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The I Do’s of Marriage Proposals

Show this to the men in your life if the men you know might be considering proposing or if you were considering popping the question yourself.

The Tips for the Best Proposal of Marriage

  • Talk About Marriage
  • Surprises Are Good
  • The Ring is the Thing
  • Meet with the Parents
  • Choose a Personal Spot
  • Go Down on One Knee
  • Tell Her the Truth
  • Announce it to the World

Long before marriage proposals are exchanged it’s important to talk about marriage and make sure that it is something that you both agree on and want. You should talk about issues like children and more so that you know you’re on the same page.

Now that you’ve both talked about it and you know marriage is definitely viable. Understand that as far as proposals are concerned surprises are good. You want the proposal to happen in an unexpected place and time, so that you can both truly celebrate it.

The ring is the thing and if you know she wants to pick out her own ring, then be ready to take her ring shopping afterwards. Listen to her mentioning things that she likes and check with her friends, sisters and mother. They likely have good ideas to help you out with picking out the ring.

It sounds old-fashioned and it sounds corny, but there is still something deeply respectful and romantic about a man that meets the parents and asks for their blessing before proposing. It’s very likely they already know each other and they have a relationship of some kind, so taking the future in-laws aside for a quiet confab can not only be respectful to them, but helpful to you in figuring out the best way to propose.

Choose a personal spot to propose in. If there is a particular place that has meaning for both of you, that’s usually a good idea. Be sure to go down on one knee and yes, it sounds corny, but remember these corny clichés became such because they were so romantic.

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Finally, during the proposal tell her the truth about why you want to marry her. Highlight all of the qualities about her you love and you respect and you want to share. When she says yes, announce it to the world and may you both live happily ever after.

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About Heather Long

Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago. They have a beautiful daughter who just turned five years old. She is learning to read and preparing for kindergarten in the fall. An author of more than 300 articles and 500+ web copy pieces, Heather has also written three books as a ghostwriter. Empty Canoe Publishing accepted a novel of her own. A former horse breeder, Heather used to get most of her exercise outside. In late 2004, early 2005 Heather started studying fitness full time in order to get herself back into shape. Heather worked with a personal trainer for six months and works out regularly. She enjoys shaking up her routine and checking out new exercises. Her current favorites are the treadmill (she walks up to 90 minutes daily) and doing yoga for stretching. She also performs strength training two to three times a week. Her goals include performing in a marathon such as the Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness or Team in Training for Lymphoma research. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience through the fitness and marriage blogs.