How did you propose to your wife? - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

JenTay · #1 03-26-2004, 01:09 PM

A good bit of you are married and I wanted to ask if you proposed to your wife in an especially romantic way, how did you do it?

For a sub question... what do you do that is especially romantic post-wedding outside of roses and vacations?

I'm not into flowers. They make me sneeze.

suginami · #2 03-26-2004, 01:24 PM

Actually, she proposed to me.

As far as "post-wedding romantic" activity (outside of the occasional flowers), I'd suppose it's the hot lingerie I sometimes buy for her at Victoria's Secret.:p

rickg · #3 03-26-2004, 01:24 PM

I carfully peeled open the end of a box of Cracker-Jacks, then carefully peeled open the prize package. Put the ring in the package and sealed everything back up. Box looked good as new.
Then went and picked her up to go out(don't remember now where we were going

). After driving a ways, I told her I had a bag in the back seat with a box of Cracker Jacks in it, and asked her to grab it so we could snack on it while driving. She did so, and after munching on the contents for a bit, I said "Let's see what the prize is." She fished thru the box, found the prize package, and opened it. At first she thought it was one of those cheap plastic novelty rings, until she looked at it better(it was getting into the evening by then. Not good light in the car) Then she realized what it was, got a big happy face, I pulled over and popped the question

BTW, she said yes

GermanStar · #4 03-26-2004, 01:36 PM

My wife gave me an incredibly lovely gift a few short years ago that I will truly cherish for the rest of my life -- a divorce!

PC Dave · #5 03-26-2004, 02:03 PM

I'm not married, but when my colleague's husband proposed, he did it on a camping/fishing trip (he's a fly-fishing guide). He said he'd caught a fish, and asked her to walk upstream (in her waders) to get the net. Inside the net, he'd pre-placed a sign painted as a rainbow trout that had written on it "You're the catch of a lifetime. Will you marry me?" The males in our office thought it was corny, the women loved it.

G-Benz · #6 03-26-2004, 02:22 PM

Yep, no proposal...

Stopped at a jewelry outlet while strolling through the mall.

She playfully picked out rings she liked.

She chose one in particular and I bought it for her telling her it was a "promise/friendship" ring.

Obviously she knew better...and later told everyone close to her that night.

Later in the year, we set a wedding date...still no proposal...it just happened, that's it!

Botnst · #7 03-26-2004, 02:41 PM

We wre working as part of a survey team, I was the instrumentman she was the rodman (rodperson, rodwoman, rodbabe--we often tried to figure out how to use the term "rod" without sounding sexist or phallic. Never settled that).

We had been...'romantic' for about a year of so. After work and after we'd cleaned up I went to pick her up for dinner. I don't think I had marriage in mind. While we were talking we made one of those long eye contact moments that lasts several minutes and I just sort of blurted it out across the table with some cheesburger. "Will you make my life complete, will you marry me?" She blew fries on me in loving response and the rest is fast-food history.

I didn't buy her a ring for several years. I got several rings from friends who divorced and my sister melted them and poured them into a new ring. Finally got her a wedding band. Someday I'll get her an engagement ring.

Been married nearly 30 years. My wife says its because we both lack imagination.

B

koop · #8 03-26-2004, 02:45 PM

at least she's not a rodbuster

rickg · #9 03-26-2004, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Botnst
She blew fries on me in loving response

Nothing like a good fast food romance!

blackmercedes · #10 03-26-2004, 03:36 PM

We'd been living together for 10 years, so it was kinda anticlimactic...

I took her for dinner at our favourite fine-dining establishment and simply presented the ring and asked her to marry me. Simple, pleasant, and in many ways memorable not because of the surroudings, but the company.

Our first date was December 17, 1982. We were both in our last year of high school, and we went to the Christmas semi-formal dance together. The rest, as they say, is history. 21.5 years later, we're still hangin in there, despite my appetite for cars, motorcycles, and hazardous pastimes like mountain climbing.

We actually got married in the summer of 1993, inthe Victorian-look-alike town of Port Townsend, Washington State. Yup, sometimes we Canucks visit the US and just get carried away and get hitched. We spent the next five weeks touring the western US by car, and it was great.

During the last 21 years, we have walked through the stages of our lives together. We lived on $550 a month for years while we were in school, paying $330 for rent, and having $220 for everything else. We've cheered each other on as we convocated university. We toasted the day the student loans were paid. I watched Helen's childhood dream of being a teacher come true. She stood by me as I struggled with the amoral issues that kept me awake in my own professional life. We made plans that never came true and we were surprised by wonderful events we never dreamed of.

When things were bad, we held each other up. My mother treated Helen as one of her own, and when we found Mom had cancer, it effected us equally. When Mom died, it crushed us, but thanks to having each other, we weathered the storm. I am sure had I been alone, I would have sunk to the bottom and never surfaced again.

We've had amazing days. In July of 1999, my daughter was born, changing our lives profoundly. I'm not sure I've been more worried and elated within such a short span of time in my life. I had never had much contact with children, and was unsteady in my role as father. Somehow, Helen knew in her mind that I would take to this in a big way and she allowed me to play as strong a role as I wished.

Oh, there are "Harlequin" moments where flowers fill the house or romantic gifts are unwrapped, but those are fleeting and don't provide the basis for a life long partnership. Caring, trust, and putting yourself second as much as possible is the real key. I honestly believe that many marriages end today thanks to pure selfishness, nothing more.

R Leo · #11 03-26-2004, 04:11 PM

Which marriage, the 'trainer marriage' or the one that's gonna last?

Trainer Marriage: Popped the question over a quick lunch at a local cafeteria.

The one that will last: Carefully planned a trip to the coast to coincide with the full moon, sneaked the ring into my pocket and suggested a stroll on the beach, and then into my hand. Asked her for her hand, slipped it on her finger and my popped the question. The next ten years passed in the blink of an eye.

GRCBoca · #12 03-26-2004, 06:13 PM

Hey Jen,

How about on the golf course?

Be an iconoclast, ask him! Lucky guy

CSchmidt · #13 03-26-2004, 07:15 PM

We started dating in high school, when she was 15 and me 17. We dated for about 3+ years steady. I was working for her dad, Vito Petruzzelli, in his landscaping and snow plowing business to see if I was good enough for his daughter (while going to college).

We went to a drive in on the night before her birthday. I already had the ring. I bought a dozen roses and put the ring around the stem of a rose. We stopped for a bite on the way home, after midnight. I said, "since it's after midnight there is a present you can have tonight". I opened the trunk of the car in a Pizza Hut parking lot with many lights. She saw the roses, and the lights hit the diamond perfectly.

Engaged for 2 years, and married 25. She is still a sweetheart.

Chuck

The Godfather · #14 03-26-2004, 11:19 PM

Man.... I wanna get married too damn it!

I'm 23...I'm getting old! My parents got married when they were 22.....

Ok, I got 7 years to find the right one

TomJ · #15 03-26-2004, 11:55 PM

I told her I'd buy lunch if she hits the last steel plate with one shot! (Met her at a steel/tactical match)

She's been buying lunch ever since. Will probably get tired of that soon and I'll be free to move again.

"post-wedding romantic"?? I'd suppose it's the hot lingerie I sometimes buy for ME at Victoria's Secret (have to wear black though to keep all the butt hairs from showing through!)

BTW, romance is where it's found and who it's with. We went out to Pull&Save this Wednesday, spent the day pulling a 240D 4-speed and all the parts for it (the old cast iron style). AFAIC, that was VERY romantic!