casino or Sarnia Chemical Valley,...just kidding!

I take that you are students at Western University right now? I think it''s one of the nicer places in all of SW Ontario. Do you guys have a favourite private spot on campus?

If you''re up to a road trip how about a rock climb on the Niagara escarpment and you can ive it to her when you reach a quiet plateau. There''s a small waterfall around somewhere (Cambridge?), but I can''t remember where.

Good luck

 

[Gale]

What are your living arrangements like? It''s relatively easy to arrange the sort of thing you need with a little advanced planning. Remember, your picnic, indorr or outdoor, need not be elaborate. Choose a couple of things you know she thinks of as a special treat - you don''t need to load down with a bunch of stuff.

If you live in a dorm, enlist the aid of someone with one of those small fridges in their room for anything that might require chilling. You can always excuse yourself to go get them from your friend. If you''re in an apartment, things get easier for you, unless you live with her, that is. If you live with her, pick the goodies up on the way home, or you can just tell her this is your romantic gesture for the month - she''ll accept that since you already do that sort of thing.

If you''re feeling like the walk on the escarpment suggested by noobie, then it will be easy to put a few goodies in your knapsack - heck you can even pick those up en-route. If you choose to do the hike, choos things that are not very messy - you don''t want to feel sticky from some gooey something or other for the rest of the afternoon and so on.

At this time of the year at the LCBO you can get 250 ml bottles of champagne - this might be great for a hike. There''s just enough wine in this tiny bottle to have a small celebration for a special moment. I am not sure if they come in sets of 2 or 4, or if they are available individually.

 

[innovative22]

Unfortunately I live in the "second" worse place to live in southwestern ontario, Windsor. (Chemical Valley being the worse! jk) I am attending the University of Windsor where I live in an off-campus apartment. I am a mature student (28 years old) as I returned to school after working in the field for some years. So being 27, she is done her schooling, working, and living with her parents. She just can''t wait to get married, but we realizes that the best thing for both of us is to wait for me to finish school before getting married.

Unfortunately I do live in the flattest part of Canada where there are no rocks. I do like to rock climb (indoor wall) and I know that she would like to try it but she prefers a private proposal which eliminates the indoor climb. The weather this time of year is not favourable to rock climb outdoors. I kind of wish I would have planned this 2 or 3 months ago cause I really like that idea.

I appriciate all the advice Gale and noobie, it is getting me in the right direction. If you have anything else to add I would love to hear of it.

 

[Gale]

Here''s a very simple one...Write something like 5 aspirations for your future together in a blank card. You probably have talked about buying a home together, living in XYZ city together, having children together...and at the end, write something like "But before all of that.....", leave it blank and then ask her. Keep the list short though. You don''t want her to stop reading before the end. What do you think?

 

[innovative22]

I think that would be a great tension breaker. When you are nervous, sometime the words just don''t come out the way you really want them to. This would eliminate any fumbling of words that I, most likely, will be doing.