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33 Times Marriage Proposals Didn’t End Well As They Were Rejected By Folks Online
Marriage proposals can be a life-changing experience. Or at least a relationship-changing experience, as no matter what the answer is to the big question, the relationship is bound to change in one way or another. With proposals, we always hope they change for the better. Yet, sadly, not all of them get the anticipated answer “yes.”
The reasons people say “no” to someone’s proposal are always different. Today, let’s explore some of them that were shared in a thread on the famous r/AskReddit. And, well, let’s just say that these stories range from simply entertaining to borderline scary.
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#1
Dated a guy for 3 years & he regularly reminded me that I was the ugly chick in my town, that I wasn’t very smart. He proposed, telling me he was being generous because no one else could possibly love me. I Rejected his proposal because I wanted better for my self.
10 years later, I married a man that called me beautiful every day & encouraged me to chase my dreams. I’m now working towards my PhD.
Valerie Brillhart 1 year ago
So Happy for you, great you dumped his a*s, your a beautiful ,confident happy married women . And your ex will always be lonely and A POS.
DC 1 year ago
How do you end up with a spouse that thinks you're ugly and stupid, and even tells you so?
Petra 1 year ago
Abuse is gradual and builds over time. People on the receiving end often don't notice it until way, way too late. That's how abusers work and how they're so successful; they notch it up in small enough increments for it to not be noticable.
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Binky Melnik 1 year ago
If he thinks she’s ugly and dumb, what does it say about him that he wants to marry her? 🙄
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#2
He wanted me to get rid of my kitten because he was jealous of her and was very concerned about the amount of attention I gave her…. It’s been 16 years and I still have the cat. Excellent trade 👌. Editing to add the cat tax is posted on my profile if Sophia the Queen kitty 🧡🧡🧡.
Lil Miss Hobbit 1 year ago
Huge red flag. I love my bf more than I love my dog but if he ever pushed me to get rid of my dog I would end the relationship instantly
Libstak 1 year ago (edited)
Yes, you can love someone and still know you can't be with them for red flag reasons.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
I chose my pets over my bf many times when I was "told" that I had to choose and/or get rid of my pets. Amazingly (and apparently unusually?) he accepted and stfu about the "it's me or the cat/dog" stuff. We worked it out. Now we have four pets. The black cat that started the whole shenanigan is eight years old now :)
Gin 1 year ago
Exactly. Animals have no say or control. They are so reliant on us to do the right thing by them.
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StrangeOne 1 year ago (edited)
Jealous of a wee, helpless kitten? So glad she picked right. Imagine if she had a baby? I'd be afraid of the baby's life.
Spencer's slave no longer 1 year ago
I'd be suggesting a body part that's more important to his masculinity
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Kris 1 year ago
This is the reddit user if anyone wants to see the cat in the top right :) --- https://www.reddit.com/user/jesslangridge/
#3
It was about 5am and we were both deliriously tired. He had just come back from a long work trip where we had limited communication (he was out of the country and in the middle of nowhere, so no reliable cell or internet service). We’d been up for hours talking and he spontaneously popped the question. I wasn't sure if he had thought it all through because there was no ring and we were both so tired. I didn't want him to regret it later and say, "S**t, what was I thinking?" I really did want to say yes, but I wanted to say yes when I knew for sure that he'd fully digested the magnitude of it all and not just decided on a whim that 5am was the perfect time to propose. I explained to him that I loved him very much, and while the spur of the moment thing was incredibly sweet and romantic, we were both too tired to make such an important decision.
He asked again a couple months later in the middle of the afternoon and I said “yes” that time. We just had our 15th anniversary.
Rabbit Of ill Portent(she/her) 1 year ago
I'm glad these aren't gonna all p¡ss me off 😊 this was sweet 💗
In Western countries, it is typical for couples to get engaged before getting married. The engagement phase usually starts with a marriage proposal. A person gets down on one knee, takes out a ring, and asks their partner to marry them – that’s how we imagine marriage proposals, don’t we? Well, it’s no surprise we do, knowing that this is typically how Western media portrays them.
