TC

I don't know any woman who wasn't thrilled when the guy went to the effort to make it memorable

I know at least two women who would have been mortified to have such a public fuss made.....and they've both been married for a long, long, long time. Not everyone has the same desires or needs. Some people are public, some are private. Some people are flashy, some are not. Neither is right or wrong. I just found it a bit concerning that the new in-laws-to-be were putting more effort into the proposal than the groom. Maybe he knows more about his girlfriend than they do.

KathyK

nytraveler, I know that this is totally nit picky, but why do you always refer to your boyfriends daughters as your step daughters? You are not married to their father.

christy1

There's no way strangers can give advice on this--we'd have to know the bride. So many of these suggestions are in public places and some women would be MORTIFIED to be proposed to in public (I would have been). Others would find some of the "romantic" suggestions here extremely cheesy.

Bottom line--the guy should know the girl well enough to have an idea of what she'd want. If she's hinted she wants a big production and he's a bit clueless, then he can ask her girlfriends or mother--the people who know her really well--for advice on what she wants. If she has a proposal fantasy, I guarantee her girlfriends know it. But I can't think of anything worse, anything that would make her think "god, does this guy know me at all?" than having him do some generic, "romantic" proposal from ideas given on a message board. (I know everyone means well, this is not a personal slam on anyone!)

starrs

Before we "fall out and fight", has the OP ever returned?

lcuy

Not all these suggestions involve public declarations of love...I see some of the ideas above as private & romantic. I think the idea is to make it memorable and let her know that it is special to him as well. Paisano just said she's looking for suggestions to pass along.

nytraveler

Whether or not I'm married to their father, we're life partners - and I helped raise the girls from the time they were 11 and 14. So yes I refer to them as my daughters (to those who know the situation) or step-daughters to others (since they're not mine biologically).

Aduchamp1

About once a year a proposal appars on the center scoreboard at a NY Ranger game. This usually creates paroxysms and shouts of "No, don't do it."

captainjz16

AmandaAmanda...is there anyway you could please email me the location of the slide? I love your idea. my email address is [email protected]
Thanks

happytrailstoyou

Labor Day is a long way off.

Maybe something will happen that induces them to marry before then, or maybe she will break off the relationship before the proposal. If this is the girl your son wants to marry, perhaps he should propose now so she won't go off looking for a man of swifter action.

happytrailstoyou

As Roseanne Roseannadanna used to say, "Never mind."

HTTY

panecott

>>>> Labor Day is a long way off. >>>

This is an old thread. It was supposed to be last Labor Day.

So, Paisano, what happened???

spirobulldog

It seems we may never know the final outcome. When you click on Paisano name it appears they have removed all info. Once again, The Mother N Law always gets the final say. lol.