Marage Proposals

[Case Member Find all posts View Profile Close Case]

Ahhh Well after a fair amount of time with my partner I want to ask him to Marry me. I have said this on the forum before, I am gay, we are both men. Being a rather "hairy chested manly man" I have found you get a bit more respect when you say my fiance in conversation compared to my boyfriend.

I have been racking my brains to figure out a decent proposal, we are pretty broke at the moment, my work has slowed up.

I originally wanted to do it in the snow on a snowboarding trip but I don't have the funds for that this year. Its probably bad enough that I am currently deciding between a cheap ring or a second hand one. Being a Tyre fitter/ assistant manager I want a durable ring for him so if I get a cheap one now and when i'm rich get a better one

The other day I was buying a padlock for my trailer safety chain and remembered this http://www.mydailynews.com.au/news/g...angar/1953699/ so I have figured this will be a low cost way of a good proposal. so go to bunnings and get a nice padlock and have it engraved. Go up after work one day with a padlock in one pocket and a ring in the other (a six pack of beer in the center consol fridge ). Then all the normal "I love you because blah blah blah, and want to be with you forever blah blah." then go to our fav Kebab shop on the way home

Its been a long time in the making and I think it will go perfectly.

I just want it to be special, is there anything anyone can ad to this.

Any suggestions would be helpful, Including a brand of lock that wont rust in the salty air

Case

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Good luck Case. I'm sure it'll be memorable & special whatever you decide.

[MidLifeCrisis Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close MidLifeCrisis]

Congrats Case and hope it goes well. I am not the visionary of surprise things, hence just got down on one kniee and asked (the wrong women as it lasted 11 years and she kept everything).

It does remind me of when I told my old man that a mate had declared he was gay and I was proud of him (we knew anyway). My old man turned round and said " I heard of this, not sure why its such a big deal to be happy but good on him for letting his mates know"

I then said, no dad, he has come out of the closet, which just created a more confused look so I left it at that.

Obviously "gay" has multiple meanings

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The other day I was buying a padlock for my trailer safety chain and remembered this http://www.mydailynews.com.au/news/g...angar/1953699/ so I have figured this will be a low cost way of a good proposal. so go to bunnings and get a nice padlock and have it engraved. Go up after work one day with a padlock in one pocket and a ring in the other (a six pack of beer in the center consol fridge ). Then all the normal "I love you because blah blah blah, and want to be with you forever blah blah." then go to our fav Kebab shop on the way home

Its been a long time in the making and I think it will go perfectly.

I just want it to be special, is there anything anyone can ad to this.

Any suggestions would be helpful, Including a brand of lock that wont rust in the salty air

Case

Not sure about there but the RTA takes a dim view of that sort of thing round our way and cut them off. http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/roadprojec...dge/index.html

I like you idea though, it doesn't have to be a big show. It really is the thought behind the act, and you've obviously thought a lot about it.

I just got down on my knee and asked, but we were at Mitchell Falls in WA at the time.

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Pradopoint flashmob? Lol

[kav Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close kav]

No have some class dude ! Do what I did , just roll over in bed on his/her birthday and say , yeah ok wanna get married ? Then wait 7 years and get married in Vegas by Elvis . My only redeeming / tight arse point was I had my deceased mothers engagement ring . I wouldn't have given it easily . Good luck dude if he's worth it he'll understand , if he doesn't , forget it . What is it with you gays , you really want to get married ? Gees , I held the missus off for 15 years trying to avoid it . Sorry if that's not PC , the gay reference I mean . I have 2 relo's on both sides . You go girl .

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Good luck Case, I did it by flying to NZ to surprise my victim/girl and luckily she was alone when I turned up on her hotel room door....

Probably a waste of money really, it really is the thought that counts.

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Have you considered a possum ring?

All right I'll bite, what the hell is a possum ring? Love your new avatar, title and presidential status as well, can a lowely old VX join up?

Best of luck Case! I proposed to my wife in a guano smelling cave in Thailand during the Loy Krathong festival, great day but can still smell that bat crap. The cave was incredible, they called it the diamond cave but my research failed to mention the bat problem - still gives us a chuckle to this day, well me anyway - I have always suspected my wife is just laughing at me, kinda funny looking.

Let us know how you go.

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All right I'll bite, what the hell is a possum ring?

I hope he doesn't have a photo.

Upside down Miss Jane. :shock:

[Case Member Find all posts View Profile Close Case]

Just curious..is Marage the same as Marriage? or is Marage some kind of european car?

Excuse me..do you have any Marages in stock, as i would like to submit a proposal of marriage to my HWMBO.

