Bed Proposal Ideas

[MissErin]

Well now that I know I still have a few months before my proposal I was thinking of how silly boys can be with ideas in the romance spectrum. hehe Us girls try very hard to give our man the appropriate hints of what a romantic engagment would be...but we also guys are not always "listening". haha On my own, I send Eric Disneyland proposals al the time and find him saying "Eh...that''s not very fun..." haha Regardless I love the man.

So as I sit here and WISH for my dream proposal (HAHA!!) I was wondering what you ladies consider to be a VERY bad proposal. Then we can make a list and give each other a good laugh.

So I shall start...

I think a proposal over the phone would be VERY un-romantic... And I''m not talking about the guy who is in Iraq and can''t come home, or the long distance relationship that just haven''t been able to make the plane ride over just yet...
I am talking about the guy that is totally 5min away but thinks a phone proposal would be "sooooooooo unique". haha I don''t know anyone who has ever done this, and I hope I don''t offend anyone who thinks a phone proposal is so sweet. I just get the silliest image of some guy on a pay phone saying "hey I got this ring. Wanna marry me??" haha

 

[MissErin]

OMG!!!!!! P.S. The topic is supposed to be "Bad Proposal Ideas" not Bed!! haha I am so silly!!

 

[ladypirate]

I dunno...I kind of like the idea of a proposal in bed...

Just teasing, Erin. I think that even worse than a phone proposal would be one over instant messenger! This is one of those things that should be done in person.

Another thing that is a recipe for disaster is not putting ANY thought into it--and I don't mean "I just got the ring and I can't hold onto it any longer!", I mean something like asking a very private girl in a very public place or just kind of casually tossing a ring box at her and saying "Oh, I got you something, I guess we're engaged now." Yeah, not so much.

I was at a concert one time where a guy got on stage to propose to his gf and she said NO. I felt so bad for the poor guy...maybe the real trick to having a terrible proposal is not making sure she wants to marry you before asking!

 

[gwendolyn]

Date: 12/21/2007 11:48:20 PM
Author: ladypirate
I dunno...I kind of like the idea of a proposal in bed...

You''re not the only one.

 

[Deelight]

Date: 12/22/2007 2:10:39 AM
Author: gwendolyn

Date: 12/21/2007 11:48:20 PM

Author: ladypirate

I dunno...I kind of like the idea of a proposal in bed...

You''re not the only one.

ME too I think no proposal is that bad as long as the boy tries they may not always get it right but if they honestly try that is all that matters

 

[gwendolyn]

My boyfriend's been asking me (half-jokingly) to marry him for 2 1/2 years now. He's done it over IMs, text messages, on the phone and in person, but has never been totally serious. We've got a plan: we'll pick some sort of ring together, and then he'll do the proposal on his own, so I know he isn't serious when he's asked me before (in case anyone was concerned

). I have to say, though, it is rather nice to hear him ask, even though we both know it's just fun practice for now.

 

[Gemini85]

The worst proposal of all would be one that is never asked.
It would suck to have to wait years and years not knowing when
or if he will ever propose.

So no matter how unromantic my guy is going to be when he propose,
I''m still going to be jumping for joy (Not because I''m happy with the
proposal, but because I get to spend the rest of my life with the man
I love).

 

[sunnyd]

lol my best friend got proposed to over the phone!!! not even "will you marry me?", but "so you wanna get married?" lmao he''s not the most romantic guy in the world. but 7 years and a baby later they''re still happy as could be!

it''s the sentiment that counts right...?

 

[MissErin]

It is the thought that counts indeed!! And all that matters is marrying the man of your dreams - even if the proposal was not the one you wished for. hehe

I just wanted this to be silly and for us girls to come up with funny proposals to amuse each other. I promise it in NO WAY means that a guys proposal is belittled. I just assumed since some girls are nervously waiting for their rings, this may help even for a moment.

Love you girls!!

 

[Pandora II]

My brother just got engaged this afternoon.

I asked him his proposal plans the other week - and he had some really boring ideas. So I got him to think a bit more creatively and he ended up devising a treasure hunt all over London - ending in front of her favcourite picture in the National Portrait Gallery.

Men need help on the whole. FI did very well on his own, but he spent 6 months planning the proposal - no ring involved!

 

[MissErin]

Wow a London treasure hunt would be a BLAST!! Thank goodness you were there to help him out!! hehe

 

[princesss]

Okay, MissErin, I'll play.

The absolute worst I could think of was one my friend was debating. He thought it'd be a great idea to slip the ring on while she was asleep (so I guess she wakes up engaged?). Now, this may be the perfect idea for a lot of people, but I think it's the worst idea ever.

1. She doesn't really get a chance to be asked/answer. (I want to be asked...but further, can you imagine how awkward it would be if she said no?)

2. I don't know about you ladies, but if somebody was fiddling around with my hand and it woke me up, I'd hit first and ask questions later. I, for one, don't want "And then I took him to the emergency room to re-set his nose," to be a part of my proposal story.

3. I hate that it implies that the guy is assuming that she'll say yes, so he doesn't even bother making it a question. I know this ties in with #1, but it drives me nuts! It's a major decision, not something you take for granted or trick somebody into!

 

[MissErin]

Princess - Yours was a GOOD one if not GREAT!! hehe I totally agree with all of your bullet points too!! I would be so disappointed if I slept through a proposal...

