Comments on: Proposing Part 1: Why you should propose to your boyfriend

By: Chantel

Chantel — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:43:40 +0000

I want to propose so bad I am 25 he is 29 we have known eachother for twelve years we have only been dating for six months but I know it had always been him. I just don't know how to go about doing it I am tossed between just proposing with no ring or proposing for him with a ring but I am not sure on his size or what kind of metal he would want. Uggg this is the hard part.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:29:05 +0000

I just recently proposed to my boyfriend of four years…He is from Philly and a HUGE Rocky fan so as we planned his 40th birthday trip to Philly where he hadnt been in 10 years and I had NEVER been, I started making my plans. I proposed to him AFTER running the Rocky steps and right beneath the Rocky statue Ring and all. He was stunned, but it wasnt totally unexpected since I tend to be the assertive one in our relationship. LOL. The feedback we got from family and friends was FABULOUS. Everyone thought it was awesome that I proposed to him.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:26:01 +0000

I wanted to propose but he kept telling me "there's a plan" and that he wanted to do the proposing. Who am I to ruin a good surprise in action? He proposed, but I wasn't super impressed with "the plan" and called "do-over" only I decided that I was the one who would do it over. While ring shopping for me out of state, he saw a ring that he loved. I bought it, but told him that we'd have to continue ring shopping for him because the one he liked had already been sold. Sneaky, eh? It gets better. So he proposes a week before Christmas and his ring is just burning a hole in my pocket. On Christmas day I put a crumpled up picture of the gps I bought him in the box my ring came in. Before I give it to him, I give him an abbreviated, "I love you, I look forward to spending the rest of my life with you…blah, blah, blah" speech. He opens it and all he gets is a GPS – which took him a moment to figure it out, btw. Next we're about to leave the house to gather with the rest of the family when he notices an unwrapped present with no name tag. "What's this? is this for me," he asks? "Of course sweetie I forgot it!" It's of course nothing more than a block of wood that figured into another plan I had that didn't work out. Strike two, brother! Finally, later that night, under the christmas tree, I give him the real ring in front of his whole family along with the entire "I love you and want to spend the rest of my life with you, you deserve a special moment as well." His sister immediately yells out, "He's getting a 'man-gagement ring!" And there you have it, the double proposal!

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:12:14 +0000

We talked about getting married, then asked a friend to make both of us engagement rings. We then planned to propose at different times to one another once the rings were done. Luckily, we both really wanted to surprise the other so through some stealth and luck we managed to pull off some surprise proposals–him first, then me. I have to say, it was a really fun tradition–one that I'd recommend to anyone thinking about proposing to your fella!

(you can read more about our proposals on my wedding blog: http://emilyandjordanaregettin…gspot.com/)

By: Becky V

Becky V — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:50:09 +0000

I proposed to my fiance after several important people told me I shouldn't do that. My son, his best friend, my best friend all told me it was his job and if he hadn't asked, don't expect "yes." Down deep, I didn't feel that was going to be the case, so I went and bought him his engagement/wedding band, got on one knee and proposed. He thought I was kidding, but when he figured out I was serious, he teared up a little and said yes. I think the thing that made it different from a woman to man was that I didn't make a big deal out of it. I didn't put him on the spot in front of a crowd or take him on a fancy date. We were at home alone and he had just gotten done telling me why he would never propose (because felt that a man was expected to do that as a symbol of love and I should know he loved me without a proposal) so I took charge and did it myself. I'm kinda sad I'll never have that moment where he does that for me, but if I'd waited, that moment wouldn't have happened regardless.

By: salaciousD

salaciousD — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:02:15 +0000

Definitely just his ring–or a sword or a pocketwatch or a guitar–whatever his heart desires that only you would know!

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:37:21 +0000

Maybe the reason some women are 'in waiting' isn't sad at all. Perhaps they are waiting not simply because they are women, but because they feel their partner is not the one ready to commit yet, and they want him to propose when he is ready.

By: Raina

Raina — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:31:59 +0000

That is incredibly sweet! Good luck with your planning!

By: Liza

Liza — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:56:06 +0000

I proposed to my partner. It was a lovely event that took much planning. I did first interview a couple guys (our best mutual friend, and the young man at the jewelry store), just to see how they might feel if a woman proposed to them. When I told them that I partly wanted to demonstrate that I wasn't in a relationship to have a man spend money on me, they said it was an awesome idea. The man at the store said he wished his fiancÃ©e held the same belief :-X

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:55:41 +0000

I'm proposing to my partner in 17 days. We are exchanging the rest of our XMAS gifts early since we might not be together for the holidays. I made a scrapbook of our relationship thus far, we've only been together 8, almost 9 months and the last page (the middle of the book) – it says, Will you Marry Me on it. I'm excited, I ordered the ring, it will be here on or around our anniversary – I'm almost tempted to do it all then but I will wait.