Cheers
Steve

I knew someone would pickup on that. I hope it isn't some European car, I don't want the trim to fall off and the servicing costs to be outrageous.

I then said, no dad, he has come out of the closet, which just created a more confused look so I left it at that.

Obviously "gay" has multiple meanings

Why was he in a closet?? Hide and seek finished days ago...
that gave me a laugh, I don't think anyone has said to me "oh so your happy" when they are told

Not sure about there but the RTA takes a dim view of that sort of thing round our way and cut them off.

I havent heard anything about it being a problem. it not a bridge its just a wire on a fence. If it gets taken off then that's a bummer....
The council haven't ever said anything about it. They don't like them on bridges and cut them off here too, but they seem to stay on this fence.

Hi Case...when I proposed, I took my vict...sorry girl for a walk up to a look out. In a travelling pack I had, i replaced the thermos with a bottle of wine, I hid the ring in the pack and the mugs replaced with glasses. Part of why she loved this was the view and the fact that she didn't expect me to take her for a walk.

Anyway, reason I bring this up is would that be something that would be of interest to you blokes...what about the Currumbin rock pools? Mt Tamborine or even Springbrook? You have Q1 too which is good and Burleigh Heads Point? What else are you or he into that might also make it special?

Anyway, good luck and enjoy the moment!

Its not a bad idea. Pt danger lookout is pretty special. its got a view of the coast, the water and the shirtless surfers(that we both appreciate). although Springbrook is a good idea and we have been there a few times.
I was considering a Quad bike tour for 2 and doing it then. But then I got the price.... (When we met I was an assistant manager of a dairy farm and had a Quad bike, We used to go to some nice places on it.)

My only redeeming / tight arse point was I had my deceased mothers engagement ring . I wouldn't have given it easily . Good luck dude if he's worth it he'll understand , if he doesn't , forget it . What is it with you gays , you really want to get married ? Gees , I held the missus off for 15 years trying to avoid it . Sorry if that's not PC , the gay reference I mean . I have 2 relo's on both sides . You go girl .

If I Proposed with a vending machine plastic ring, in the middle of the Surfers paradise roadworks he would still love it.
As for being Politically correct. Its over rated, I can laugh at all the jokes till the cows come home, but the moment someone takes a proper meaningful dig. I have a sore hand and they have a black eye. Not all of us slap and scratch like pansies (this only happened last about 3 months ago)

But I have no work today so I am going ring and padlock shopping

thank for the ideas and support.

Pradopoint flashmob? Lol

This would be cool but I still haven't actually met anyone from this site, although I remember promising CRAIGM a beer about 2 years ago for sending me a new CD Stacker tray and not even charging me postage. Don't worry i haven't forgotten.

Case

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Case congratulations and all the best. Whatever you choose it will be the right choice. Take the bad with the same grace you take the good and on average the good times will far outweigh the bad.

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I rolled over in bed while she was sick....she had snot coming out of her nose and looked terrible. ....I thought at that moment it cant get any worse as she didnt look like the mother inlaw....so I hit her between the eyes with the question. ...only to be followed up by the MI 5 minuted later with "why are you doing this now?" BITCH.

[karlmagoo Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close karlmagoo]

Good onya bloke, best of luck sorting it all out, and by the sounds of it, the answer is a given. I spent thousands on a room at palazzo versace, gourmet dinner, chartered a private seaplane to fly us to a deserted beach on straddy with a picnic basket, etc, went the whole hog, ironically ended up asking her the night after just laying about on the couch doing nothing because the right time didn,t come up.

Point being, life isn,t perfect, and it,s certainly not a daily thing lazing around $900 rooms and zipping off in planes, laying around watching tv together felt more like "home" if ya get me?. Again, good luck and just make sure you are both having fun, all that counts.





Cheers

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I'm sure it will all go well Case - sounds like you have it all sorted. Don't think I have heard of shopping at Bunnings before in preparation for a proposal!!

On a related note, just out of curiousity, for gay couples is there any protocols in terms of who gets to do the proposing, or is it just first in best dressed so to speak?

[Shay120 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Shay120]

Good luck Case! I think that sounds like a wonderful way to propose.

Some of these proposal stories have been giving me a giggle so thought I might share how my hubby proposed-since it was so classy and romantic! We were cleaning out the pipes for the septic tank (we had a party the night before so they were very blocked up) when he proposed, had the ring in his pocket and all. I waited 8 years for that question to be asked and can honestly say I never once dreamed that would be how he would ask. He claims that it was one last test I had to pass before I got a ring. We have a joke now amongst friends about his "crappy" timing.