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Okay – so here is the schedule of events for the “engagement weekend”.

Friday – I get her out of work early, she goes home, and finds a note telling her to pack etc.

I pick her up in a beautiful black Town Car

We go to a beautiful little town, where we have a suite in a boutique hotel. A bottle of Dom Perignon and a dozen roses will be waiting in the room.

At 9:30 we have casual dinner reservations.

Saturday morning is free time.

Sat. Afternoon we have tickets to a romantic-comedy play, followed by a winery tour, then dinner in the vineyard.

Sunday we will (eventually) check out of the hotel, and tour some of the local sites.

If you post, please indicate whether you are a guy or girl - it makes a difference.

Thanks.
W.

i'm a girl, but i am usually told that i have the personality of a guy (for what it's worth). i'm also bisexual, so i've had three girlfriends.

i would say you should propose Friday night. the walk would be ideal, because it's more private, but if the weather is gross then you could certainly do it over dinner. that way she has part of the day to anticipate it...i mean, she probably will guess that something is up when all this amazing romantic stuff is going on, but she won't know for sure. that mystery would help the emotion build, so it will be that much cooler when you finally pop the question.

she's a lucky girl, you sure are pulling out all the stops for this. :)

Hey there, I'm a girl. I'm also a sap, but I have serious issues with generic romance. Too cliche!

Anyway, I think you should propose to her right before the trip (at least if you're 90+% sure she'll say yes). Going to the place where you first met shows considerate and it's really romantic. At least if it's a semi nice place. Also, it shows you have a pretty good memory (at least we can hope...).

But most of all, the two of you will have your entire trip to be all mushy gushy, etc.

Best of luck to you! :D

After dinner on Friday Wolfish and you know you will listen to me because I am your oldest and dearest friend on Nationstates ;)

Well, if you want my advice............
Spoil her the whole day rotten, then talk to her about her day and things like that. Make her fell special. Then ask the manager of the restaurant if one of the waiters could slip the ring into the champagne and then propose. Done!

Option 3.

For someone who frequently told he has not concept of romance I'm amzed that other people think the same way as I do.

Then ask the manager of the restaurant if one of the waiters could slip the ring into the champagne and then propose. Done!

Wolfish, as she lays there choking to death on the ring.. don't forget to tell her you love her.. :shock:

My wife proposed to me Wolf. Maybe she'll do the same for you, you can hope at least. :wink:

Make her the center of attention Wolf. She's going to want to be at that moment.

Do it in the restaurant. Do it between the main course and the champagne and dessert. Do it on one knee. Be fricken obvious enough so people notice.

And then enjoy the standing ovation when she says yes... the advice of the old couples at the next tables... and she'll have a parade of well-wishers to show off that stone too... because she WILL want to do that. And have the cell phone handy so she call call her mom/dad/friends/whoever....


Oh yeah - and don't have anything planned for afterwards except going back to your room :wink:

-Z-

Make her the center of attention Wolf. She's going to want to be at that moment.

Do it in the restaurant. Do it between the main course and the champagne and dessert. Do it on one knee. Be fricken obvious enough so people notice.

And then enjoy the standing ovation when she says yes... the advice of the old couples at the next tables... and she'll have a parade of well-wishers to show off that stone too... because she WILL want to do that. And have the cell phone handy so she call call her mom/dad/friends/whoever....


Oh yeah - and don't have anything planned for afterwards except going back to your room :wink:


-Z-

Such a type "A" Zepp - I had no idea....but you've set yourself up for a discussion at home - Steph told me you'd agree with her. lol.

Make her the center of attention Wolf. She's going to want to be at that moment.

Do it in the restaurant. Do it between the main course and the champagne and dessert. Do it on one knee. Be fricken obvious enough so people notice.

And then enjoy the standing ovation when she says yes... the advice of the old couples at the next tables... and she'll have a parade of well-wishers to show off that stone too... because she WILL want to do that. And have the cell phone handy so she call call her mom/dad/friends/whoever....


Oh yeah - and don't have anything planned for afterwards except going back to your room :wink:

-Z-

Hmmm, why does this sound so familiar? :lol:

Make her the center of attention Wolf. She's going to want to be at that moment.

Do it in the restaurant. Do it between the main course and the champagne and dessert. Do it on one knee. Be fricken obvious enough so people notice.

And then enjoy the standing ovation when she says yes... the advice of the old couples at the next tables... and she'll have a parade of well-wishers to show off that stone too... because she WILL want to do that. And have the cell phone handy so she call call her mom/dad/friends/whoever....


Oh yeah - and don't have anything planned for afterwards except going back to your room :wink:

-Z-

Hmmm, why does this sound so familiar? :lol:

Gee... I don't know honey.....


:lol:

But what happened back in the room? :? 8)

Bump for a little more input please.

Bump for a little more input please.

On what happened back in the room?

:lol:

If you need help, have a rugby referee assist you.


"crouch and hold......"


"Engage!"

i'm a girl, but i am usually told that i have the personality of a guy (for what it's worth). i'm also bisexual, so i've had three girlfriends.

i would say you should propose Friday night. the walk would be ideal, because it's more private, but if the weather is gross then you could certainly do it over dinner. that way she has part of the day to anticipate it...i mean, she probably will guess that something is up when all this amazing romantic stuff is going on, but she won't know for sure. that mystery would help the emotion build, so it will be that much cooler when you finally pop the question.

she's a lucky girl, you sure are pulling out all the stops for this. :)I'm a guy, and I agree with Bottle on this one.

