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Still a bit off for me but something that's in the back of my mind, the whole how and when. For those of you who've had the ball and chain attached to your leg, interested to hear your stories of how you popped the question.
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Back in nineteendickety two when the chap down the road first showed us this "wheel" he had been working on late at night, it got me thinking, what was I to do with my time on this mortal coil?

So, without delay, as we hopped into our third serving of mammoth I said to the significant other, "I like it, should I put a ring on it?", to which she replied "I'm up on him, he up on me" which, I'm led to believe, is a yes.
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Went to the zoo on Boxing Day to propose to the missus in front of the Tigers, Rocky Balboa style... Yeah lame I know but if I did anything out of the ordinary she would have caught on. She's not exactly the wine and dine type...
Anyways it was bloody hot, and we finally got to the Tigers and there was to many people there so I chickened out. Take 2 - went back to the Tigers and know one was there but still chickened out :( I knew than we couldn't make a 3rd trip to the Tigers as that would be shithouse! She still had no idea.
Just a side note I asked her dad the day before arm I already told my parents I was doing it so there was no backing out! Trust me, I had zero doubts I wanted to marry her but I was overcome with nerves on the first two occasions! Which is odd for me...
Anyways as we were walking out to leave the zoo, I said to myself "I have to do this!" So I grabbed her arm and said come over her with me I want to see his last animal. I got on one knee and asked and she thought I was joking till I showed her the ring! Than she promptly said YES... I am rapt I didn't chicken out the third time!
So from that day forward the Yellow footed Rock wallaby has a spot in our hearts :lol:
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At least it wasn't the skunks :lol:
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woodublieve12 wrote:Went to the zoo on Boxing Day to propose to the missus in front of the Tigers, Rocky Balboa style... Yeah lame I know but if I did anything out of the ordinary she would have caught on. She's not exactly the wine and dine type...
Anyways it was bloody hot, and we finally got to the Tigers and there was to many people there so I chickened out. Take 2 - went back to the Tigers and know one was there but still chickened out :( I knew than we couldn't make a 3rd trip to the Tigers as that would be shithouse! She still had no idea.
Just a side note I asked her dad the day before arm I already told my parents I was doing it so there was no backing out! Trust me, I had zero doubts I wanted to marry her but I was overcome with nerves on the first two occasions! Which is odd for me...
Anyways as we were walking out to leave the zoo, I said to myself "I have to do this!" So I grabbed her arm and said come over her with me I want to see his last animal. I got on one knee and asked and she thought I was joking till I showed her the ring! Than she promptly said YES... I am rapt I didn't chicken out the third time!
So from that day forward the Yellow footed Rock wallaby has a spot in our hearts :lol:


It's funny how you mention wallabies...

T'was June, 2007.

My lovely girlfriend (at the time) and I decided to go for a drive to the Big Rocking Horse.

After walking through the toy shop, we decided to stroll through the little animal park there. She knew I was proposing that day, and like WUB12, I had previously asked her parents for permission. I can occasionally do things right...

As we're walking through the park, she sees a wallaby, gets excited, and paces over to feed it. Now's the time... yet I have no bloody idea what to say to her!

I bit the bullet, got down on one knee (which is hard for me), and blurted out my proposal. She said yes, of course, and holds out her hand for me to slide the ring on her finger. The problem is, I didn't have a clue which one was the ring finger! With a little guidance (and a bit of laughter directed at me blubbering), the ring was on. We then went to KFC, where I read the newspaper and ignored her for the next half hour.
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A chick proposed to me once, I told her not to be so stupid. She didn't talk to me for a day! :lol:
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Wedgie wrote:A chick proposed to me once, I told her not to be so stupid. She didn't talk to me for a day! :lol:


Would have been my advice too. ;) :D
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woodublieve12 wrote:Went to the zoo on Boxing Day to propose to the missus in front of the Tigers, Rocky Balboa style... Yeah lame I know but if I did anything out of the ordinary she would have caught on. She's not exactly the wine and dine type...
Anyways it was bloody hot, and we finally got to the Tigers and there was to many people there so I chickened out. Take 2 - went back to the Tigers and know one was there but still chickened out :( I knew than we couldn't make a 3rd trip to the Tigers as that would be shithouse! She still had no idea.
Just a side note I asked her dad the day before arm I already told my parents I was doing it so there was no backing out! Trust me, I had zero doubts I wanted to marry her but I was overcome with nerves on the first two occasions! Which is odd for me...
Anyways as we were walking out to leave the zoo, I said to myself "I have to do this!" So I grabbed her arm and said come over her with me I want to see his last animal. I got on one knee and asked and she thought I was joking till I showed her the ring! Than she promptly said YES... I am rapt I didn't chicken out the third time!
So from that day forward the Yellow footed Rock wallaby has a spot in our hearts :lol:


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Booney wrote:
Wedgie wrote:A chick proposed to me once, I told her not to be so stupid. She didn't talk to me for a day! :lol:


Would have been my advice too. ;) :D

Agreed, I don't see the relevance/importance of a signed piece of paper. I do like other people's weddings though if they include booze and a good feed.
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Wedgie wrote:
Booney wrote:
Wedgie wrote:A chick proposed to me once, I told her not to be so stupid. She didn't talk to me for a day! :lol:


Would have been my advice too. ;) :D

Agreed, I don't see the relevance/importance of a signed piece of paper. I do like other people's weddings though if they include booze and a good feed.
Next one Ive been invited to is vegan, **** that! :evil:


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Like the over the top classy guy I am, I did it in our home office just after taking the cat shit out to the bin.

Mrs HH3 was on the computer playing The Sims, so I knelt down behind her and got her to turn around. First thing she said was "you better not be f**king around!". She said that because she knows me well enough to know that it is something I would do.

She cried tears of joy that day. Now I need to remind her almost daily that she's the f**kin idiot that said yes, and now shes stuck with me.
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Laying in bed, in the first house we'd lived in together - 1A, Luther Road, Loxton - and watching tv.
It may even have been during the ICC World Cup in England.
"So, whaddoya reckon, we should get married?"
Obviously, I had to convince her I was serious. We'd already been together for 10 years, by that point.
Hadn't asked her folks. Hadn't planned anything.
I probably let her down - but haven't since.
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Christmas Eve, half cut after work Christmas drinks, in the kitchen....really romantic
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Brodlach wrote:Christmas Eve, half cut after work Christmas drinks, in the kitchen....really romantic


I would've said yes too
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She probably regrets saying yes everyday, only been 18 years

I think I said " here, do you want this?"
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Brodlach wrote:She probably regrets saying yes everyday, only been 18 years

I think I said " here, do you want this?"


Same way the kids came along? ;)
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Nah she rolled over onto a wet spot
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RustyCage wrote:Image

Still a bit off for me but something that's in the back of my mind, the whole how and when. For those of you who've had the ball and chain attached to your leg, interested to hear your stories of how you popped the question.



You'll stuff it up or you'll F*** up some small part of it that was in her mind that you were totally unaware of, and in 10 years time it will be brought up in some totally unrelated conversation......

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am Bays wrote:
RustyCage wrote:Image

Still a bit off for me but something that's in the back of my mind, the whole how and when. For those of you who've had the ball and chain attached to your leg, interested to hear your stories of how you popped the question.



You'll stuff it up or you'll F*** up some small part of it that was in her mind that you were totally unaware of, and in 10 years time it will be brought up in some totally unrelated conversation......

Tread carefully


Oh no, it's related....it's just you've got no ******* idea on how it is.
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