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Now This Is What I Call a Public Marriage Proposal!

TresSugar — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 02:00:00 -0700

Remember playing the game "telephone" as a child? You whisper something to the person next to you who whispers it to the person next to them, and then by the time it reached the last person, the message was totally distorted. Here's an adult version, with an adult outcome. 59 people repeat a message one man sends to his ultimate recipient - the woman he wants to marry.

Public proposals often seem staged or end unhappily, but this whisper campaign, though it takes a while to complete, has a happy ending and was surprisingly moving to me. Hooray for the happy couple!

Public Marriage Proposal Rejected - What Would You Do?

TresSugar — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:00:41 -0700

There's always a risk involved in a marriage proposal - she (or he) could say no! But a person heightens that risk when he decides on a public proposal. Yesterday on Australian national television, a man surprised his girlfriend of three years and proposed to her on stage. Sweet huh? Not really, considering that she ran off stage crying! Maybe this is why men are as afraid of proposing marriage as they are of sharks.

This clip, if it wasn't staged, is so heartbreaking! What would you do if you were the girlfriend? Say yes and dump him later (and in private), or turn him down in front of everyone?

Oh Snap! Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

TresSugar — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:00:51 -0700

Talk about getting inside a woman's head. As a sippy-cup-clutching toddler looks on, Aaron Weisinger, 26, proposes to his girlfriend Erica Breder inside the Statue of Liberty's crown. Though the rest of the monument reopened in 2004, July 4 was the first time since Sept. 11 that a select number of tourists could ascend to the very top. To see if she said yes, and to see more photos from the holiday weekend, click on the gallery below.

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A Do or a Don't: Public Proposals

DearSugar — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:00:00 -0700

Getting engaged is a very special right of passage between two people who love each other, and choosing where to take that next step in your relationship is something that usually takes a lot of thought and planning. When the time comes for me to get engaged, I'd want my boyfriend to ask me someplace private so we can share that intimate moment together, just the two of us, but I know that some women really enjoy a more public profession of love. No one way is better than the other, so tell me, do you think public proposals are a do or a don't?

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Tom Brady's Super Bowl Wedding Proposal

GiggleSugar — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:00:33 -0700

Now this is bold. Never mind his marriage to Gisele or baby mama drama with Bridget Moynahan. This enthusiastic football fan has a marriage proposal for Tom Brady. What does she have that Gisele doesn't? A great smile and a ready-made wedding ensemble. Tom says no, but don't worry: she has a plan B.

The Perils of Proposing on the Brooklyn Bridge

GiggleSugar — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:30:49 -0700

It's wedding season again, and you know what that means: lots of botched proposals and bad wedding fashion! Just in time comes this story of a dude who orchestrated a dramatic proposal to his girlfriend on the Brooklyn Bridge, then promptly dropped the pricey diamond ring off the side of the span. Bummer!

Thankfully, the story has a happy ending:

But he valiantly shimmied down to the lower span - where car traffic travels - and found the bauble. It was slightly bent, but the diamonds were still in place.

Ah, the things we do for love (or money). For more wedding drama, check out all of the Sugar Network’s wedding coverage here.
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Where Do You Stand? Public Marriage Proposals

DearSugar — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:30:00 -0800

Last week on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, a guy in the audience showed off his talents by juggling three hammers. Ellen wasn't that impressed so she asked if he had anything else up his sleeve, and lo and behold, he did! He proceeded to run up to his girlfriend in the audience, then he whipped out a diamond ring, got down on one knee - in front of everyone - and asked, "Will you marry me?"

Now I already asked you if you think proposing on Valentine's Day is a do or don't, but what do you think about proposing in public? Is it totally impersonal and embarrassing, or is this grand gesture something you would appreciate?

Where Do You Stand? Proposals at Restaurants

DearSugar — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:30:00 -0800

Once many years ago, I witnessed a proposal in a restaurant. At the time, I thought it was the most romantic way to pop the question, but as I grew older, my opinion changed. I would personally rather have that moment in my life be a private one, and as it turns out, restaurateurs feel the same way. In February's Gourmet, waiters, maitre d’s, chefs, and owners all agree that surprising a women with a hidden ring in her dessert or asking for her hand in the center of the restaurant is just a bad idea all around.

According to the article, a surprising number of proposals are turned down, while others have the potential to end up disastrous (choking on the ring or not finding it at all). I guess if it's thoroughly thought out, and he knows she'll say yes, a dinner date proposal could be nice, but where do you stand? Are you into proposals at restaurants?

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Where Do You Stand: Asking Her Parents For Permission to Propose

DearSugar — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0700

I’ve always thought that when a man knows he wants to propose to his lady, he should ask for her parents' permission. Now I know it’s a tad old-fashioned, but I think what I like about it is the idea that he’s taken the time to contact her family and let them in on this momentous occasion so they can be a part of it from the very beginning.

But every family is different, and I know that there are some people who don’t have a relationship with their parents that would call for such formality. What do you think? Where do you stand when it comes to a man asking his girlfriend’s parents’ permission before popping the question?

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Flashback: A Wedding Proposal Circa 1950

GiggleSugar — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:00:00 -0700

In the 1956 film Indestructible Man, boyfriend wants the gal to marry him, but he doesn't bother asking her to be his wife. He jumps to his own conclusions instead and - badda bing, badda boom - gets the ball rolling from there. And by "rolling," I mean he stops her career aspirations dead in their tracks without permission. Her response? Let's just say it isn't the kick in the groin I was hoping for.