But where does this tradition of kneeling come from? Apparently, it originates from medieval knights’ times -- more specifically, from knights bowing before women as a sign of respect. Now, kneeling on one knee when proposing is also a way of showing respect. Yet, it is not necessary, and some people choose not to do it, and it doesn’t mean that they don’t respect their partner.
#4
He was 11 and I was 23…… for context I was his babysitter.
Strings 1 year ago
Situation like that, what's the worst that can happen: she says no...
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
I was proposed to by a four year old at the daycare. He got on one knee and kissed my hand. It was adorable. I think his mom watched a romantic movie the night before.
Costco card 1 year ago
I had a preschooler propose to me as well! She was very sweet about it
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When I was six I proposed to a sixteen year old. I clearly remember doing so, and why; I thought she was a catch because she was the first person I ever met who actually worked at that magical place, McDonald's.
Fellfromthemoon 1 year ago
I was four, he was around 70. His wife and my grandma were genuinely delighted by my proposal.
#5
He was a wonderful person, but he wanted to start a family right away and I wasn’t ready, and knew I wouldn’t be any time soon. It broke his heart, but it was the right decision.
The guy from my past eventually got married to a young lady who had 3 children already, and they had a one more together. He seems like the happiest dad in the world and I’m glad I said “No”.
I am happily married myself. I am still not ready to have kids yet and neither is he. When the right time comes, we will be ready and welcoming. If it doesn’t, that’s okay too.
Lil Miss Hobbit 1 year ago
This mindset is so healthy and refreshing. Genuine care but also knowing your boundaries and dreams
StrangeOne 1 year ago (edited)
That's such a healthy outlook. If they love you enough, they will wait until your ready. If they are so eager that they can't, start asking the hard questions and let them know their reasons are not good enough and out of love and mutual respect.
Joanne Earle 1 year ago
My ex broke it off w/ me for a variety of reasons,, one of which was that I was adamant I didn't want kids. I was heartbroken at the loss of the relationship/engagement, but I never disputed his reasons for wanting out. I never had kids, and he went on to have 1.
Themoonprincess 1 year ago
Not everybody wants to have children you know. It's not an obligation.
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#6
I asked my ex and then left her because she gave an ultimatum that it was either my daughter or her, and then back tracked and said that she would just leave the house on days she was here.
No f*****g shot.
StrangeOne 1 year ago
Sounds like she wasn't up for being a step-mom. Why bother being with someone who has a kid, then? Children are always, should always, be a package deal or take the high road.
Tabitha 1 year ago (edited)
I don’t get this. If the other person truly loves you, believe me, there’s a lot of room in the center of their universe, enough that you and their children from other relationships can all fit comfortably. You do not have to push anybody out to occupy that space! Besides, wouldn’t welcoming the child into the home and letting the kid know you’re happy to be either a friend or parental figure (their choice, because you aren’t a biological parent and they have both parents already) endear you more to your new spouse than digging in and causing unnecessary strife and stress for them by viewing the kid as a competitor for your spouse’s/their parent’s affections, and saying things like the kid can’t come to the house when you’re there, or that you’ll check into a hotel for the duration of their visitation time? I just don’t get some people’s mindsets when it comes to marrying someone who has obviously had relationships before you, at least one of which produced offspring. I mean, the kids just go with that territory, and instead of issuing ultimatums, you should be trying to help make the family dynamics less stressful, not more.
Katiekat 1 year ago
Seriously, folks, know yourself and your limits first. If you don't have kids and don't want kids, just don't bother to date single parents. It really is that easy. I'm 56, was married twice for 25 years, both times to childfree men. I'm widowed and been widowed many years. I don't have kids, never wanted kids, don't want anyone else's. Any single father needs to recognize that and just move on. Not interested in that lifestyle now or ever.
