Ladies(or gents who cares) what is your dream way

I would like for her to take me to the great barrier reef in Australia.. have a ring set up in a chest somewhere in the reef.. and when we go scuba diving we somehow end up at the chest.. and she has me open it.. and there is a big diamond ring in it hahaha

Something intimate... maybe while walking along the beach.
Honestly, I don't care as much about where I am, all I care about is who is holding the ring

My hubby took me to a super fancy resturant, nice dinner and he had them hide the ring inside a strawberry shaped like a flower. When it came out he proposed. VERY cool. Highly recommend it.

Or - you could leave little notes all over the house proposing in a zillion different ways - reqular questions, different languages, poems, pictures and then be waiting somewhere so you can ask her in person.

I think it's *got* to be individually tailored to the person, not some cliché of roses and champagne (unless that's what the person really loves).

Also, I'd caution against doing it publicly, even if you're fairly sure they'll say yes, it puts a lot pressure on. A friend of mine said yes to a public proposal then had to wiggle out of it when she realised he really wasn't the guy for her.

And on that note, I'd suggest not marrying 'till you've been together a minimum of a year and been through a few life experiences (camping/ travelling, being sick, work issues etc.) I think you need to marry someone who you know well, not just when you're at the butterflies in the tummy stage of infatuation/love. (Cos that does wear off!)

I think it's *got* to be individually tailored to the person, not some cliché of roses and champagne (unless that's what the person really loves).

Also, I'd caution against doing it publicly, even if you're fairly sure they'll say yes, it puts a lot pressure on. A friend of mine said yes to a public proposal then had to wiggle out of it when she realised he really wasn't the guy for her.

And on that note, I'd suggest not marrying 'till you've been together a minimum of a year and been through a few life experiences (camping/ travelling, being sick, work issues etc.) I think you need to marry someone who you know well, not just when you're at the butterflies in the tummy stage of infatuation/love. (Cos that does wear off!)

I like the type of surprise that catches you complete off guard....

My husband tricked me into thinking we were doing a favor for his mother who was stuck at work (she was really stuck at work but the rest of it was bogus) to drop off her sapphire ring (small, lovely delicate setting) for a professional cleaning... I was already going by the jeweler she trusts so, I said I would help! Mind you, this ring had been in his family for two generations.. his grandmother, and his mother... so I knew how special it was... and so pretty! A flower of sapphire 'petal' jewels with a small diamond in the middle..

Well, the day came to pick it up and George asked if I would go with him, and from there we could go out to dinner. Sure! After a long day of work, that sounded wonderful...

Well, he gave the pick-up slip to the jeweler.... and then the jeweler handed the boxed ring to George, and then he handed me a note...

I figured it would be the proof-of-payment/receipt for payment.... I opened it up looking for 'paid in full', and instead there was a written note that said "look at George"...

George was on one knee, proposing to me with the two-generational sapphire ring - his mother gave it to him, to give to me.... I nearly balled my eyes out when I told him yes, I would marry him....

I like the type of surprise that catches you complete off guard....

My husband tricked me into thinking we were doing a favor for his mother who was stuck at work (she was really stuck at work but the rest of it was bogus) to drop off her sapphire ring (small, lovely delicate setting) for a professional cleaning... I was already going by the jeweler she trusts so, I said I would help! Mind you, this ring had been in his family for two generations.. his grandmother, and his mother... so I knew how special it was... and so pretty! A flower of sapphire 'petal' jewels with a small diamond in the middle..

Well, the day came to pick it up and George asked if I would go with him, and from there we could go out to dinner. Sure! After a long day of work, that sounded wonderful...

Well, he gave the pick-up slip to the jeweler.... and then the jeweler handed the boxed ring to George, and then he handed me a note...

I figured it would be the proof-of-payment/receipt for payment.... I opened it up looking for 'paid in full', and instead there was a written note that said "look at George"...

George was on one knee, proposing to me with the two-generational sapphire ring - his mother gave it to him, to give to me.... I nearly balled my eyes out when I told him yes, I would marry him....

You nearly made me bawl my eyes out with this^^!

