Eddie
12-12-2011, 08:44 PM
Hello! My name is Eddie and I am planning on proposing to my girlfriend on christmas. I have a question for the ladies of this board. I know that she would love a christmas proposal and I don't think she would see it coming at all seeing that I've never been too huge of a fan of the holidays. She always gets really into christmas and its her favorite holiday and time of the year. So, I know I want to ask her on christmas, but I'm trying to think of when!
I work late christmas eve, so we will be waking up around 10 am that christmas morning. We are planning on going to her parents place for presents and an early dinner. Her parents live about a block away from a great part of town where they light up every tree with christmas lights. I would like to ask her in this area of town, but am trying to see if this is a realistic possibility. After dinner we were going to catch a movie together at a theater less than a mile away.
I have not told her parents about my plans, seeing that she has said to me that she would hate it if I asked her parents for permission. She is her own person and can make her own decisions, and I also believe that she wants to be the one to tell them. We have been together for over 5 years so I know this won't be a problem with anyone we know.
At first, we didn't have the movie planned, and I was planning on suggestiong that we go on a walk, right after leaving her parents. We could stop where the lights are, and I could ask her sometime during the 6 block walk. Now, we're planning on catching a christmas movie, and I believe that she will want to stay at her parents place until its time to leave for the movie.
Now that we are catching this movie, It has thrown off my plans for proposal, but a movie is something I would usually be up to doing, so I went along with her and supported the movie idea. I could try to ask her between dinner and the movie, but it might be hard to get her to go on the walk with me without being too obvious. I figured we could also do the walk after our movie, but by then it will be past 10pm and we would have to pass our freeway onramp for our drive home to get back to the lights. I imagine asking her, and her saying no, and that she would just feel like going home, especially seeing that we would be going out of our way to get to the lights again. I kind of have my heart set on a christmas proposal, because I know that she would love that, but its hard to predict how the night will unfold and how tired or energetic she will be after christmas dinner and a movie.
Now I'm thinking that I should maybe ask her christmas morning. This would have to happen in our apartment, but I could neal by the tree while she's getting ready and ask her to come out for something. We have decided not to get eachother presents this year, seeing that money is tight. She doesn't know I have the ring, so I could open with something along the lines of "I know we said no gifts, but I got something for you (open box). I want my gift to be a yes forever." Of course this would be with more charm and sweetness thrown in there. Feel free to help me with the line =) I feel like this option gives me the gaurantee of being able to ask when I want to ask and has less potential of not going to plan. Like I said, the element of surprise is more important to me than the location.
So, finally onto the question. How would you ladies like a christmas morning proposal? Do you think this is my best option seeing that we have a big rest of the day planned? Would you like being able to show the ring off to your parents and be able to view it in the daylight? Any ideas for a christmas morning proposal?
Thanks to anyone who is willing to give input or advice! I know that whatever I do will be nice, but she's my special girl so I wanna make it as great as it can be. I love the idea of the walk and christmas lights, but trying to get her up there without her parents in tow might be harder than ill be able to do without raising suspision. The more I think about it, the morning proposal might be a better idea =)
I work late christmas eve, so we will be waking up around 10 am that christmas morning. We are planning on going to her parents place for presents and an early dinner. Her parents live about a block away from a great part of town where they light up every tree with christmas lights. I would like to ask her in this area of town, but am trying to see if this is a realistic possibility. After dinner we were going to catch a movie together at a theater less than a mile away.
I have not told her parents about my plans, seeing that she has said to me that she would hate it if I asked her parents for permission. She is her own person and can make her own decisions, and I also believe that she wants to be the one to tell them. We have been together for over 5 years so I know this won't be a problem with anyone we know.
At first, we didn't have the movie planned, and I was planning on suggestiong that we go on a walk, right after leaving her parents. We could stop where the lights are, and I could ask her sometime during the 6 block walk. Now, we're planning on catching a christmas movie, and I believe that she will want to stay at her parents place until its time to leave for the movie.
Now that we are catching this movie, It has thrown off my plans for proposal, but a movie is something I would usually be up to doing, so I went along with her and supported the movie idea. I could try to ask her between dinner and the movie, but it might be hard to get her to go on the walk with me without being too obvious. I figured we could also do the walk after our movie, but by then it will be past 10pm and we would have to pass our freeway onramp for our drive home to get back to the lights. I imagine asking her, and her saying no, and that she would just feel like going home, especially seeing that we would be going out of our way to get to the lights again. I kind of have my heart set on a christmas proposal, because I know that she would love that, but its hard to predict how the night will unfold and how tired or energetic she will be after christmas dinner and a movie.
Now I'm thinking that I should maybe ask her christmas morning. This would have to happen in our apartment, but I could neal by the tree while she's getting ready and ask her to come out for something. We have decided not to get eachother presents this year, seeing that money is tight. She doesn't know I have the ring, so I could open with something along the lines of "I know we said no gifts, but I got something for you (open box). I want my gift to be a yes forever." Of course this would be with more charm and sweetness thrown in there. Feel free to help me with the line =) I feel like this option gives me the gaurantee of being able to ask when I want to ask and has less potential of not going to plan. Like I said, the element of surprise is more important to me than the location.
So, finally onto the question. How would you ladies like a christmas morning proposal? Do you think this is my best option seeing that we have a big rest of the day planned? Would you like being able to show the ring off to your parents and be able to view it in the daylight? Any ideas for a christmas morning proposal?
Thanks to anyone who is willing to give input or advice! I know that whatever I do will be nice, but she's my special girl so I wanna make it as great as it can be. I love the idea of the walk and christmas lights, but trying to get her up there without her parents in tow might be harder than ill be able to do without raising suspision. The more I think about it, the morning proposal might be a better idea =)