Knowing the excitement which goes into receiving a proposal, we were not surprised to find that this post was one of our most viewed over the years; but, perhaps it was not viewed so much by women who are excited, but by men who have the task of popping the question? We thought the topic was important enough to revisit during our year of Hindsight and we hope it blesses the next "generation" of pre-engaged gentlemen. ~smile~ If you find the article valuable, please like and share it with others! Though I have never proposed to anyone, I imagine planning to do so is both exciting and … [Read more...]
Simplifying the Marriage Proposal
With Thanksgiving swiftly approaching, I happily await family togetherness, the Drumstick Dash 5K my sister-in-law and I walk each year, and (thanks to my sweet man) the anniversary of the day he proposed to me. ~smile~ Shortly before we were to become engaged, Eric asked me to keep my ring finger free – something which was surprisingly hard for me since I always had a ring of some kind on both hands. Just before Thanksgiving, I caved and put my LU class ring on my ring finger. We were going home to see Mom and Dad and I wanted them to see me wearing the ring they so kindly purchased for … [Read more...]
Knowing When to Propose
While I'm not a fan of The Bachelor or The Bachelorette, I did watch the finale of this season's Bachelorette. As always, the concept amazed… and saddened me. Here is a woman, dating a truckload of men and dumping most of them because there are other men at the house with better looks and qualities (at least from what she can tell in the short period of time she has there). After a few months she will accept one of their proposals, thereby sending the other men home in heartache and agony. Seriously?!? Have we, as a society, really come this far from God's design for courtship and … [Read more...]
What a Woman Wants in a Marriage Proposal
Like most women, I used to wonder how my future husband would propose to me. I dreamed about it being near the ocean (I love the beach) and I wondered what he would say and how he would ask. While most women dream about their marriage proposal, I imagine many guys may worry about it. So, what makes a good proposal? In a word… planning. If our men are nervous during the act, we forgive them and think it's precious. If our men stumble over their proposal words and drop the ring in our spaghetti, we talk about how adorable he was for years. If our men deliver a flawless pre-proposal monologue … [Read more...]