Romantic
Proposals
Just for fun at this romantic time of the year we thought we'd let
you in on how
- My hubby proposed to me three times!
- It was the only way we could move to America
- It wasn't hugely romantic
- He streaked across Euston Road!
- No fuss please
- I said "yes" then threw up!
- I thought he was going to finish with me
- He kept asking me to turn the light off
- I nearly got food poisoning
- My work colleague didn't put him off
My hubby proposed to me three times!
The first time was on New Year's Eve, in a pub but we were both sober (long story!). There was only one little problem and that was that my divorce hadn't come through yet *blush*!
Second time was in a restaurant, candlelit dinner, red rose, down on one knee ... the works. By this time I was divorced and said yes straight away :o).
Although I had accepted his proposal no plans were made for a wedding. We talked about it and looked into it but never did anything about it. I guess part of me was a bit hesitant about getting married again.
The third time was six months later (and living together by this point). We
had been out on the town with a group of friends and were averagely drunk. We
had left the club (2am) and were walking down the main street which was very
busy with people going home, waiting for taxis, getting food etc. We started
to cross the road when my husband stopped, got down on his knee and said: "For
the third and final time, please make me the happiest man in the world". I was
very embarrassed, there was traffic waiting to get past, loads of clubbers had
stopped to see the show and there were even a few policemen cheering! Anyway,
of course I said "yes" (again!) and we married six weeks later. That was 6.5
yrs ago and I would do it all again tomorrow if I could :o). Mandy
xx
It was the only way we could move to America
Me and Mike had been living together for a few years and had decided to move to the US (he's American). I did a bit of research into visas then came home from work one day and stood there in the kitchen and said something like 'So it looks like the only way to move out there is to get married...'. Then we looked at each other for a while, then we said: 'Hmm, shall we take a day or two to think about it?'. And that was it - we decided actually we really did want to get married - and this was after me saying for years that I didn't see the point in marriage and it wouldn't change anything. So not romantic at all, yet here we are, five years later, happily married with our third child on the way lol. jwerb
We'd talked about it for a while and I was moving away. There was no doubt it would last but I wanted to have something more solid so, at my going-away party, we were talking and it just sort of came out. He quite happily said "yes" but it wasn't hugely romantic. Were quite happily married now and that was romantic but no matter how we got engaged it was the right thing to do and we're happy. deafworm
He streaked across Euston Road!
My husband and I had been together for about six months (living together with my son for 2 months). He'd been out for a boozy work's lunch and had, admittedly, streaked across Euston Road (in his pants I might add - totally nude is illegal ;o)) before coming to meet me after work. He said, I quote: "Shall we get married, cos living together's dead expensive and we'd get married people's allowance from work if we got married. Oh, and I love you and Tommo to pieces too". Hmmm, I said that it was a lovely offer but perhaps we ought to go home and let him sleep it off and discuss it again the next day. Amazingly, he brought it up the next day and asked if I'd like to marry him ... he'd already bought me the most beautiful diamond ring a couple of months beforehand so, I said "yes" and the lovely ring became an engagement ring. We were married five months later on Sept, 11th 1998. DeeNic
Husband said to me, when I questioned him about marriage, "I don't want a fuss; if we could go to Gretna Green, I'd marry you tomorrow". Five weeks later I became Mrs Ross!!! Carole1
It was Millennium Eve ... I was sick as a dog with food poisoning, yet still dragged myself out to a party with my then partner. He proceeded to get exceedingly merry, leaving me to throw up in the loo with no one to hold my hair out of my eyes or rub my back. Midnight came and, as the bells rang in the New Year, with breath stinking of vodka and red bull, my darling slurred those immortal words: "Reeely love you babe, will ya marrwwwy meeeee?!"
Well, in such a romantic situation, naturally I said "yes", threw up again and went home! And, yes, he had planned it beforehand, and sheepishly did it properly the following morning with a shocking hangover and a beautiful diamond ring! Freckle998
I thought he was going to finish with me
We were driving home one day and he said that he had something to tell me when we got to my house! I panicked, thinking he was going to finish the relationship, but he said it was nothing to worry about. When we got home, he said that he wanted to marry me! I think he asked my dad for permission but can't be sure really. But I do remember, after we went out for a engagement meal, my mum asking if I was absolutely sure! Quite miffed at the time, thinking she didn't like him but she did and was just making sure! Claian
He kept asking me to turn the light off
He had just come back from Iraq last year and we were over in the UK visiting our families. When we were at his parents' we decided we wanted to get married one day and went to choose the engagement ring, as the jewellery in Germany isn't as nice. Anyway, I was thinking it would be a little while until the engagement and, one night, we went up to some monument which overlooks the city. It was a lovely view but I just wanted to get back down because it was eerie! That night in bed he asked me to turn the light out. He asked me about three times but I kept saying "no", then he just blurted out "Well if you won't turn the light out will you marry me?" I laughed and told him to p**s off because I thought he was joking so he got the ring out and slipped it on my finger, and that was his proposal! LisaSparkles
He told me he had wanted to propose up at the monument but I couldn't relax! (it really was dark and creepy up there though!!).
I was at work and my partner phoned me to say he had something for me when I got home and that he was making a meal. He wouldn't tell me what he had for me so, all day, I was wondering what it was.
I got home and knew something was going on because he had his best clothes on (shirt and trousers). I went in and he told me to sit down in the living room. He brought in my food and he hadn't cooked it properly (lol!) so he had to take it back and finish cooking it. He got me a drink and then brought in the food (cooked properly this time). As we were eating it, he got down on one knee, got the ring out and asked me to marry him, to which I said "yes". It was very sweet but I nearly got food poisoning! groovymama
My work colleague didn't put him off
It was Xmas Eve and the last day of work before the holidays. As usual, work shut early and I'd gone out with the girls for a few drinks. Phil came to meet me as planned when he finished work.
We got talking with one of the women who had just joined the firm I worked for so I didn't really know her. She was an older woman in her 50s and she was saying how she and her partner had been together X amount of years and that although she'd like to get married they didn't see a point in it after being together so long. Anyway, this woman left to go meet her partner in a pub down the road. We had a few more drinks and Phil must have been thinking about what this woman had been saying cos he asked me to marry him.
Of course I said yes, we left the pub and he took me home to ask my dad for my hand in marriage, (didn't think anyone did that these days). Next day we went out and bought a ring. It wasn't much but it means everything to me. carollindley
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