I still tear up thinking about how he proposed, and how his mother was involved too! LOL!!!! I wear his mother's ring around my neck on a chain because cooking professionally, its against health codes to wear this type on your finger... but my wedding band (which is compliant with health codes) is worn all the time....

We have been together for 12 years this past September

I dream of never being proposed to again. Twice was quite enough.

You're right, it does depend on the person.

Personally, I would hate to be proposed to in public. And I wouldn't want something fancy shmancy either.

Something simple. With nobody involved.

I really love that leaving notes in different languages throughout the house thing though. That's cute (mostly b/c it's perfectly tailored to me and what I love).

i think something obviously planned lol.

i would hate if it werent really special lol...it has to be special and obvious that he *might* propose. Like, "Oh hey...im gonna take you to an amazing restaurant, gift you LV, and go to the amusement park and then a spa together "

I want to know he put thought into how to go about it ^^

Not sure if I want to get married, but if I do I would want a really unique proposal. Doesn't have to be big or dramatic, just something really personal to show they know me.

I think if a guy took me to a fancy restaurant with champagne and all that to propose I would say no because it would show he didn't know anything about me! I think it's the most cliche impersonal way to propose, there's no thought or effort in it at all (I'm not very conventional).

I heard about a woman who was an estate agent and her boyfriend knew she looked in all the estate agents' windows down their road every day on the way home from work. So he put up signs in every window on their street asking her to marry him and was waiting for her at the front door to their house with a ring. I think that is so lovely, so personal and unique.

I really don't want to think about it all that much because I feel like that probably takes some of the magic out of it, once it actually happens.

Someone asked me once what I wanted the ring to look like, and I said "I want whatever ring he wants me to have." Everyone has their preferences, of course, but I do not want to be that woman who picks out her own engagement ring. I really feel the same way about the proposal. I want to know that he's doing it when he wants to and how he wants to.

I will say I'd prefer that it not be done in a very public way, e.g. on the jumbotron at a baseball game. And he absolutely has to ask for my dad's blessing first. Other than that, I haven't given much thought to it.

This! Well said!

My fiancé proposed to me on a stone bridge in a rock garden over looking a Lilly pond. It was perfect. He told me he loved me, that I was his best friend and a constant inspiration. That watching me with our son made him fall back in love with me everyday ect ect. He actually had me crying before he even proposed or got on his knee. He proposed on our 4 year our anniversary . Before hand we went to a romantic restaurant and after the proposal he took me to the huge arcade which is where we had our first date. He got a hotel and rented out the penthouse suite. The floor and bed and hot tub was full of rose petals. On the bed chocolate covered strawberries, my favorite wine and chocolate. He set a Playlist of songs, we danced, talked, drank wine ect ect. In the morning we had a swim then couples massage. Then went out for breakfast at the first restaurant we ever ate at together. The day was perfect. I will always remember it. So tell your friend some if this.

I like the type of surprise that catches you complete off guard....

My husband tricked me into thinking we were doing a favor for his mother who was stuck at work (she was really stuck at work but the rest of it was bogus) to drop off her sapphire ring (small, lovely delicate setting) for a professional cleaning... I was already going by the jeweler she trusts so, I said I would help! Mind you, this ring had been in his family for two generations.. his grandmother, and his mother... so I knew how special it was... and so pretty! A flower of sapphire 'petal' jewels with a small diamond in the middle..

Well, the day came to pick it up and George asked if I would go with him, and from there we could go out to dinner. Sure! After a long day of work, that sounded wonderful...

Well, he gave the pick-up slip to the jeweler.... and then the jeweler handed the boxed ring to George, and then he handed me a note...

I figured it would be the proof-of-payment/receipt for payment.... I opened it up looking for 'paid in full', and instead there was a written note that said "look at George"...

George was on one knee, proposing to me with the two-generational sapphire ring - his mother gave it to him, to give to me.... I nearly balled my eyes out when I told him yes, I would marry him....

You nearly made me bawl my eyes out with this^^!

It made me cry! So sweet!! Love it. :')

If someone ever proposed to me in any sort of public setting or staged "romantic" gesture I would straight up say no, because clearly they don't know me at all.