Quote Originally Posted by Summers
I assume you're joking, but, look, if you get her a ring without seeking her input you risk the possibility of her not LOVING it but being afraid of saying so because it's her engagement ring, for crying out loud, and she doesn't want to seem superficial or ungrateful or hurt your feelings. So every day she'll look at it and think of the love you share but also think of how she wishes you'd known she doesn't like channel-set diamonds or princess cuts or whatever. Maybe she wants a rock the size of a grape. Maybe she'd honestly rather have a plain gold band and spend more money on a fabulous honeymoon or house. I get the romantic surprise down-on-one-knee ring-in-the-champagne-flute proposal, but it's one moment in a lifetime.

And if I'm not joking? I just think it's tacky to have the girl pick it out. I guess I like the old fashioned romantic route, which a proposal should be about. If the girl is so superficial to always think the ring isn't good enough for her, then she should be honest and speak up when he first proposes, so maybe he'd realize maybe she's not the "one".

I know I would've thought twice if my girl would've said "yeah, but i want a different ring". I had spent a couple of months searching for the perfect one for her in addition to spending the money on it. If she didn't see the love behind the symbol and just wanted a better ring, I wouldv'e definitely rescinded my proposal. It's about the beginning of a new life for the two of you, not the bragging rights you have for your girlfriends.

I admit, I enjoy the stares that she gets for having the bling on her left hand, but I enjoy it much more when she brags more about my proposal itself than the number of carats on her finger.

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Quote Originally Posted by Danyo
Oh yeah, the details......

It was our anniversary on Monday, she was expecting a fancy dinner. I had dropped fake hints by mentioning we should go to the Tower or downtown, etc. All the while, I had a private theatre rented out to play her favorite movie, Pretty Woman, which she was too young to see when it was first run in theatres. So I drove around in circles to confuse her, but finally I took her to the theatre.

After the movie, the credits rolled, as we got up to leave, the projectionist faded in a personal slideshow that I had made synced up to a song I had picked out. It highligted our relationship together along with pictures of our son. At the end of the slideshow, the question was popped. When she accepted my proposal, I told her to turn around and show the ring to our Moms. She was surprised to find out that they were there too to share the moment.

Yeah, mushy, I know.

Forgive me guys.