What is the worst / best marriage proposal, ever?

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By benakoa

or one you've heard of

People, I would like to know what you think is the worst marriage proposals ever made. Does not have to be the worst in the world, just a bad one.

Ones I've heard:

  1. My college roomie was proposed to in a McDonald's.
  2. so you want to do this or what?
  3. I was speaking to my accountant today, and he mentioned we would gain more tax credits if we were married...So, ye up for it?
  4. I think we should get married so I can go on your health insurance. (I kid you not) It could have been prettier, but it worked so who am I to fault his technique?
  5. "Would you like to be buried with my people?"
  6. ANY proposal would be nice! Ideally, a massively romantic proposal (of course) - possibly in Paris and involving fireworks.
  7. My sister was proposed to outside of a bar, in her truck....and both were drunk! Not exactly romantic!
  8. It was sort of cute actually, save for the fact that it was October and he took me to the beach for a picnic. And then we rode the spooky train at Stanely Park. I am happy with my proposal.
  9. over a take-and-bake pizza. He came home from work, all scrubbed out because he was a mechanic, tossed the pizza on the table and then said, "Do you love me?" The chucked the ring at her.
  10. I was proposed to while I was trying to break up--"Don't leave me! I'll marry you, anything you want!"
  11. My husband and I were together for 7 years before we decided to get married, and I can honestly say we were literally walking in the mall one evening and saw People's Jewellers, and said, "Let's go check out the rings" and found one I loved and he thought was pretty, and he pulled out 2 different credit cards (hehe, wasn't sure if the first would even go through!) and he bought my ring while I stood there. Then we awkwardly carried the People's bag-o-ring to the mall restaurant (was Mario and Jaggz a the time) and ordered glasses of wine. WHen they arrived, Jeff opened the bag, took the ring out of the box, and asked me "So, how should we do this?" and I said, "Just put it on my finger, I guess" and we both laughed in a terribly uncomfortable way, he put the ring on my finger (I had to show him which finger it went on!). I said, "Cool" or something equally romantic and we drank our wine. Then, we relaxed and laughed about how that whole experience was just "so us"! I know it wasn't romantic but I wouldn't change any of it for the world!
  12. I think one of the worst must be a public proposal...the kind where they're on tv and one proposes to the other - or at a game and it comes up on the scoreboard.... you'd need to check first that you were going to get a "yes" (not just assume) because I've heard about people who say no just because of the pressure being applied....i.e. if I do this publicly you have to say yes. Public humiliation all round!
  13. I found out in a funny way. He had told his mother he planned to propose and then she spilled the beans to me over the phone ... She had been bugging him not to let me get away... It was at a small Italian restaurant in Chicago and was very sweet. The owner clapped his hands and brought us a cupcake and a bottle of wine!



    Any more?

 

Available, May 3rd 2010

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PeytonFarquhar 12 months ago

Ha. Good question! A friend told me her "fiancee" proposed in the middle of the night (after they were both asleep). He woke up, turned on the light, woke her up, then asked her to marry him. Her response was, and I quote, "Are you sure?" Of course, I'm leaving everything out that would make this story even more hilarious, but for sake of brevity (and space) I think this kind of proposal rates up there with ppl who call radio stations to propose on the air to their s/o and the s/o turns him down.

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