Tom Brincefield 1 year ago
Better deal: She is out of the house on the days the daughter is there, & on the days the daughter is not there.
After all, maybe a person is simply uncomfortable kneeling and prefers to do this in another position. Or, perhaps, they have some health conditions that make it hard for them to do it. Or the way they’re proposing doesn't make this the most practical thing. A proposal is a personal thing, and a person should do it the way they’re most comfortable, shouldn't they?
Overall, in Western countries, these marriage proposals are viewed as something not only personal but also important. And so, people come up with numerous ways to do them. From proposing at beautiful public places to cozy at-home proposals – many strive to do it in a way that no one has ever done before.
#7
He was very traditional and wanted me to be a sahm. I didn't want to. He also said he hates when women get half in divorce, so I asked him what did he expect a woman to do if he wants her to not work? Plus take care of everything so he CAN work? I walked away.
He married someone else and she divorced him because he didn't do a thing outside of work. She was exhausted.
I am happily married to a true man now.
Ouss Ben Aziza 1 year ago
This dependence thing is scary as hell. It is a huge red flag for me. Would you not want your partner to also be a bread winner?...I dunno have a safety net for your family in case some terrible thing happens? The way i see it "traditional" as described here is a trap. You want a subservient partner that would never be able to leave you because they simply cant. Judging by the cheating clauses... We know what the rest of the plan is.
Papa 1 year ago
Some people, men and women, prefer one person not work outside the home because they feel that it's what's best for the children, even if it requires some financial sacrifices. It is by no means always about control, or dependence.
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Melissa Harris 1 year ago
Men like this don't want a wife they want their mommy. They usually have no actual interest in raising their children and being an engaged parent. They want a maid they can bang.
#8
My boyfriend of 4 years and I went on a holiday together. I was still very in love with him at that moment and i thought he had the same feelings. The 3rd night I had a bad fever and told him he could go out if he wanted because I was going to bed at like 8pm. So he went to the hotel bar I think. I woke up at 4:00ish all sweaty and took a shower and he was still not back from drinking, so I went to the hotel bar (this was a big hotel so it was stil open and pretty crowded) and saw my boyfriend being a little to comfortable with some college-age girl. I asked a waitress of she had seen him do anything, and she told me they had been making out dozens of times. I was too shocked/hurt that moment for the confrontation so promised myself to break up with him as soon as we got home. 2 days later, while we were at another hotel, he asked me to marry him. The answer and the reason were pretty obvious.
Nay Wilson 1 year ago
I couldn’t imagine leaving my sick partner alone in a hotel room while I go to a bar, get drunk and start kissing someone else
Tabitha 1 year ago (edited)
“Then have to give you half of everything when you inevitably catch me in the act and file for divorce.” Cause baby, she’s an idiot if she doesn’t.
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I was 12 and a 65 year old man asked me. I started crying and told my parents. He was barred from ever being near me again.
RagDollLali 1 year ago
I feel like this moment in the photo is supposed to be a depiction of a really sweet moment between grampa and granddaughter, and now appears to be terribly creepy instead when paired along with poor OP's story
Binky Melnik 1 year ago
Why? You believe he was serious? Who *doesn't* make these sortsa jokes? Good grief; everyone’s overreacting.
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Maybe it was a lighthearted joke. Like those: "Give auntie a kiss" kind of scary moments
Papa 1 year ago
I thought the same thing. It's very possible he was teasing, and didn't realize some people might not see it that way.
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Yet, sometimes, even the most amazing proposal plans backfire and the other person says no. As we can see in today’s list, the reasons people do this differ. Some realize they don’t want to commit to that person with a marriage. Maybe that person isn’t the nicest person ever, or they simply don’t feel like a match.
In other cases, some feel like it’s way too early in the relationship. For instance, when they’re asked the question just a couple of months in. Others are just not ready to be in such a serious relationship, even if they love the person. Well, just as there are plenty of people in the world, there are plenty of reasons for saying no.