Male. I believe you should do it where you guys first met.

i know people are saying do it at dinner. word of advice: don't.
1. if you get rejected you'll be humiliated even more.
2. she might feel like you're using a populated area to pressure her into saying yes.

i'm assuming she'll say yes anyway, but there's nothing like assumptions to make us girls be contrary.

In the hotel room, after you both have shared a nice, long, hot bubble bath together.

I'm a guy. I think. *checks pants* Yup, I'm a guy.

Then ask the manager of the restaurant if one of the waiters could slip the ring into the champagne and then propose. Done!

Wolfish, as she lays there choking to death on the ring.. don't forget to tell her you love her.. :shock:

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

Well, if you want my advice............
Spoil her the whole day rotten, then talk to her about her day and things like that. Make her fell special. Then ask the manager of the restaurant if one of the waiters could slip the ring into the champagne and then propose. Done!

How about arranging with the restaurant to have the ring "served" to your girlfriend? By that I mean you propose to her just before she is about to receive one of her meals, knowing that the next meal to served will be the ring instead. Arrange for the ring to be placed on a silver tray and covered. Then after you've given your "We've been together for quite some time" speech, the waiter lifts the cover of the tray and you say "Will you marry me?"

I've actually figured out the "how"...

She is constantly asking, "How much do you love me"....she does this to torment me, because she knows that its a tough question, and not easily quantified.

So, the idea is this I'll say, "You know how you always ask me how much I love you...*opens ring box, to display big-ass ring* Could we just consider this a small token of my eternal love?"

I figure that should do it.

Wolfish, I voted for option three though the hotel room sounds like a good idea if you want to avoid the "whole biting your nails" during dinner time.

A romatic dinner is always a good way to lighten the mood and play coy as well as bring up all the good times you two have together.

If you are going to go for a walk through the park, make sure that its a safe one. Nothing ruins romance like having your engagement ring taken off you by some two-bit squegee punk.

GEC

I think I outlawed "two-bit squegee punks" in my last job...

*flips though mounds of government documents*

Yep - right here - no more squeegee kids.

Regardless - sound advice from the man with the beer.

Cheers,
W.

Getting nervous Wolfish?

I think you should take her to where you meet her. It would be totally great. and she'll think your sweet for remembering such an important part of your lives. :D

I thank you all for your input. Tonight, following dinner, she and I will go for a walk through a lovely park, where I will drop to one knee (risking a designer suit) and ask her to marry me.

Check back for an update on Monday.

:D

I thank you all for your input. Tonight, following dinner, she and I will go for a walk through a lovely park, where I will drop to one knee (risking a designer suit) and ask her to marry me.

Check back for an update on Monday.

:D
Make sure you're on a paved area. Long grass can conceal many things. :shock:

Good luck, Wolfish!

good luck

Male.

Here's what I would do: At the moment of truth I would break because of a lack of confidence, realize everything is doomed, and then systematically distance myself until the relationship crumbles and I'm left with only a case of beer and memories that will never die. Then I'd be condemned forever to dream of her, how beautiful she was, and how much she wants me back. She tells me what a good person I am and is so happy about how much I've changed.

Then one day you wake up and on your nightstand you find bottles of Zoloft, Adderol, and Clonazepam. You find that all you've got left are guns, hatred, and the dreams that never go away. And every night she visits me in my dreams and I can't get away from her because she still has my heart. Then you find yourself typing this on NationStates with plans to out shooting later on that day and you only wish you could stick the gun in your mouth and make the dreams go away forever.

Okay – so here is the schedule of events for the “engagement weekend”.

Friday – I get her out of work early, she goes home, and finds a note telling her to pack etc.

I pick her up in a beautiful black Town Car

We go to a beautiful little town, where we have a suite in a boutique hotel. A bottle of Dom Perignon and a dozen roses will be waiting in the room.

At 9:30 we have casual dinner reservations.

Saturday morning is free time.

Sat. Afternoon we have tickets to a romantic-comedy play, followed by a winery tour, then dinner in the vineyard.

Sunday we will (eventually) check out of the hotel, and tour some of the local sites.

If you post, please indicate whether you are a guy or girl - it makes a difference.

Thanks.
W.

well dude, i suggest you just say, "hey baby, lets get hitched" that should work great

I dunno..I proposed to my wife in my friend's apt...while my two friends were mixing themselves more drinks in the kitchen...

I guess it's damn memorable though..I mean, who can forget hearing one of your friends exclaim "I'm sorry liver. WAIT! No I'm not!" immediately following the proposal?

Funny bit is that it was a romantic enough proposal for the both of us...go figure.

Good luck, Wolfish!

Wolfish will be just fine. She will say yes easily.. I know them a bit better then just lets say on Nationstates. Wolfish and I are the co-founders of RPU.. thus we've been friends for a very long time.. He's not worried she'll say no at all. He's just anxious.. *giggle*

I want details Wolfish.. on Yahoo of course will be fine..lol :P