How did your husband propose ? Was it romantic ?

Question

What I want to know here is how long were you together for before he proposed ? did he surprise you or did you just agree to get married as it was about time?
Was the surprise romantic ?
Do you feel that marriage means anything anymore ?
Do you feel the cost of marriage is too much?

Answer 1

My fiance proposed to me in the way I had always secretly wanted. I never told him because I thought if he knows me well enough he will figure it out. My childhood dream was to ride in a hot air balloon and one afternoon he arranged for us to take a ride. While we were up above the trees he pulled out a gorgeous ring and asked me to marry him. It was oh-so-romantic! =) We had dated for almost 2 years when he proposed, we had talked of getting married though. We both knew we would but I was surprised that afternoon because I didn't know it was coming. Once I saw the balloon though, I started hoping this would be it! Do I feel that marriage means anything? Of course, it means so much to be tied together forever. I can't wait to get married! The cost of marriage can be somewhat staggering, however I want the ultimate, perfect wedding. I want to go all out and have one of those weddings that's awesome enough to be featured in one of those bridal magazines! hehe... I only get to do this once and I want to make the most of it I can! =)

Answer 2

My fiance proposed Christmas Morning. It was very much a surprise. We have been together 8 years and it was the last thing I expected. We have both been married previously and we both have 3 children. All 6 were there. It was so wonderful. To others it probably isn't that romantic, to me it was awesome. He picked out the ring all by himself, exactly what I wanted! We are planning to get married in the near future, but have not set a date yet, as we have had a recent tragedy in our family.
Our relationship is so strong that I know our marriage will be wonderful. I absolutely believe that marriage means something. So many people abuse it now it seems though. HOLLYWOOD...
The cost of a wedding is CRAZY. When we do get married it will be at a small chapel in the woods just family, then a big party at our house with all of our friends.

Answer 3

We were together for six years before he popped the question. We were abroad and on the balcony of our apartment about half three in the morning when he asked me it was such a surprise I really didn't expect it. It was wonderful I'll never forget it but as if that wasn't good enough the first Christmas we were married( while watching the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) he presented me with a glass of champagne with a brand new sparlker in the bottom of the glass. My husband wouldn't have been that flush when he bought my original engagement ring even though it was still gorgeous he wanted to give me what he felt I deserved, so I have two engagement rings. He's a pudding. Love you baby xx

Answer 4

Well, everyone said that my husband and I were married too quickly and that we should've waited.... however, I disagree. We married after only 4 1/2 months of dating...

Officially there was no "proposal"... In fact, we were going to marry initially because I had gotten pregnant right away. We were talking about the baby and all excited about it, even though we were nervous since it was so soon... It was his first child and we decided we were going to do it right and get married... well, a month later, I miscarried. .... We were both devastated. I figured the wedding was off since I thought the only reason we were doing it was because of the baby....

He held me as I was crying and told me that there had never been another woman who had loved him so completely and touched his heart so deeply and that he wanted nothing more in life than to marry me.

September 5th will be our first anniversary. I have never met anyone that I connected better with and since we are both very religious we don't consider divorce an option. This is forever and we're loving every minute of it.

God Bless.

Answer 5

I love being married to my husband but the way he proposed was awful. He rolled his eyes and said, "What the hell, will you marry me?"
We were co-workers for about a year before he asked me out. I felt at home from the first time he took my hand in the movie theater. We dated for three weeks when he asked me to marry him and we had been together a total of three months when we got married. We are very much in love and so far have been together for almost 8 years..

Answer 6

We'd been together for a year and we'd talking about it, but when he did it was a total surprise. He loaded up a bottle of wine and glasses in a bag and put them in his truck when I wasn't looking (he actually sent me down to the basement to look for something stupid) and drove me out to the local nature center in the middle of the night and asked me there.

I think MY marriage means something. We'll celebrate our 6th anniversary in two months. I do think that marriage is perceived as gone down in value since people jump into things whithout thinking them through in an honest way. Don't get me wrong, some spur of the moment marriages do last, but it kind of cheapens the deal when you have things like drive-thru wedding chapels.

We didn't actually pay more than 20 bucks to get married since we did it at the court house, but I would love the chance to have a ceremony. We're thinking of a vow renewal hoopla when we get home from overseas. I think the cost is worth it if you know it's going to last. If you're not feeling it in your heart, don't get married.

Answer 7

my fiance and i were in sri lanka ,we had been together for 2 years , but had known eachother for 5. I didnt suspect a thing , he'd taken my best friend shopping and even asked my familys permission ,however i nearly found the ring three times on the plane there - without knowing!
he said later he was going to propose by writing it in the sand in our next destination,the maldives , but as i nearly found the ring he gave up and one night after being in the bar , we had gone back to our room and was laying in bed when he asked me to get him a beer from the mini bar - i told him to s*d off and he bet me an engagement ring that i wouldnt get one - i called his bluff and when i turned round there he was naked and on one knee with the ring!! i laughed and then swore a few times, through shock, then finally i said yes!
highly amusing! but i wouldnt have wanted it any other way , it was very personal and very 'us'
weddings do cost too much so we are going abroad to do it - much cheaper and warmer!
i hope marriage means something nowdays! - i just think its a personal view on what it means to you.
if youre thinking about it then good luck!
xx

Answer 8

We lived jointly for a lengthy time period earlier he proposed. I already had a son, age 10 on the time, (1995) of theory and wedding ceremony. My hubby grow to be an over the line truck motive force, so domicile time grow to be useful. We loved operating in our backyard, backyard, and we were also progression a second bathing room and yet another bedroom. Our theory of high quality time grow to be a house cooked meal (truckers really treasure that) and the three individuals gazing T.V. or a video jointly as a kinfolk. So, he further out a chair and had me sit down in it, with my son sitting on the steps, were given down on one knee, expressed how he felt about me and my son, opened a container with an engagemnet ring, he requested my son's permission first, which he gave, and then requested me to marry him. It grow to be suitable!! i does not replace a component. Our domicile existence grow to be needed on condition that he grow to be merely domicile 2, ocassionally 3, days a week. Spending time at domicile, really than going out, grow to be some thing we loved. So, not merely providing at domicile, yet having my son there and asking his permission, grow to be the most romantic way for US. regrettably, he kicked the bucket in 2004.

Answer 9

My husband came home from work the day before Valentine's day (it was a Friday the 13th) and got down on one knee and stated handing me those cute little candy hearts one at a time. (Naturally, I started popping them in my mouth until I wised up to what was happening) The heats said "Will you...", "Will you...", "Will you..." and the last one..."Be Mine"? and he asked me to marry him. Of course I said yes so he went out to the porch and brought me the roses and champagne he left out there in case I said no...We eloped to Manhattan on Friday the 13th in March and got married at high noon at the City court house by The Honourable Larry Israel. It was the best.

Answer 10

Nah it wasnt romantic, we just decided to get engaged and went out and bought a ring. We were together 4 years when we got engaged.