Ladies who proposed

Aww this is actually really cute!

Very sweet! Congratulations! When is the wedding?

Aww so cute! I didn’t propose per say, but started the conversation. We had been dating for about 6 years at that point and living together for 5. I was making a big change of quitting my job and going back to school full time for my doctorate so we were going to be going from 2 incomes to primarily 1 income. I basically just asked him what we were doing and our next steps in a 5 year plan sort of way, and we mutually decided getting married should be part of that. We told our families the next day and he gave me a ring about a week later. Now we’ve been happily married for a little over 3 years!

So I also didn't ask, but I also did ask. I was thinking about life, and thought that if we wanted to get married in the next few years, that I'd need to start saving money. However, I can't possible decide to start saving money for something that we didn't agree to. That's way too presumptuous. So I just (very awkwardly) asked if he wanted to get married in a couple years. We had discussed marriage before, and decided that it was something we both saw as something we might want. So we talked about it, generally what it might cost, what time of year we'd like, and how long it'd take to save enough for that. Anyway, with the pandemic, I got a bit anxious, and we just started planning the whole thing in secret. We designed the ring together, and he proposed about 8 months later. He wanted that to be a surprise. At that point, we told family and friends. So technically he proposed. But I initiated our secret engagement? lol

I didn't ask, but brought the conversation up for sure. I had a wedding venue popping up on my instagram ads and showed him, and told him I had mentioned it to my mom and she wanted to view it when she was in town. And that "I know you haven't actually asked me..." but should I grab a date if I loved it? And his next response was "Do you want to marry me?" when I said yes, he said Okay - pick a date. A couple weeks later he had the ring and did the whole one knee thing while we were on a weekend away.

We call the first one our "technical" engagement and the other our "official" engagement. We didn't tell anyone (outside our parents) until after the ring one.

I asked my partner to marry me. I knew within days of us talking that she was the one. The question kept wanting to come out, but I held back. One night we were about to go to sleep when I asked her. She looked at me and went to the dresser and put her great grandmothers wedding ring on my finger. That day, a solar eclipse happened over our town.

View Quoted Comment Friday the 14th !!

I thought about that very much when & where for it to be done. Some women that I told it too they were to old fashioned and told me that why would want to do that. I said it was something different but I never wavered from it. But my love did it instead and I was romantic it was just the 2 of us. On a rainy day 1 day from his birthday now if I did do it I would want it to be just us near a beachfront type of place and use a theme type like football or baseball. And then made sure that done was either done or have it prepared the seafood or pizza is our love language for us. With a nice bottle of wine or champagne serve him with the ring around the salad so it would be the first he sees. Or bring out a cupcake his favorite is carrot cake and have the ring sitting on top of it.Not in a some have put in a glass nah someppl have almost choked or it fell. And I will then read a note too him and then ask him the question

Sorry I forgot to say this I am 49 will be 50 in 6 days got engaged in 2020 getting married in 2 1/2 weeks. So dont gives up its possible

View Quoted Comment How exciting!!! Congratulations ! Can’t wait to see your photos.

View Quoted Comment Oh my goodness I love this. I feel like more couples should talk their way into engagements. That way everyone knows where the other is in life and their wants for the future.