Was it “play me or trade me” or did you ask the wife?

[TPC]

I’m setting the trailer up on the river for summer going through everything and came across a card from the wife (I got 18 years ago) saying "let’s get married."
So I guess she asked me.

Well, how’d you get engaged?

 

[RichL]

I’m setting the trailer up on the river for summer going through everything and came across a card from the wife saying let’s get married.
So I guess she asked me.

Well, how’d you get engaged?

Congratulations

 

[Javajoe]

I drew a heart during sunset in the sand in front of Hotel Del in San Diego and said let’s get someone to take our picture. Then I told this lady what I was going to do when I handed her the camera. She took 3 pics and they could not have been better. GF was soo shocked

 

[riverroyal]

After dating 7 years I said 'it's probably time' lol.

 

[Wizard29]

When we first started going to the river together, we would walk along our regular beach and find rocks that looked neat and take them home. She would use them in little decorations around the house.

On the day, I brought her engagement ring to the beach. We were walking looking for rocks again and I bent down so I was on one knee and said, "Hey, look at this rock I found."

She said yes.

 

[Romans9]

I drew a heart during sunset in the sand in front of Hotel Del in San Diego and said let’s get someone to take our picture. Then I told this lady what I was going to do when I handed her the camera. She took 3 pics and they could not have been better. GF was soo shocked
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Geez Casanova, I know what you were doing as soon as that sun finished “going down”…………….

 

[Wizard29]

Side note, my first wife I took to Niagara Falls and asked her there. In retrospect I should have pushed her off instead.

 

[caribbean20]

My then girlfriend gave me the ultimatum. Being the wanna be tough guy, I said “suit yourself, but I ain’t getting married.” She then went off to Paris for a business trip for a week and a half.

I cracked like a dry twig and was waiting for her upon her return to Denver Stapleton Airport, at her arrival gate, with a ring. That was 32 years ago.

 

[mjc]

I was in havasu sitting on the patio watching the sun go down and decided to ask her until i realized it was the date of my frist wedding, so i waited for another day.

 

[napanutt]

Met the wife in 83. Our son was born in 85. Shortly after that I said something like “we have a kid together think we should get married”? Or something along them lines.

 

[Ziggy]

LOL, I totally let my wife down on the anniversary of our dating life when she was hoping/expecting me to propose......he,he, I had other plans.
My birthday was just a few weeks off & I learned she was taking me on a dinner cruise. So during dinner I nonchalantly asked her for one more birthday wish(she was expecting massage or bj). Having clued the 2 person band in on my plan, when I got up and knelt down they played something special as I popped the question.
That was virtually 35 years ago, 34 married in 4weeks.

 

[LuauLounge]

After 25 years of living together, my wife told me she was married. She then asked if I wanted to be a spectator or a participant.
We then got in the car and went down to Ben Bridge and she picked out a rock and a setting. I don’t wear rings, so I found a nice Rolex.
That was 27 years ago and she hasn’t left yet.

 

[zhandfull]

Think I was nineteen, Christmas shopping for my girl. Found and bought a nice diamond ring.

Had no idea it was an engagement ring. That’s my story and sticking to it. Yep, she is still around 30+ years later. Best thing that ever happen to me.

 

[coolchange]

The timeline of our early relationship makes no sense, will take too long to explain.
But how I gave her her ring was, on lovers beach in Cabo, San Lucas. I said look around all sorts of stuff washes up here. Started looking through the cracks in the rocks and she was like oh my god look what I found. I just looked at her, it took her a second.

 

[Gelcoater]

I’m setting the trailer up on the river for summer going through everything and came across a card from the wife saying let’s get married.
So I guess she asked me.

Well, how’d you get engaged?

I’m confused Casanova.

Your wife is asking you to marry her?

So again? Or?

As for your question.
My one day to be my wife and I were living together in a little condo in Corona.
I put the ring box hidden in our parhetic little Christmas tree. On the morning we unwrapped presents then told her she missed one.
Look in the tree.


Biggest regret?
Not asking her (Airborn Ranger) dad for her hand.
If that’s still an option... you should.
But Congrats to you!

 

[TPC]

We have a guy in the group and for the past six years “going to marry her in 2.”

So of course at the bar in earshot of the bartenders and all the girls in the group I ask “you two set a date?”
Then the “in two years” and it detonates,, all the girls light him up.

I do it purely to start shit and it’s hilarious.

 

[SOCALCRICKETT]

Mine was around the campfire in ocotillo, long day of riding and cold beer in my hand, she said "I could do this forever"


So I dropped to a knee and pulled out a ring I hand been carrying around for the past month tying to figure out when and were.

