Popping..the question?
Popping..the question?
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Waynester

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6,506 posts

276 months

Tuesday 18th June 2013
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I am planning to propose to my partner of 2 1/2 years.. but can't decide quite how I'm going to do it? Could go the popular 'booking a nice restaurant, down on one knee & asking over dinner' route, but keep talking myself out of that idea as maybe a bit..cliche?

For those who have already done this.. what did you do?

I'm quite prepared for the 'don't do it' responses..but some sensible suggestions instead really would be appreciated.. wink



She doesn't read Ph's.. so fairly safe posting this, I hope!




anonymous-user

80 months

Tuesday 18th June 2013
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Somewhere where it's just you and her, so she doesn't feel pressurised/intimidated/embarrassed.
And just ask her, no silly banners towed behind aircraft, singing Tube trains or crap like that.

LeftmostAardvark

1,744 posts

190 months

Tuesday 18th June 2013
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Make the date special rather than the actual act of doing it gimmicky - and the date should be easy to remember (it'll be important later).

How about:

Her birthday
New Year's Eve
The anniversary of when you met
Summer solstice

As per previous poster, generally you're better off having a special place with just the two of you, rather than making the way of asking particularly innovative. Although, she'll be talking to all her mates about it, so make it a bit romantic. for example: Next to crashing waves on the beach at sunset.

Waynester

Original Poster:

6,506 posts

276 months

Tuesday 18th June 2013
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Thanks.. yep, definitely want to avoid anything gimmicky, tacky etc.. but would like it to be special..with the right amount of romance. Just the more I think about it, the more I'm stuck on what to do!!

Good suggestions though.

cossy400

3,438 posts

210 months

Tuesday 18th June 2013
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Go for day out at Meadow Hall buy £1800 ring for her.

Buy a drink and some crisps, go back to car and do it as your eating etc.

She said yes btw.

Who said romance was dead.

Waynester

Original Poster:

6,506 posts

276 months

Tuesday 18th June 2013
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cossy400 said:
Go for day out at Meadow Hall buy £1800 ring for her.

Buy a drink and some crisps, go back to car and do it as your eating etc.

She said yes btw.

Who said romance was dead.
Excellent.. wink

£1800 though!!
(Isn't the ring supposed to be traditionally a months salary? In that case...)

Nick M

3,632 posts

249 months

Tuesday 18th June 2013
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I can highly recommend *not* proposing when you're up to your armpits in bits of car and covered in grease. Although in my defense I was on my knees at the time...

Still get reminded of how 'romantic' it was(n't...)

magooagain

12,884 posts

196 months

Tuesday 18th June 2013
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Maybe just go out for the day somewhere you both like ,the coast perhaps. Get her nice and content then pop the question.

RealSquirrels

11,327 posts

218 months

Tuesday 18th June 2013
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You could arrange something a bit like the Olympics opening ceremony and then propose at the climax?

lufbramatt

5,587 posts

160 months

Tuesday 18th June 2013
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Took her to Hamburg (stunning city BTW) for the Christmas markets on her birthday, wrapped ring up with her birthday presents.

While we were there I managed to blsg an all-areas tour of HMW Illustrious which happened to be in port there, annoyingly could have proposed while she was sitting in the captains chair on the bridge but didn't have the ring with me so it had to wait for the restaurant that evening.

Wedding is in 3 months time biggrin

Soir

2,277 posts

265 months

Tuesday 18th June 2013
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Maybe a bit cheesy but this is what I did.

Waited until on holiday, hire boat for the day. Anchor in remote area, do some snorkelling/swimming..then back in boat down on one knee

funkyrobot

18,789 posts

254 months

Tuesday 18th June 2013
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RealSquirrels said:
climax?
hurl

smile

Oldred_V8S

3,764 posts

264 months

Tuesday 18th June 2013
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Only bit of advice I have is, don't.

Why spoil 2 1/2 years of happiness?

STW2010

5,912 posts

188 months

Tuesday 18th June 2013
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Just throw her the ring 'here you go, you're mine now'.


Engineer1

10,486 posts

235 months

Tuesday 18th June 2013
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Waynester said:
cossy400 said:
Go for day out at Meadow Hall buy £1800 ring for her.

Buy a drink and some crisps, go back to car and do it as your eating etc.

She said yes btw.

Who said romance was dead.
Excellent.. wink

£1800 though!!
(Isn't the ring supposed to be traditionally a months salary? In that case...)
Acording to DeBeers or similarly placed organisation who may just have an interest in getting blokes to spend more on a Diamond ring, if they thought they could get away with it they'd suggest more.

s p a c e m a n

11,797 posts

174 months

Tuesday 18th June 2013
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Hide the ring up your bumhole so that she finds it the next time shes massaging your prostate. Just make sure that you keep the reciept to prove that it isnt one that someone else left up there.

STW2010

5,912 posts

188 months

Tuesday 18th June 2013
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s p a c e m a n said:
Hide the ring up your bumhole so that she finds it the next time shes massaging your prostate. Just make sure that you keep the reciept to prove that it isnt one that someone else left up there.
Why not stick it up her bumhole whilst she's asleep, so that when she next takes a dump she finds it. She will think that's the most romantic thing ever, and will in no way think that you are weird or have abused her.

funkyrobot

18,789 posts

254 months

Tuesday 18th June 2013
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STW2010 said:
s p a c e m a n said:
Hide the ring up your bumhole so that she finds it the next time shes massaging your prostate. Just make sure that you keep the reciept to prove that it isnt one that someone else left up there.
Why not stick it up her bumhole whilst she's asleep, so that when she next takes a dump she finds it. She will think that's the most romantic thing ever, and will in no way think that you are weird or have abused her.
How about you find a bit of road kill and stuff it up the poor animal's bumhole. Place it on her bedside cabinet and tell her not to move it.

Her patience will be rewarded as the animal rots away and the ring is slowly revealed.

omgus

7,305 posts

201 months

Tuesday 18th June 2013
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funkyrobot said:
STW2010 said:
s p a c e m a n said:
Hide the ring up your bumhole so that she finds it the next time shes massaging your prostate. Just make sure that you keep the reciept to prove that it isnt one that someone else left up there.
Why not stick it up her bumhole whilst she's asleep, so that when she next takes a dump she finds it. She will think that's the most romantic thing ever, and will in no way think that you are weird or have abused her.
How about you find a bit of road kill and stuff it up the poor animal's bumhole. Place it on her bedside cabinet and tell her not to move it.

Her patience will be rewarded as the animal rots away and the ring is slowly revealed.
And i thought romance was dead?


STW2010

5,912 posts

188 months

Tuesday 18th June 2013
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funkyrobot said:
How about you find a bit of road kill and stuff it up the poor animal's bumhole. Place it on her bedside cabinet and tell her not to move it.

Her patience will be rewarded as the animal rots away and the ring is slowly revealed.
Just out of interest, what road kill would you go for? Is it more romantic if you collect something that you have run over yourself?