I think when two people actually want to get married, it's hard to screw up the proposal. But my DH says that the wedding is all about the bride, the proposal is all about the fiance. So maybe instead of thinking of it as a gimmicky proposal, think of it as men who enjoy a grandiose romantic gesture and figure this is their moment.
Dawn: Are you kidding? Dr. Keiser: I never kid about my amazing surgical skills.
'Bring On The Night'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - Dec 16, 2010 7:43:22 pm PST #11733 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Liese S. - Dec 16, 2010 7:48:21 pm PST #11734 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
My former intern just got engaged. To the girl I more or less introduced him to. She came out to visit this weekend, met his folks in ABQ. But I didn`t hear if there was a big ol` proposal story. I don`t think he bought her a ring, though.
§ ita § - Dec 16, 2010 7:53:41 pm PST #11735 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Wednesday, then?
Connie Neil - Dec 16, 2010 7:53:58 pm PST #11736 of 30001
brillig
I still love telling my proposal story, which begins, "He did get down on one knee, but first he had to get out of bed." It's wonderful to watch the goopy smiles freeze.
§ ita § - Dec 16, 2010 7:54:15 pm PST #11737 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's possible I've lost my mind. I've been drawing like a crazy person for two days. I don't even recognise my stuff anymore.
Burrell - Dec 16, 2010 7:56:33 pm PST #11738 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Wednesday is good for me.
Liese S. - Dec 16, 2010 7:58:54 pm PST #11739 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
You can recognize your stuff by how it`s awesome with awesome guns!
§ ita § - Dec 16, 2010 8:14:26 pm PST #11740 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You can recognize your stuff by how it`s awesome with awesome guns!
You haven't looked recently.
There's been an, uh, a spate. With no guns.
I can see if I can work from home Wednesday to simplify things.
Lee - Dec 16, 2010 8:40:35 pm PST #11741 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Surgery-ma for Grace, and I hope it's just the one and not both. (eta: unless both would be better, of course.)
There's been an, uh, a spate. With no guns.
BUT STILL NICE
meara - Dec 16, 2010 9:23:24 pm PST #11742 of 30001
Popovers ARE delicious. I want some more. But what I do have: TJ's chocolate croissants that I baked this morning!
Emmett is taller than me?!?! That's so wrong. Good god, my trip to SF where Hec and I went to the gogo party was like, ten years ago. Jesus. Or, Hey Zeus Crisco.
I am not mushy. And I would not want a super public proposal of the screen-at-sporting-event type. But I could go for something arranged and mushy. My BIL proposed to my sister by sneaking a fake story into their Sunday NYTimes copy, saying "[his last name] Proposes To [her last name]" with quotes from their friends (who had helped)