Weirdest Ways People Have Proposed – Skipping the Diamond Engagement Rings
December 22, 2008 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under General Jewelry Musings
Guest author: James L Fraser, Jr
Finding the person you want to settle down with for the rest of your life is one of the most important things you will ever have to do. People find all sorts of ways to ask “Will You Marry Me” and it doesn’t always include diamond engagement rings. You can come up with some really creative and original ideas when it comes to proposing and save yourself a handsome sum on the cost of diamond jewelry. Here are some of the unique ways people have popped the question.
1) This one is pretty interesting. Most of us wouldn’t think a funeral as much of a place to ask someone to marry them, but that is exactly how one man decided to propose to his girlfriend. This story was entered into a contest that was looking to find the world’s most romantic marriage proposals. Apparently, the man was standing in front of his brother’s casket and in order to share this special moment with him, he decided to ask her then for her hand in marriage.
2) Another odd marriage proposal was made by a man who said he would marry his girlfriend, but only on the condition that she first go through the Army Reserves. According to him, joining the army would improve her self-esteem.
3) This one is just hilarious. A guy decided that he would write his girlfriend a note asking her to marry him. Sound kind of lame? Not even a pair of diamond earrings or anything? But just guess where he put the note… There probably couldn’t be any less of a romantic place to put it, but, to each their own. When the girlfriend went to change her daughter’s diaper, sure enough, there it was. (Hopefully the diaper wasn’t too dirty.)
4) What about thinking someone wants to marry you and then finding out they want to break up. Well that is exactly what happened to one woman. The Onion put out an article in February of 2003, when they heard Amanda Gentry’s story. Her boyfriend Wilson Crandall had been acting vey strangely and erratic with her. He was in law school and studying for the bar exam. He told her that once school was over he had something important to talk to her about; something that concerned their future. Having been together for many years, she thought that the time was finally coming to move forward in their relationship. Well, you just imagine the surprise she got when the “talk” finally did occur and he told her that the relationship was over.
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You do know that The Onion is a satire paper right?
I’m sure that James does know that. It’s still a good story
I’ve always wondered about those people who make a marriage proposal in front of thousands of people, like at a stadium. What if the intended says “No”?
Could you even imagine having someone reply, “Can we talk about this later?” LOL!!
To the guy in law school, you’er a real peice of work. Didnt want to upset your secure little applecart while going thru a tough time in your life. Shame on you. Sounds like you chose the right profession.
My honey did it as romantically as possible. We were having a real love affair – the kind spoken in a hushed whisper most of the time or written about in wonderful poetry, both, in our early 20s we were very hard working adults, already – we were both rather new to romance, though …well, (blush) No one knew and we were covering it up rather well. I was 24 and he only 22. He had a 450 Honda back in the summer of 1975. I’d be on that back his motorcycle nearly every night for months .. (oh, did I tell you we met in May,1975 at a mall where I worked?) Well, one night in July we were on way to his little trailer and coming up to the light of one of the major streets in Newport News VA… (I lived in Hampton, he in Newport News. ) He slowed and with the wind blowing past us asked that most blessed of all questions ….”Willllllll -youuuuu-marryyyy —- meeee?”
We had talked about marriage but I told him I was so very uncertain, my parents had a very unhappy life, together… etc.. but, I, in that moment took the leap… “yessssss” and As we stopped he somehow managed to swing his arms around me & without really turning around & held me as long as the light lasted.
We were originally going to marry the next spring but chose December 20th because my mother was getting out of control with her planned spending. The only way to really control her was give her less time. We had to do it as soon as possible before she did half of what she was planning! They had no money, NONE. My honey had only a little, working at the local shipyard as an apprentice.
I did it as cheaply as possible – before printers, I wrote every invitation out, filling out blanks, etc. I made my own cake with my mother’s help, my mother made my wedding gown, I used dried flowers because they very cheap and we got married in front of my sister’s fire place on the 20th of December, 1975. I was leaving two retired, sick parents behind me and a sister that was never quite right in the head.
I didn’t want a fancy wedding. I wanted a marriage with the best and kindest man in the universe – the same one watching something or other, in his study, right this moment.
I never wanted a diamond ring, it would have never meant anything to me. I think diamonds rather cold jewels, Love isn’t cold, it is hot as fire, a burning in the soul, that never ends.
I speak as a woman who sold fine jewelry as a young woman. As a jewelry maker I like amethyst and garnets or the natural browns of some stones – aventurine is a wonderful stone, with its lovely shades of green. If I had the money I wouldn’t mind having a sapphire or two in a ring but I’ve never quite been able to afford such luxuries.
Cyndi – on this blessed night, may the Hanukkah candles burn bright for you and your family. May the oil never end its flow, may the light of love never go out! Thank you for your kind presence here on the net.