Footu Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) I don't get this 'ask the farther' lark. My GF has a PhD, works hard and even has the right to vote. She isn't a chattal owned by her parents; she, and only she gets to say yes / no I think asking for the fathers blessing rather than his permission is the idea. I asked my girlfriend of 7 years where would she like to go for Xmas. Vegas or Sri Lanka. She opted for Vegas. I had the ring in advance and booked a helicopter to fly over the hoover dam and land in the canyon. Proposed there Xmas day. Boxing day we were at the bellagio hotel when we heard about the tsunami hitting the Sri Lanka beaches. Mixed emotions, but mainly felt lucky and happy. Still married to her.still feel lucky and happy. Edited February 19, 2017 by Footu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benthejockey Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 I'd had the ring a few weeks, supposed to have happened on the 19th of Dec 2 years to the day of our first dirty weekend, ended up having a dirty weekend elbow deep in turkey blood and guts, grandmother tried keeling over and dying and generally ruining the mood! Left it a few days, we'd been out, had a steady hungover day, went to bed for a bit of a spin and then asked her if she wanted an early Xmas present and bobs your firkin. We're aiming for an August wedding but the venue she wanted is booked from the 1st of May till next year so we're getting married on the 29th of April. 4 months from asking to doing. Hectic is the word! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 I'd had the ring a few weeks, supposed to have happened on the 19th of Dec 2 years to the day of our first dirty weekend, ended up having a dirty weekend elbow deep in turkey blood and guts, grandmother tried keeling over and dying and generally ruining the mood! Left it a few days, we'd been out, had a steady hungover day, went to bed for a bit of a spin and then asked her if she wanted an early Xmas present and bobs your firkin. We're aiming for an August wedding but the venue she wanted is booked from the 1st of May till next year so we're getting married on the 29th of April. 4 months from asking to doing. Hectic is the word! Best most unromantic reply so far 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex C Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 By Text Message. And they say romance is dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69chris Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 70 (very very +) mph at about 3am along the A34 between didcot and oxford, she was on the back of my gsxr1000 and swore (shouted!!!!) if i pulled over at peartree roundabout and let her off she'd marry me,,, 12years later, we're still marrired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 Together nine years, finally living in the same county so both decided it was a good idea. For those of you that know Yorkshire, I went down on one knee late one night on the top of Otley Chevin. Knelt in dog muck which I believe is supposed to be lucky. Been married 24 years in October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickS Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 I started going out with my wife when we were both at school and got engaged when she was in her first year at Durham University. We were just chatting, the marriage question just sort of came up and we both agreed that it was a good idea. When we bought a flat in Guildford a couple of years later (how many 20/22 year olds could do that nowadays?), we just thought we should get married. That was in 1981. We had 35 wonderful years together, she was my best friend too and I miss her terribly after losing her to cancer just after Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 I went down on one knee late one night on the top of Otley Chevin. Sorry . . . I couldn't resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Sorry . . . I couldn't resist. I knew i was going wrong somewhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix's rifle Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 I started going out with my wife when we were both at school and got engaged when she was in her first year at Durham University. We were just chatting, the marriage question just sort of came up and we both agreed that it was a good idea. When we bought a flat in Guildford a couple of years later (how many 20/22 year olds could do that nowadays?), we just thought we should get married. That was in 1981. We had 35 wonderful years together, she was my best friend too and I miss her terribly after losing her to cancer just after Christmas. Me and my gf of 4 years or so now have just bought a house, I'm 21 she's 19. sorry for your loss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny thomas Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Going out somewhere (can't even remember where)in my ford capri oh those were the days it was a 2.0s In black with the silver stripe up the side Anyway back on subject been married 25 years in June would be without her for a minute (I'd starve) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 I started going out with my wife when we were both at school and got engaged when she was in her first year at Durham University. We were just chatting, the marriage question just sort of came up and we both agreed that it was a good idea. When we bought a flat in Guildford a couple of years later (how many 20/22 year olds could do that nowadays?), we just thought we should get married. That was in 1981. We had 35 wonderful years together, she was my best friend too and I miss her terribly after losing her to cancer just after Christmas. So sorry mate, lifes so cruel sometimes but sounded like you had a good time together with great memory's . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickS Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Me and my gf of 4 years or so now have just bought a house, I'm 21 she's 19. sorry for your loss Thanks, I am very happy for you and wish you both all the very best for your future together. I was very lucky - much more so than so many others and my only advice to you is to make the very best of every opportunity that comes your way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny long shanks Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 We went on a holiday to Scotland using tokens out of the sun paper. Cost us £38. I proposed by the river Ayre. She always insisted that she didn't want to be engaged for years on end so we decided to set the date exactly 12 months from the day of proposal. I jokingly suggested we do another sun holiday for the honeymoon and she was up for it. Cost us another £38. What a gal 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickS Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 So sorry mate, lifes so cruel sometimes but sounded like you had a good time together with great memory's . You are so right - popping the question is just the start of it all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggum Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Proposed on Christmas morning I'd wrapped the ring box up with the rest of her presents but had the ring in my pocket, quite an emotional moment as my mum had passed away 3 days earlier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead-Eyed Duck Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 The stars were twinkling, the mood seemed to be right. We were sat in an old Fiat 500 (the old, air-cooled, twin cylinder type. Not a passion wagon - there wasn't enough room). It just happened to be in the car park of a cemetery .... She has never let me forget it. Best thing I ever did. That was 40 - odd years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveo26 Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 By Text Message. And they say romance is dead. Me too, glad I'm not the only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) In a rolling road block on the M11 on the way up to the shoot JDog arranged in January, after hearing from the estate agents that my house had been sold (needed the money to pay for it). The big day is July, 19th at a venue that is surrounded by my syndicate shoot (she comes beating there) and the honeymoon is at the Torridon on the west coast of the Highlands. Edited February 20, 2017 by Penelope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangbangman Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) In a rolling road block on the M11 on the way up to the JDog arranged in January, after hearing from the estate agents that my house had been sold (needed the money to pay for it). The big day is July, 19th at a venue that is surrounded by my syndicate shoot (she comes beating there) and the honeymoon is at the Torridon on the west coast of the Highlands. My gf was 8.5 months pregnant, which I thought improved the odds of a "yes" I got a letter off her GPS (in secret- they were surprisingly helpful) saying she was fit to fly, packed her bags and drove her to the airport. We had a long weekend in Prague: good food, opera and a proposal up a tower on "Lover's Hill". She said yes, happily married since. Edited February 20, 2017 by Bangbangman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyefor Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) We were sat in an old Fiat 500 (the old, air-cooled, twin cylinder type. Not a passion wagon - there wasn't enough room). ...oh yes there is - but it involves opening the sunroof Edited February 20, 2017 by Eyefor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead-Eyed Duck Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 ...oh yes there is - but it involves opening the sunroof All I can say is that you must have been truly, absolutely, excruciatingly desperate, with not an ounce of true romance in your soul.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyefor Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) All I can say is that you must have been truly, absolutely, excruciatingly desperate, with not an ounce of true romance in your soul.... ..it was her idea (so who am I to complain?) and the Fiat 500 was more comfortable than the Triumph Spitfire (soft top). Edited February 20, 2017 by Eyefor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 All I can say is that you must have been truly, absolutely, excruciatingly desperate, with not an ounce of true romance in your soul.... Yes, but if he'd of slipped, he might well have ended up with the gear stick in his .....r.......soul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandringstar Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 take my advice, skip the expensive stag do's and ott weddings, and stick the money in bricks and mortar, or a business venture, or even a classic car, wedding is dead money if you overdo it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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