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Girl Talk: There (Probably) Won’t Be A Proposal This Christmas

Jessica WakemanDecember 17, 2010 //

A few weeks ago my boyfriend and I were doing laundry at his parents’ house when I overheard him talking to his mom about his Christmas present for me. Neither, it seemed, realized how easily noise traveled from the kitchen through the dining room to the living room. I could only pick up a few words, like “reservations.” At a separate time, I told him how my present for him was waiting at my parents’ house to be opened on Christmas morning and he replied that it would be really awkward for him to give his gift to me in front of my parents. On top of this, he started teasing me about my present coming in the mail and forwarding me FedEx emails just to taunt me.

Naturally, I started to think he had bought an engagement ring. And in addition to being in love, I felt like I was walking on air.

Then, a few days later, the FedEx package arrived. Keep reading »

A Muppet Marriage Proposal

Ami AngelowiczDecember 17, 2010 //

As a huge Muppets fan, I think this proposal video is just about the most romantic thing I’ve ever seen, besides when Piggy marries Kermit in “Muppets Take Manahttan.” This guy ordered custom Muppets that resembled him and his girlfriend for this proposal. Of course she said yes, but if she hadn’t, I would have taken him. [The Daily What] Keep reading »

Woman Struck By Lightning Moments Before Proposal

Kelli BenderJune 10, 2010 //

The cruel hand of fate has really had it out for matrimony this week. The other day we posted a story about a couple who married in the E.R. after a tragic crash, and this is another even more tragic story. Bethany Lott and her boyfriend Richard Butler were both excited for their hike to the top of Max Patch Bald Mountain in North Carolina. This was a trip that Lott had wanted to make since she and Butler began dating and was happy to finally have it happening. Butler planned to make his girlfriend’s day even more memorable because he was going to propose. With the ring in tow, Butler followed behind Lott for the 4,600-foot climb to the summit. But before he had a chance to ask for Lott’s hand, the couple was struck by a bolt of lightning. The shock knocked Butler to the ground. Once he was alert, he crawled over to Lott—she wasn’t breathing. He tried to revive his girlfriend for 15 minutes, but couldn’t get her to start breathing again. Unable to get a signal with their cell phones, Butler returned to his car and stopped at the first house he saw for help. EMTs arrived and tried to revive Lott but could not, saying that it was likely the lightning instantly killed her. “I put the ring on her finger while the EMTs were working on her,” he said. “They are listing me as her fiancé in the obituaries.” So freaking sad. [Newser] Keep reading »

Most Creative Way To Propose …

Wendy AtterberryApril 1, 2010 //

No words … just read. [via BuzzFeed]
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And This Is Why Jumbotron Engagements Are A Gigantic Don’t

Amelia McDonell-ParryFebruary 15, 2010 //


So, some poor schmuck decided to propose to his girlfriend during the New York Rangers game on Valentine’s Day, and the entire scene was broadcast on the Jumbotron. Unforch, it appears that instead of saying “yes,” she went to go puke up cheese fries in the bathroom. Romance FAIL. Keep reading »

A Marriage Proposal For Books

Wendy AtterberryJanuary 25, 2010 //

Since I already posted an epic save-the-date video today, I thought it fitting to share an epic marriage proposal story to carry on the theme. Actually, this happens to be two stories in one. The guy, you see, a professional illustrator, spent eight months searching for the perfect engagement ring (a “100 year old brass ring with an art nouveau design carved into a piece of red coral”), and then proposed to his girlfriend by writing and illustrating a “magical little story for her that revolved around a story of the ring.” He created 22 drawings, secretly working on them for two weeks, and pasted them into a large antique book in which he was able to actually hide the engagement ring in a secret flap. On New Year’s Day, he presented the book to his girlfriend. Keep reading »

Forecast, Good: A Weather Channel Marriage Proposal

Wendy AtterberryDecember 30, 2009 //


Hey, check it out — something exciting actually happened on the Weather Channel this week. A man interrupted his weather-forecaster girlfriend to propose to her live on-air. So cute! And yet, kind of awkward, too! I love how when the forecaster sees her boyfriend walk in front of the camera, she’s all, “Oh, hi,” instead of, “Uh, what the hell are you doing here?!” Anyway, congrats to the happy couple! [via BuzzFeed] Keep reading »

How To Propose In Public So It Doesn’t Suck

Jessica WakemanNovember 19, 2009 //


Boys, if you’re going to propose “in public,” there’s a couple things you want to stay away from. Jumbotrons. Clowns. Twitter. Oh, for the love of all things holy, don’t propose over Twitter. Just take your romance 2.0 cues from this guy, Justin, who proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Marissa, over Tumblr and made strangers like me uncontrollably bawl. It’s a three-hanky performance. [justin.tumblr.com] Keep reading »

A Super Mario Land Proposal

Amelia McDonell-ParryOctober 19, 2009 //


And this, ladies, is why you want to marry a geek. Because he will hack your Super Mario Land game so that it proposes. [BuzzFeed] Keep reading »

Ladies, Your Engagement Ring Is A Bad “Investment”

Jessica WakemanSeptember 24, 2009 //

The good news: my boyfriend has engagement rings on the brain. The bad news: he’s been reading the Freakonomics Blog on the New York Times website. Why is this bad? The Freakonomics economists solve puzzling economic capers of day-to-day life, most recently tackling what a “bad investment” it is for a man to give his girlfriend a diamond ring:

Q: It doesn’t seem rational for a young man to give his girlfriend an expensive engagement ring when he proposes. My thought is that the most efficient use of that dollar is to invest it into something that a young couple would value most e.g. a down payment on a first house, etc. The diamond market is a monopoly and diamond prices are manipulated so that prices are always high. Can you construct a concise and logical argument that young men across the world can use to not buy diamond rings? After all, you already are offering the most valuable thing that you have (your heart) to your soon-to-be bride. In this age, why is a token like an overpriced rock still needed?

In response to this penny-pincher’s question, economist Tim Harford replied, “I tend to agree with you.”

Uh oh. Keep reading »

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