I have a confession to make

[MaryPoppins]

"Found" an "extra present" on Christmas Morning and then knelt down to ask while she was opening it.

Cheesey, but it seemed to work

Did she cry?

My ex (ex) did that, except it went a bit wrong.

He taped the box to the underside of the lid of another present, which I didn't see, and went to throw away. He hinted for me to look, which I did, and went a bit pale.

He then chickened out slightly and allowed me to open the box in front of my family and put the ring on, unsure of the significance of it as he hadn't actually said anything.

[DaveB]

Did she cry?

My ex (ex) did that, except it went a bit wrong.

He taped the box to the underside of the lid of another present, which I didn't see, and went to throw away. He hinted for me to look, which I did, and went a bit pale.

He then chickened out slightly and allowed me to open the box in front of my family and put the ring on, unsure of the significance of it as he hadn't actually said anything.

What a wuss!

And yes, she did

[Mich the Tester]

"Found" an "extra present" on Christmas Morning and then knelt down to ask while she was opening it.

Cheesey, but it seemed to work

You asked her to marry you while performing cunnilingus? Stylish mate.

The 'cheesey' bit sounds a bit ominous though.

[voodooflux]

The present MrsB is not actually "Mrs" B.

In order to rectify this situation, and to save me from having to stop and look in jewellers windows every time we go past one, I finally got around to asking her to actually marry me.

The silly mare said yes.

I guess that makes me a fiance, again

Congratulations to you and the future Mrs. B

[RichardCranium]

He then chickened out slightly and allowed me to open the box in front of my family and put the ring on, unsure of the significance of it as he hadn't actually said anything.

So he proposed by giving you an engagement ring in front of your family and he didn't say anything?

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He ought to consider himself a very lucky man that you married him. He did well for himself.

[MaryPoppins]

So he proposed by giving you an engagement ring in front of your family and he didn't say anything?

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He ought to consider himself a very lucky man that you married him. He did well for himself.

I didn't marry him. Or is that your point?

[RichardCranium]

I didn't marry him. Or is that your point?

I missed the "ex" bit. But now you've said that...

I think proposing in front of the other person's family at an event (such as a birthday party or Xmas) is tulipty, manipulative, spineless emotional blackmail.

That got done to the woman who is now my wife. The ratbag proposed in the middle of a big birthday party that he had secretly organised; his family, her family and loads of friends were there.

They had only been going out. There had been no discussion about anything else.

And then she found herself in the middle of a rented hall, with everyone she knew present, with the bloke holding the DJ's microphone in one hand and a rather tulipe Argos engagement ring in the other.

WTF was she supposed to say?

It took her months to back-pedal her way out of that and then she was made out to be the villain by her family.

[DaveB]

I can't imagine why anyone would do it like that in the first place.

I proposed after I'd just had my oats.

As it were.

At breakfast?

Well I suppose it frees up the rest of the day if you do it then.

[Zippy]

It's amazing what people will do for a free toaster.

Congrats DaveB

[original PM]

congrats etc

I proposed via text.