Do you know anyone who turned down a wedding proposal? What was their reasoning? Share with us in the comments!
#10
I was offered a "shut up" ring.
I'd been dating my ex for a little over 2 years. I never asked for marriage, but I did make it clear that after I finished university I'd be moving across the country for better job opportunities and wanted to have a clear idea of where our relationship was headed by then.
One thing about me: I abhor diamonds. It's a moral thing and I also find other gemstones much more beautiful. My ex knew this, as it was something I'd talked about before.
Well, university graduation was approaching; I was about three months out from getting my diploma. Our relationship was still on shaky ground, I had no idea what his plans were for his career or for us. I again brought up that I was leaving the state to advance my career, and we had three months to decide the trajectory of our relationship.
2 weeks later, he gave me a ring. He proposed to me in my dorm room... with a diamond.
It was at that moment I realized that he was never going to be the right partner for me. I let him down easy, and went on to move out west.
ElfVibratorGlitter 1 year ago
When you very explicitly state you dislike something, and then they give it to you. (For me red roses. Hate them.)
Howl's sleeping castle 1 year ago
I got a wrist watch with a metal strap despite him knowing that I don't wear anything metallic, jewellery, anything of that sort after 6 years of relationship. That was one of the things that made me realise he wanted out but was waiting for me to initiate the breakup
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Jes Russell 1 year ago
Im against diamonds for a few reasons. So my husband gave me a large London blue topaz and it's stunning.
#11
She was 5 and I was 4, I think it wasn't going to work out.
#12
Because I suspected that my ex-gf's desire for the spectacle of a wedding and the status of being married was greater than her desire to be with me.
Kate C 1 year ago
See this strange obsession with weddings all the time lately. Most recently, my cousin and her fiancée had been complaining about paying off school debt and not being able to afford a house and I did feel sorry for them - until, she planned a wedding costing well over 40K! To pay for it they needed to take a loan out and the remaining cost would be paid for by the bride's mom - who informed me she had offered to give them the money for a downpayment on a house or to pay of loans instead so they could start their married life with a clean slate - but the bride opted for her "dream day". I no longer pitied their lack of ability to pay student loans or buy a house - but I did pity their lack of common sense.
Regina Holt 1 year ago
These people who spend $40K on a wedding and reception just make no sense. When I got married it was just immediate family only, No plus-ones. Simple ceremony, then to a restaurant for a nice dinner. Even my dress was a prom dress I got from the mall, about $100.
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Paul Brown 1 year ago
Yea, I finally figured out my ex was more in love with the idea of being married than she was in love with me.
K. LNU 1 year ago
I admit, I kind of fit this. I was 27 (being told all the time - not by my immediate family - that I had better hurry up or I'd be too old to have kids/be an old maid/etc.) and was more in love with the idea of being in love. I should have called it off. I'd say young and stupid, but I was 27.
Gin 1 year ago
If it is any consolation I have read recently (though can't find the study to quote) that the pre-frontal cortex probably finishes developing later than thought. Late 20s instead of by mid.
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Told me that putting a cheating clause in the prenup would "make the entire document less valid" in the state of Colorado. Another lie in string of many, and easy to disprove with Google. The entire document was written for him and he refused to add just one protection for me lol. It's incredibly embarrassing to think I almost married someone who could lie to me so easily and genuinely did not care for me.
Stephanie A Mutti 1 year ago
How funny. There are no degrees of validity in contracts. They are either valid or not. You can't have it "less" valid.
