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Making a Marriage Proposal
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When you become engaged what everyone seems to want to know is how the “proposer” popped the question. Was the
marriage proposal given in a traditional manner down on one knee, looking up in the shining surprised eyes of the
bride to be? Or was it given as a spur of the moment gesture after a good night out? Was it delivered with romantic
words either from the man’s heart, or remembered from a love poem? Or was it more of a slurred just audible whisper
before the wine took over and he fell asleep on the sofa?
For the couple, the marriage proposal is the start of the wedding. It’s the catalyst that starts a chain of events,
which will lead to one of the most stressful, yet treasured, days in a woman’s life. For this reason, if no other,
it should be given a fitting setting – somewhere romantic, memorable, an intimate moment between two separate
people about to embark on a life together.
When you first realize that you are dating the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, that’s the time
to start planning the marriage proposal. Don’t rush this. Try to discover what your partner thinks about public
proposals? Do they like them, or do they think that a marriage proposal should be something between the couple
alone? Do you think that they would enjoy doing a once-in-a-lifetime experience that ended in the proposal, or
would they perhaps enjoy a quiet romantic dinner that ended with a ring as sparkling as the wine on the
table?
There are many ways to make a marriage proposal special, but some of them will take some forward planning. For
instance, you could consider fulfilling a dream your partner has to swim with dolphins, and ask the question when
you are both in the water with the graceful animals swimming around you. Alternatively, how about a hot air balloon
ride over some beautiful scenery such as the Californian vineyards or even an African savannah if you want to go
really exotic!
You could propose to your beloved underwater on a snorkeling trip, or at the top of a mountain covered in either
spring flowers or snow. You could do it yourself, or you could organize for someone else – such as a look-alike
celebrity or local personality – to do it on your behalf. You could give your marriage proposal at the end of a
long monologue, or you could just place the ring somewhere she’ll find it at a nice dinner in an expensive
restaurant and explain yourself when she finds it.
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