Hah, found the Fark thread about it from February 14, 2002: http://www.fark.com/comments/116814

Oh great, love advice from nerds. That's solid stuff right there.

I remember that. Glad to see they've lasted this long.

/I was specifically told not on an important day, and not in front of an audience; asked her in private at home.....

No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.

Meh, do what you feel your girlfriend would want you to do. I hate having attention drawn to me in public (hell I even hate getting flowers delivered at work from the attention it causes), so my nice private proposal was romantic and perfect for me. Some girls like being the center of attention, so a public proposal would probably be perfect for them. The problem is when the guy wants to make some grandiose gesture of his affection in the form of a public display and the girl would rather have kept it private and is therefore embarrassed/mortified instead of being excited. The opposite is also true. When I was planning my wedding there was a wedding forum I visited. One thread was women biatching how they had an unromantic or not special proposal and it made them angry with their fiance for not trying hard enough.

Also, for gawd's sake clue her in on the ring buying or at least don't have hard feelings when she returns the ring you bought for something more her style. I've known three couples who have broken up over the stupid issue of her hating the engagement ring, but he is overly offended the ring he personally picked out is not what she wants. IMO a ring is just a piece of jewelry and can be replaced if lost/broken, but not having it doesn't mean I love my husband any less. Some women want to be emotionally attached to their ring and it sucks if you think it is ugly.

/Rant over
//Know two people going to propose today
///Keeping my fingers crossed for one because I honestly don't know how she will answer

Whatever happened to the guy who proposed on Fark? Or guys, if it happened more than once.

enry: The hardware was pretty unremarkable. It wasn't until iTMS came along that it really started to pick up since something like that didn't exist on the massive scale that Apple created.

It's also a bit of selective memory. It was able to sync at speeds far faster than most USB based mp3 players, and charge at the same time.

I'm not saying that it was the best thing since sliced bread, but the hardware was actually impressive for the time frame. The Nomad Jukebox that was available when the iPod was released had a USB1.x interface. It would take hours to sync 1000 songs, but only a few minutes on an iPod. I'm sorry, but that's pretty remarkable.

Jackpot777: Thrakkerzog: No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.

No sex-life. Less space than a batchelor pad. Lame.

FTFY

I somehow doubt that "CmdrTaco" had much of a sex-life before marriage.

engrishmajor: I'm surprised you lasted 19 years. Actually, I don't know why you didn't bail before you made a commitment. No woman worth your time would give you an ultimatum like that and then behave so appallingly.



/hot

Stopped reading when I saw the "Hazah! I'm getting married." Some words not even dorks should use.

/no, I meant hazah.
//ok, marriage, too.

hailin: ///Keeping my fingers crossed for one because I honestly don't know how she will answer

This is the wrong way to do it. If you're not absolutely sure what her answer will be, it's not time to ask.

Making it a public spectacle only adds an additional layer of Bad Idea^TM to it.

bravian: When will people learn its not about the hardware? Its all about the software.

It's not the size that counts, but it's how you use it?

Donnchadha: hailin: ///Keeping my fingers crossed for one because I honestly don't know how she will answer

This is the wrong way to do it. If you're not absolutely sure what her answer will be, it's not time to ask.

Making it a public spectacle only adds an additional layer of Bad IdeaTM to it.

Well I'm sure he knows she will say yes and it isn't going to be a public proposal. He set up a treasure hunt for her which end at the place they met with him in a tux and a candlelight dinner (he rented out a room in the coffee house). I said I don't know what she will say because I've met her all of two times (they've only been going out four months, but whatever).

ZAZ: Whatever happened to the guy who proposed on Fark? Or guys, if it happened more than once.

We were finally married last year after 5 years of being engaged

I proposed to my wife in front of a waterfall in a state park on a beautiful summer day.

She told me it didn't count, and made me propose again in the middle of her favorite restaurant on the next Valentine's day.

Why yes, she's a bit bossy.

My husband proposed to me at work. DO NOT DO THIS. Unless you are very close to your co-workers and frequently socialize with them outside of work (and I don't mean go have a drink after work--I mean actually plan and go places together often), this is a mistake. As corny as it sounds, getting proposed to is a big farking deal. I'd rather share that moment with either close friends or family. Even complete strangers would be infinitely better than co-workers, as I'll never see any of those people again and could be as goofy as I wanted and not have to worry about bringing them into my private life.

Stunt proposals can be fun or they can fail epically. Be very careful how you plan it but, most of all, be mindful of WHERE you plan to propose.