#14
Wasn't quite a proposal, but more like an attempt to strong-arm a marriage (or at least an engagement). Years ago, I was moving to a new city, and the girl I had been dating for over a year and a half wanted to move in with me (which I was fine with!). The problem? Her family was VERY Christian, and while they could pretend that we had been chaste and pure for the entirety of our relationship, us moving in together was a bridge too far and unable to be swept under the rug. We had an extremely uncomfortable argument all together when she announced her plans to move in, and they said all the horrible purity culture BS you probably would expect: compared her to a cow who gives the milk away for free, a chewed up piece of gum, claimed no man who loved their daughter would even think of moving in before marriage, or at least engagement. We both held firm, and I told them in no uncertain terms that the only way I would propose to someone was after living with them and knowing we would be compatible. They were not happy, but ultimately there was nothing they could do but complain.
After three months living together we realized that we very much were NOT compatible. Seeing each other a few days a week and having her sleep over once in a while for the better part of two years was VERY different than living together, and it became obvious that we had very different ideas of what kind of households we wanted. We ended up breaking up, and all I could think was "thank goodness I stuck to my guns and didn't get married just because it was 'easier' or 'the right thing to do.'" We would have been miserable.
Ouss Ben Aziza 1 year ago (edited)
UHHH flashbacks to my experience. God i hate cults like that... The damage they do to their children. I am filled with this anger and pain that i never managed to help the girl out of that situation. No matter how in love we seemed it... Was not enough against the family and society pressure. it was Islam so it was much MUCH scarier for her i guess so i don't blame her. I am just angry because i still see no solution to these kinds of things. The "cow" comparison... How can such a disgusting concept still be relevant in our age. In two different parts of the world no less? USA i assume and north africa for me... It is not just abrahamic ones even cults in asia devolve to sex grooming their kids... Something needs to be done.
Annik Perrot 1 year ago
We were kind of frowned on by my husband's traditional catholic parents, because for practical reasons, we moved in together *three months* before getting married.
#15
I didn't want to get married and made it perfectly clear. He proposed in a restaurant anyway and got his feelings hurt.
C.O. Shea 1 year ago
The attempted hijjacking proposal... do it in a public place. Put the person under pressure.
Keith Lancaster 1 year ago
A marriage proposal should be a private intimate experience.
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Regina Holt 1 year ago
Yup, and if he gets mad that you "embarrassed" him, just tell him he embarrassed himself, knowing you didn't want to get married.
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Firstname Lastname 1 year ago
Also was in the boat of "been making it clear for half a decade I don't want marriage" and my partner was still surprised when I said no. Some people think that love is enough to change someone's mind, and it's not.
#16
He wanted me to convert to Judaism. Dawg I don’t even believe in *a* God. Let alone your God.
Regina Holt 1 year ago
Why even date a religious person at all if you don't believe in god? What a waste of time.
tameson 1 year ago
People with different religious beliefs, including atheism, get married all the time. And the marriages work. It just requires respect.
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Dragon mama 1 year ago
I don't think it's censored. I think they were trying to emphasize the word A
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Kris 1 year ago
This is from a Netflix show called "unorthodox" and they are a real Hasidic Jewish couple. Stop being offended on someone else's behalf. I was raised Jewish and see nothing wrong with this picture.
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He wanted children (sooner rather than later), and I did not (ever). He also wanted me to give up my hard-earned career to be a stay-at-home mom to said children. I had always been very honest about the future I envisioned; he had not.
Regina Holt 1 year ago
If he wanted children and you didn't, why would he propose? Some men just assume we all want to be wives.
BookFanatic 1 year ago
Probably thought he could change her mind, wear her down, or (maybe) sabotage BC.
Load More Replies... K. LNU 1 year ago
I hate that people just assume that women who don't want children; will eventually want children; will change their minds when they become pregnant (heard that one); or when you find the right person, you will change your mind.
Royal Stray 8 months ago
This. Same when it comes to doctors... what if you change your mind later? Yeah well that will be my own fkn fault then won't it. But I most likely won't change my mind so why does everyone think it's their business
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I had broken up with my long term boyfriend for multiple reasons, it had been toxic for years and we had been living together for 8yrs. I had enough and told we are done and i will be looking for another appartment for myself since he refused to leave the appartment we had been living in my name and wich i had been paying rent and everything for.
