"Marriage isn't a process of prolong the life of love, but of mummifying the corpse"

[shaggylocks]

So says Mr. P.G. Wodehouse

Comments

[misplacedmind]

If there is indeed a place on earth called the Artful Dodger, I would have to deem it a HIGHLY appropriate place for a marriage proposal... but that's just because, when *I* was a little girl, my ideal marriage proposal most firmly consisted of the actual Artful Dodger, from the Lionel Barrie movie musical of "Oliver!" (at varying times, of course - alternating freely with Atreyu from "Neverending Story." I guess that means my REAL ideal proposal would've been at the Artful Dodger, with music by the band Atreyu playing in the background... but Sean/misenthrope would never have been so contrived!)

As it turns out, I was proposed to while sitting in a bathtub. It took me quite a while to respond - quite possibly because it did NOT consist of any knights in white shining armor (unless you count the way the water glistened of his pasty skin heh heh!) - but I ultimately acquiesed. Why? Because when it comes right down to it, all the knights, moonlight, champagne, and string quartets in the universe can't hold a bloody candle to "True Love(TM)Sure

[shaggylocks]

Agreed. Wholeheartedly. But you have to admit, if it's a story you're going to retell to family and friends for years to come, you might as well make it a good story.

I personally like the story of my aunt and uncle. My uncle planned a weekend getaway for the two of them at a friend's cabin. He had everything set up in advance at the cabin so that when they walked in the door the music would be playing, the lights would be set, etc etc etc. It ended up snowing that week and the two mile road leading up to the cabin was completely snowed over. After about a quarter of a mile of shoveling, my uncle dropped to his knee and proposed next to the exhaust pipe of the running car. After she said yes, they turned around and went home.

[daddymatt]

Let me begin by saying

Damn it...

[satchley]

I stumble across the great (former) Douggystyle on Mel's lj...and you are still as funny and intelligent as always. This was very well written...I was as caught up in the story as you were as participant.

I once witnessed a proposal at an Applebee's. I also thought it was quite the odd place to do such a deed, but I guess I just shrug and think that maybe there is some other significance to the location and method.

I myself popped the question by handing over a thermos (wth a ring in the cup) that I'd picked out for my bride-to-be. It was as romantic as I get...

Hope you've been well...nice seeing something from you...

Satch

Proposing In Restaurants

[harlospears]

Once, when I was working at the Olive Garden, someone proposed. I was taking orders from a nearby table at the time. After a general applause and good spiritedness, the people at my table began whispering ferociously, "Why would you propose at the Olive Garden?!" It seemed to me that similar conversations were taking place at other tables. But, well, the guy and the girl looked so happy. So, kudos to them.

Hyphenated names

[harlospears]

What do you think about the practice of combining names? I think there's something very romantic in it - you're coming together to create something new out of both of your pasts. But I suppose it wouldn't work as a widely-practiced institution. After all, if my kids were Daniel-Barretts and they married Schussler-Fiorenzas, they'd be Daniel-Barrett-Schussler-Fiorenzas. Just imagine what my grandkids might be!

Re: Hyphenated names

[shaggylocks]

I recently met a Browningham, who was named such because he and his wife combined names when they got married. He was formerly a Brown, she a Cunningham. I'd be more inclined to do something like that than hyphenate names. I've got a good solid base to work off of, too.