My only statement was, "then let's do this forever"

 

[FCT]

Mine was around the campfire in ocotillo, long day of riding and cold beer in my hand, she said "I could do this forever"


So I dropped to a knee and pulled out a ring I hand been carrying around for the past month tying to figure out when and were.

My only statement was, "then let's do this forever"

I like this one

 

[t&y]

You guys are a bunch of sally's. My proposal went something like. "May as well get married." She agreed. I then told her I'd like my sandwich with a little pepper, salt, one sandwich cut dill pickle, a good mix of turkey and ham, and just a little bit of mustard, sided with a nice cold beer. She simply asked "Is that all?" and off to the kitchen she went.

Now of course she has some made up story of a bench on the porch at sunset, down on one knee, blah blah blah so if you ever ask her, you'll just have to take my word as the truth and play along.

 

[cofooter]

15 years "dating" but we've talked about it a lot lately. Just gotta start thinking about the "how" so keep those ideas coming, the where will likely be a beach like this in Mexico!

 

[Javajoe]

15 years "dating" but we've talked about it a lot lately. Just gotta start thinking about the "how" so keep those ideas coming, the where will likely be a beach like this in Mexico! View attachment 1362630

We dated for 20 lol

 

[4Waters]

My gf was in San Diego with her brother, sister in law and their kids. I was being an asshole and bugging her when are you going to be home because we needed to talk..... she was 100% sure I was going to leave her. She got home and was confused because I said we are going to dinner where we had our first date but I was still being an asshole and she was still sure I was going to break up with her but now where we had our first date.

We sat down and ordered our food and she said what did you want to talk about? I reached in my pocket pulled out the ring and said "Will you marry me". She said yes (although she might regret that sometimes ) and almost 19 years later still going strong, I couldn't imagine my life without my love.

 

[JDKRXW]

I drew a heart during sunset in the sand in front of Hotel Del in San Diego and said let’s get someone to take our picture. Then I told this lady what I was going to do when I handed her the camera. She took 3 pics and they could not have been better. GF was soo shocked
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That's the way you're supposed to do it.

 

[Blue Oval]

My wife was my fire chief’s daughter. I asked her out the first time and she called back and canceled. Said she didn’t feel comfortable about it. I told her to call back if she ever wanted to go out. She did a couple months later with a push from her girlfriends. Several months after dating, she had a bad day. I asked her to marry me and not worry about it. 34 years later we are still going.

 

[LuauLounge]

For those that are in long term unmarried relationships, there are some things that you need to think about.
Most importantly, to us anyway, if there is an accident or unexpected health issues, you may have no say in the treatment. Yes, we put all the paperwork together, but who carries that around everywhere they go? If you are married, no questions asked.
Trusts, wills, etc. are not time sensitive and will sort themselves out.

 

[napanutt]

Our kid did a little better than me.

 

[Gelcoater]

Our kid did a little better than me.

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Wait a second...

!!!

 

[jetboatperformance]

I think it was in the sack…..

 

[napanutt]

Wait a second...
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!!!

 

[rrrr]

I asked Fonda to marry me about every three days for a year. It was like Bart and Lisa asking Homer for a swimming pool.

We worked together, and one day she said "Let's go to lunch, I'm driving." A few minutes later we pulled into the Collin County courthouse annex in Plano, and confused, I asked "What are we doing here?"

She replied "We're going inside to get married."

We went to the country clerk's office, filled out a 5 X 7 card, Fonda gave the clerk fifteen bucks, and the deal was done. That was 31 years ago in March.

We both forgot our anniversary this year.

 

[Outdrive1]

Mine held a gun to my head.

 

[LuauLounge]

I asked Fonda to marry me about every three days for a year. It was like Bart and Lisa asking Homer for a swimming pool.

We both forgot our anniversary this year.

Sitting on our front deck in the Delta one Sunday morning. Friend stopped by with flowers and a bottle of champagne.
What’s this for?
It was our 15th Wedding Anniversary, neither my wife nor I remembered. Happening more frequently now.

 

[Vamodsquad]

 

[Badchoices03]

My wife (gf at the time) planned a Vegas trip for us on her own, had the hotel booked and a few things planned....while we were there she said, we should just get married, we went to the courthouse got our license, and went through a small walk up chapel and tied the knot....it been 18 years now...

I still say she had the wedding thing planned, she insists it wasnt part of the original plan...

 

[RaceTec]

I asked my ex-wife to marry me at Fox's, I should have known better when she told me to fuck off with everyone watching... I had it all planned out on a dollar, asked her to come over and put it up with me. That didn't go as planned... Shit, a bunch of you guys were there!

 

[c_land]

 

[fat rat]

Most of you are amateurs, we been married 40 years this year. She didn’t want to get married in the beginning, but she knew I was on the hunt. We dated on/off for 4-5 years before. Got stationed in Spain in 82, wrote an invitation letter to her to come see me. She came and didn’t want to leave, she said one morning let’s get married, I said make the arrangements. I have zero regrets, she been awesome since day one.