I found a new appt but i had to wait for a month before i could move there so i was stuck living with him since he refused to leave to his parents.
When he heard the news i found an appt and was moving i think he only then realised i was being serious.
One day after that he gave me a tiny cardboard box and quietly told me to open it when he has gone out for a jog.
I opened it. It had a necklace and a paper with cringy love poem made by him declaring his love and asking me for marriage and accept the necklace until he gets a job and money to buy a proper ring. (He had no degrees and no job i had to pay for nearly everything in our relationship. I am also 100% sure his mom bought the necklace too.)
I told to return the necklace.
Rabbit Of ill Portent(she/her) 1 year ago
What would have bugged the heck outta me is "okay you don't want me to leave but you don't have the forethought or the stones, to tell me to my face? Sayonara, nutless."
#19
I've been proposed to by three people. I've said no every time because I never want to be married. This was a fact WELL known to each of those people before they proposed to me. I guess they thought I was joking?
#20
It wasn't a proposal, but I called off the wedding because I came home to find him in my bed ( not even our bed because he didn't live there) with my best friend. She was my room mate so had her own bed on premise to screw him in.
Comfortably Numb 1 year ago (edited)
I had a roommate who did this to me. Lived with her and her boyfriend, I went out of town for three nights. Came home to a urine soaked bed with gross white stains on my black sheets. She was known for getting too drunk and pissing her pants, and I had met some other guys when her bf was out of town. Confronted her, nothing she could even try to hide it with. Made them but a replacement mattress while I figured out how to GTFO ASAP
Zoe Vokes 1 year ago
“She was known for getting too drunk and pissing her pants.” People like this amaze me. You can’t drink less? The only way you can enjoy a night out is to get to that level of drunkenness? It’s like people who have hangovers and feel terrible the next day yet regularly drink. How is that worth it?
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#21
It was my first day of school after moving states mid-semester. I was the mysterious new kid. Jeff (not his real name) handed me an unwrapped ring pop and said "You're hot. Marry me!"
Ya know- at 14 I just wasn't ready for that kind of commitment, or mouth herpes.
#22
One night at a bar for someone’s birthday my long term friend suddenly started talking about how his mum would love me and his sisters would love me and how he always wanted his kids to be bilingual and how he knew I’d make good money and he could stay home.
He’d worked out this whole plan in his head but we’d never even kissed. I’d actually had a crush on him a LONG time but I was over it by then.
I just told him ‘But we’re not in love’.
It was so strange.
Tom Brincefield 1 year ago
He had been living a fantasy life with her in his head, and it accidentally slipped out of his mouth when he was drunk, so he just went for it.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
"So cute"? So "cute" that OP could work and "make good money" so he could stay home? "So cute" how he wanted HIS kids to be bilingual (but apparently not teach them himself, which is something that any parent could do - the implication is that he just wanted OP to teach them)? And OP and this guy weren't even DATING? Why do you even remotely think that something this creepy would be "so cute"?
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#23
1) I was 17, he was older and it suddenly dawned on me that it was an inappropriate relationship. Huge imbalance and I wasn’t interested in marriage at all. I was still in HS.
2) We were 18, we weren’t even dating, just friends, and he was going into the Navy; he just wanted company.
3) He was a possessive jerk who once said to me he wished I wasn’t as smart as I am because then he’d get away with more s**t. The thought of spending the rest of my life with him was nauseating.
#24
When my friend proposed to his girlfriend she said:
"Ugh, ok. I don't want to be one of those girls that says no."
They lasted a couple months.
Kitty 🥀 1 year ago
On the flip side, the guy clearly hadn’t actually talked to his GF first to see where she felt they were in the relationship, where she stood on marriage, or if she was ready for marriage or even wanted it. That said, the girl does sound awful.