 

[princesss]

I hadn''t even thought of that part! It would make me so sad if I thought I slept through my proposal.

 

[surfgirl]

Lady Pirate, I just wanted to say how much I LOVE your avatar! It''s adorable!! Did you draw it yourself?

Erin, would you consider changing your font color to black by any chance? It''s so difficult on the eyes in pink, that I have a hard time reading it...maybe it''s just me though...

 

[FrekeChild]

Oh my gosh. Worst proposal ideas that I can come up with:

1. When my friend found out she was pregnant she was crying hysterically and generally just in shock, her boyfriend asks in front of her parents (who were not excited about her having a child out of wedlock) "So I guess this means you wanna get married huh?". This is a girl who dreamt of a Disney princess proposal. Now she lives vicariously through me and asks D all the time when he''s finally going to ask me already. I should mention that she lapped me. They hadn''t even been together a year when this all happened. Currently they haven''t even been together a year and a half, they got together June 2006, broke up from August to October, got back together, then found out they were pregnant January, married in March. Had the baby in September 2007. Ugh.


2. Lying on a beach in California with the sun going down...

Him: "Compliment...compliment...compliment...I wanna spend the rest of my life with you so I got this for you...compliment."
Her: "I love you."
Him: "I love you more. I really do."
Her: "I don''t think so."
Him: "I don''t even know what hand a wedding ring goes on. So...you can...It''s a little big, I''m sure, because no one has as cute of hands as you do."
Her: "Blah blah blah...compliment...compliment..."

If you knew that was Heidi and Spencer from "The Hills" on MTV, you deserve a prize. Anyway, WHERE IN THERE DID HE EVEN PROPOSE?!?!?!?! That''s right, he didn''t.


3. My boyfriend says by email. He thinks it lacks in romantic nature. He said that if it were at least by snail mail, you could save it and it would be a serious romantic letter that you could at least cherish.


4. For me the worst way would be any typical proposal story; like asking after an expensive romantic dinner. Just for the simple fact that I''d guess what was going on. Getting a ring put on my finger while I was sleeping would be interesting because I wonder how long it would take for me to notice, plus I''d never see it coming. Basically any way he could totally catch me off guard would be best.

 

[MissErin]

2. Lying on a beach in California with the sun going down...

Him: ''Compliment...compliment...compliment...I wanna spend the rest of my life with you so I got this for you...compliment.''
Her: ''I love you.''
Him: ''I love you more. I really do.''
Her: ''I don''t think so.''
Him: ''I don''t even know what hand a wedding ring goes on. So...you can...It''s a little big, I''m sure, because no one has as cute of hands as you do.''
Her: ''Blah blah blah...compliment...compliment...''

If you knew that was Heidi and Spencer from ''The Hills'' on MTV, you deserve a prize. Anyway, WHERE IN THERE DID HE EVEN PROPOSE?!?!?!?! That''s right, he didn''t.

HAHA I literally read this and laughed out loud!! I watch the show (I used to live by Lauren) and I felt like this was one of the silliest proposals EVER. I still think their engagement was FAKE. Her reaction is ridiculous... haha Good choice!!

Surfgirl: Sorry darling but the pink stays. We had a post up about this about a week ago and everyone LOVES the pink so I am keeping it. Hope you understand.

 

[parrot tulips]

It''s so funny. I was just talking to one of the gals at work the other day about how her husband proposed. Apparently they were best friends and roommates for years before the idea even occurred to them to start dating. Fast forward a few years into the relationship (the romantic part of it, I mean). They''re at a party with a group of mutual friends and one of them says to her, "So, I heard you''re getting married next June!" Yeah, that was her "proposal." When she asked him about it, he said he knew they were going to be married eventually, and just assumed the wedding would be the following June. No ring, no actual asking or discussing, that was it! I don''t think their 10 year anniversary is too far away, so I think it''s about time she start hinting at a ring...

 

[Aloros]

My bf has joked that he is going to propose over MySpace...

 

[ladypirate]

Date: 12/22/2007 10:40:25 PM
Author: surfgirl
Lady Pirate, I just wanted to say how much I LOVE your avatar! It''s adorable!! Did you draw it yourself?.

Sorry I didn''t reply earlier, Surfgirl! I''ve been on holiday.

Sadly, I can''t say that I drew it myself--I took it from a webcomic that I like. Thanks for the compliment, though!

 

[Smurfysmiles]

my SO has joked that he''s going to wait until he finds a really nice cracker jack ring (that whistles) to propose with, that would be the WORST!!!!!

Also, if he took me to an expensive restaurant and hid the ring in the dessert or something and I accidently swallowed it and then we had to wait for the ring to *ahem* pass....that would be bad!

#2- if he proposed at the bank and it accidently got sucked up those tubes and then they couldn''t find the ring (i don''t know why he would do it at the bank though lol, we only go there to give and take money)

#3- oh if we were at disney world and he had them put "will you marry me jolene" in the fireworks but then they spelled my name wrong or had the wrong name completely and i didn''t know it was about me

#4- if he had a ring but didn''t doublecheck in the box first and they accidently gave him someone else''s ring or not a ring at all but a pair of earrings or something

#5- if he asked on a cruise ship and the ring accidently fell overboard and then a fish swallowed it and swam out to sea oh my!

....i guess i have quite the imagination tonight!