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 »
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And This Is Why Jumbotron Engagements Are A Gigantic Don’t
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
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
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
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
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”
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 »
7 Ways To Tell If He Plans To Marry You
For a book that promises to “change the face of man-hunting forever,” The List: 7 Ways to Tell if He’s Going to Marry You—in 30 Days or Less! is deceptively simple. I’m not ruining anything by disclosing the seven ways …
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Rejected On The Jumbotron
There was a new player on the NBA court, but her game isn’t basketball. During halftime at a Rocket’s game, her man got on bended knee to propose. As he tried to score his lady mid-court, even the announcers joked that she just had to say yes while they’re in public and could then change her mind after. But unfortunately, she must not have heard them because she totally blocked his pass. As she ran off the court to the sound of the stadium booing her, he kissed his beer. Poor guy! Where’s the ref when you need to call a foul?! [You Tube: NBA Marriage Proposal]
