Cute or Bad Proposals?

Hehe, the first thing my fiance did was change his status on Facebook when we got engaged, literally that night Kinda dorky of us I guess, but it's how I keep in touch with a lot of people in the UK, so I use it a lot, so it seemed important after he got all the mushy stuff out of the way. I think my fiance could of done just about anything to ask me, and I would of thought it was romantic I am glad he got me a ring though, not that I'm big on jewelry but it was important for me to have it, it helps sometimes when I get down and miss him a lot

That's really sweet, mirrajay!  

I'd change my Facebook status if I were you.  Once that was done, the engagement felt a lot more real to me, even without a ring, since we were both publicly acknowledging it.  

Remembering that romance is in the eye of the romancee and romancer, I will tell you my story
He and I have always shared a joke (I dont even remember how the joke started now!)about a stupid song that talks about putting notes in a school locker - one of those notes that asks "will you go out with me? check yes or no" kind of things, you know? 
So, we met up in Washington DC for a long weekend and I did all my research to find a swanky cool restaurant, convinced him to "dress up" (which to him was just not jeans) bought a cute dress, bought a ring, etc etc... and I asked him after dinner. 
I bought a miniature school locker (about 12 inches high) and taped a little note to the inside that said "Will you marry me" and had the check boxes for yes and no.  On the little shelf inside the locker was the ring and one of those mini sharpies for him to use to check... I put the locker on the table and he stared at it in confusion, so I opened it up and he read the note very slowly and said "shouldn't there be another option?" ... I stared at him not knowing what he was getting at and said defensively "what? like a 'maybe' box??"  He said "no, there should be an 'of course, you know I will' box", and he ticked the yes box without even seeing the ring lying there.  So, I picked it up and set it in front of him and he immediately put it on and it even fit!  (honestly, he hates jewlery and the ring was purchased more as a prop, but it was a good show for him to wear it that weekend).

Later that night he admited that he felt terrible that I had to do the proposal b/c he knows it something he should have done, and I think he still feels bad about it, but too late now    And now I can be some Spice Girl girl-power ambassador because I challenged gender roles...just call me Proposal Spice!!

That's nice! 

Remembering that romance is in the eye of the romancee and romancer, I will tell you my story
He and I have always shared a joke (I dont even remember how the joke started now!)about a stupid song that talks about putting notes in a school locker - one of those notes that asks "will you go out with me? check yes or no" kind of things, you know? 
So, we met up in Washington DC for a long weekend and I did all my research to find a swanky cool restaurant, convinced him to "dress up" (which to him was just not jeans) bought a cute dress, bought a ring, etc etc... and I asked him after dinner. 
I bought a miniature school locker (about 12 inches high) and taped a little note to the inside that said "Will you marry me" and had the check boxes for yes and no.  On the little shelf inside the locker was the ring and one of those mini sharpies for him to use to check... I put the locker on the table and he stared at it in confusion, so I opened it up and he read the note very slowly and said "shouldn't there be another option?" ... I stared at him not knowing what he was getting at and said defensively "what? like a 'maybe' box??"  He said "no, there should be an 'of course, you know I will' box", and he ticked the yes box without even seeing the ring lying there.  So, I picked it up and set it in front of him and he immediately put it on and it even fit!  (honestly, he hates jewlery and the ring was purchased more as a prop, but it was a good show for him to wear it that weekend).

Later that night he admited that he felt terrible that I had to do the proposal b/c he knows it something he should have done, and I think he still feels bad about it, but too late now    And now I can be some Spice Girl girl-power ambassador because I challenged gender roles...just call me Proposal Spice!!

Congrats Proposal Spice, so did you do this over this last visit?  (I might be a bit behind the news).  Where in DC, which restaurant?  That is such a cute story and yeah to challenging gender roles!

Yes - I did do it on my last visit, so its still kind of new... We went to a place called Yu N Mie (sp?).  Dont ask me how the food was because I sure dont remember!  Great atmosphere though.

Carey, that is the cutest story!!! I don't think I remember you even saying anything about that on the romantic movies thread! Do you guys have some mutual (preferably female) friends? Maybe you can have a mutual friend suggest to him that he should come up with something romantic (and a ring) to surprise you with. Even though you are already engaged, since he felt bad that you had to do it I think it would be sweet if he did something to "surprise" you. But really, that's a cute story. And I totally know which song you're talking about!!

Um Carey!! How did we not know you were just now engaged? I thought somehow that you already were! D'oh! Well, I love your story. I think it was super creative! Congratulations!

I didn't mention it on the other thread... I was keeping it on the down-low, but I guess the cat is out of the bag now! 
His friends are already bugging him about buying a ring, so I dont want anyone else to apply any more pressure.  I was also just thinking that I only want a ring if he WANTS to buy me a ring. I could easily guilt him into it, but whats the point? (other than a fun blingy diamond)  He's terrible at surprises, so I am not holding my breath for anything like that!  

And thanks Beth!

Aw, Carey! Well, the one thing with LDRs is the distance will make it easier for him to just go out and get a ring without you knowing. Maybe when you go for your visit in a couple of months he'll have one for you! And I agree- a guilt ring isn't quite as enjoyable as one from the heart.

Mirrajay, that was a great proposal!  Fun and unique. I think his response was romantic too.   Yay for taking matters into your own hands, Proposal Spice!

Carey that is wonderful....It sounds so romantic and lovely...and I love how you got feisty in the middle of the proposal when he said shouldn't there be another box..thats my girl...I am sooo happy for the 2 of you...and you don't need to worry about anyone on here telling you ...you did the wrong thing...I am sure mostly everyone thinks what you did was great....