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#25
He proposed by telling me he felt a lump on his d**k, when he pulled back the covers to show me he had a ring there. I didn't actually decline it at the time, it was an abusive relationship so I went along with it for awhile but would remove the ring whenever he wasn't there. I knew the moment he asked that I would never marry him. Also he'd cheated on me with his ex and a man by this point, they're the ones I know of. He'd later cheat on me and marry an older woman, this gave me the out I so desperately needed.
#26
It sounds so sad, but I could have lived forever with this guy because on paper, he was perfect. The minute he proposed, I realised that it was on paper and not perfect for me. He's still the most incredible human, but not my human. I wasn't excited, it felt like just a step.
He deserved better and we both deserved to be excited about it.
I actually said yes and then ended it a few months later.
#27
We were in college and he wanted a wife for show not for real commitment—we’d only been dating a couple of months.. He asked someone else 4 MONTHS later. .
#28
I was 15. Obviously he (21) was an idiot...
Gen X Feral 1 year ago
Oh hells no! If some 21 yo chester started sniffing around my 15 yo I'd be throwing hands like an inmate.
#29
It was 2 months in and he was “ready”. I was 19 and very much not ready. Unsurprisingly, he was military.
Melissa Harris 1 year ago
Higher pay and better accommodations for married service members.
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#30
First time: because I was engaged to someone else (and no I was not cheating with this guy, he just figured that since I was engaged, marriage was what I wanted, so proposing would win me away).
Second time: because we’d been dating two whole weeks.
Third time: I’d realised he was an alcoholic who was never going to stop thinking I was cheating when I gave him no reason to think that. He felt me pulling away and started to bring up marriage….
#31
I felt like I was going to [pass away]. I legit had a panic attack and just felt like I was going to regret it for the rest of my life. And it wasn’t even a real proposal! He was just talking about getting engaged soon and what kind of ring I wanted.
Regina Holt 1 year ago
Yup, a panic attack at the mere thought of it is a legit reason to get the heck out of there.
BookFanatic 1 year ago
Yep. I had a dream my BF proposed and my first thought upon waking was "Thank goodness it was only a dream!"
#32
My ex showed up out of nowhere after we'd been broken up for a year. Took me to lunch at a pizza place I wanted to go to. Then pulled out a ring and asked me to marry him. Felt like he had bought the ring for someone else and decided since she didn't want it maybe I would. This was the second proposal, first was from a pregnancy scare, I said no then too. When I told him I was going to get checked for pregnancy he said "Well I guess we can get married." I said I'm not marrying anyone just cause I'm pregnant. I wasn't pregnant just started have irregular periods.
Parmeisan 1 year ago
What a strange photo. Even if you took the weird thing with the pizza(?) out of it, that looks like a really uncomfortable way to lean over a table. And what is she looking at? Not him. Not the food. The longer I look the weirder it all gets.
Emma3190 1 year ago
It's a random stock photo, it really isn't worth the head space you're currently dedicating to it.
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#33
It was supposed to be a 3 week fwb situation until I moved out of country. He caught feelings and tried to give me a ring. 😐.
SheamusFanFrom1987 1 year ago
I'm guessing Friends With Benefits aka no strings/rings attached
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What do you think ?
Victoria 1 year ago
I also feel that you should do a 2 week road trip before even proposing. A road trip, even after good planning, will have situations that go sideways. If you can handle those without too many problems, you may be compatible.
Parmeisan 1 year ago (edited)
And make a piece of IKEA furniture together. I'm not even kidding.
Load More Replies... Comfortably Numb 1 year ago
Every couple should have to move from one living space to another helping each other before getting married. A true relationship tester
Victoria 1 year ago
I also feel that you should do a 2 week road trip before even proposing. A road trip, even after good planning, will have situations that go sideways. If you can handle those without too many problems, you may be compatible.
Parmeisan 1 year ago (edited)
And make a piece of IKEA furniture together. I'm not even kidding.
Load More Replies... Comfortably Numb 1 year ago
Every couple should have to move from one living space to another helping each other before getting married. A true relationship tester
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