 

[4Waters]

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That looks like @Desert Whaler pops back there

 

[rmarion]

one of my regrets. I was to young and naive at the time. I never asked for permission from her parents to Marry their daughter.

I've mentioned this to my boys (men) and they've learned from my screw up.

I proposed to my Bride at Canos Restaurant in Newport Beach. She was 17 and I was 20. Which was 44 years ago. Still married... our three boys are married and have given us four grandchildren..

 

[BUDMAN]

20 years together, still not married. Talked about a few times but what’s not broke why try to fix it. It’s works for us.

 

[TPC]

I’m confused Casanova.

Your wife is asking you to marry her?

So again? Or?

As for your question.
My one day to be my wife and I were living together in a little condo in Corona.
I put the ring box hidden in our parhetic little Christmas tree. On the morning we unwrapped presents then told her she missed one.
Look in the tree.


Biggest regret?
Not asking her (Airborn Ranger) dad for her hand.
If that’s still an option... you should.
But Congrats to you!

NO, it was the card from 18 years ago asking me to get married, in the nightstand drawer next to the bed in our 24 year old river trailer. Still in the drawer.

I was getting the trailer ready for summer and came across it while collecting heat dried-out pens, replacement remote batteries still in the wrapper but long since dead, dried out bottles of KY. It's where I first read it and decided to always keep it in the drawer.

I fear if I show it to her, I'll get the "Oh, I don't remember that."
So for now, I leave sleeping dogs lay.

 

[rmarion]

NO, it was the card from 18 years ago asking me to get married, in the nightstand drawer next to the bed in our 24 year old river trailer. Still in the drawer. I was getting the trailer ready for summer and came across it while collecting heat dried-out pens, replacement remote batteries still in the wrapper but long since dead, dried out bottles of KY. It's where I first read it and decided to always keep it in the drawer.

I fear if I show it to her, I'll get the "Oh, I don't remember that."
So for now, I leave sleeping dogs lay.

IMO
Frame it and find an appropriate location in the man cave/garage.
you save and cherish it FOREVER..

 

[Gelcoater]

IMO
Frame it and find an appropriate location in the man cave/garage.
you save and cherish it FOREVER..

Yep.
Or frame it and hang it in the river trailer

 

[HNL2LHC]

For those that are in long term unmarried relationships, there are some things that you need to think about.
Most importantly, to us anyway, if there is an accident or unexpected health issues, you may have no say in the treatment. Yes, we put all the paperwork together, but who carries that around everywhere they go? If you are married, no questions asked.
Trusts, wills, etc. are not time sensitive and will sort themselves out.

This happened to a Family member in Hawaii. The significant other Couldn’t do anything until the kids arrived from the mainland. Wife saw all the time in the insurance industry where she had her carrier. Because of these challenges we had our trust attorneys create documents needed incase of emergency with our son.

 

[DaytonaBabe]

Mr.DB popped the question on a sunset dinner cruise while passing Diamond Head while we were in Oahu. He did it the right way and asked my Dad ahead of time - actually, he had told everyone we knew that he was going to do it. I was the only one that didn't know. The little cruise charter company takes your photo before you board the boat and if you look closely at our photo, you can see the ring box in his cargo shorts pocket. We still have the photo

It'll be 18 years married in May and 21 years together this year.

 

[Tamalewagon]

20 years together, still not married. Talked about a few times but what’s not broke why try to fix it. It’s works for us.
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Actually...you ARE married. Common law married. Might as well put a ring on it now.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

Actually...you ARE married. Common law married. Might as well put a ring on it now.

Is that California? Shit I’m at 17 years so far.

 

[Tamalewagon]

Is that California? Shit I’m at 17 years so far.

I was just joking with him. California doesn't recognize common law marriages for the most part that I know of.

 

[76sanger]

36 years together! I told her jokingly in high school I would never ask her to marry me, that she would have to ask if she wanted to be married. Still not married and happy as the day we met in high school! Lol.

 

[Socalx09]

I pretty much hinted I was ready. I noticed my grandmas engagement ring go missing and knew it was around the corner. He basically handed me the box in the garage and said now, “leave me alone the rest of the night with a smile.” It was so like him as he isn’t good with words or emotions.

A few months later, I got pretty sick. It was really tough on the both of us. For Christmas that year, he got me another ring that was from him as he felt my grandmas ring wasn’t really from “him.” It was diamonds with a sapphire as blue is his favorite color. So I have two engagements rings really. It will be a year of marriage next month. Ironically enough- I will be having an infusion on our 1 year anniversary all day.