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Even if it wasn't so much "manipulative".

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[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Back when I was preparing to propose to my now-fiancee, she figured out very fast exactly where and how I planned on proposing. I didn't want to change my plans, so I lied my ass off for the next month to convince her that

  1. There was no way that I could propose on that date because the ring was still in Canada/Michigan/Guam/Pennsylvania/Kansas/Indiana/etc.
  2. Even if I did, I can't do it where I wanted to because she's expecting it now and I am adamant that she be surprised

Kept all my plans the same, had the ring the whole time, everything went according to plan. She was completely suprised!

That said, the stress of keeping a secret for so long apparently wore my immune system down. An hour after putting my ring on her finger, I was suddenly nauseous, exhausted, a bit dizzy, and running a high fever. So now she has extra proof that I will never lie to her.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

My wife knew I was going to propose because we went ring shopping together. However, she didn't know when the ring was to be delivered and so didn't know my plans. The night I did propose, I took her to a fancyish restaurant; she told me later that she was trying to figure out where I was carrying the ring.

I wasn't, though. Before taking her to the restaurant, I had consulted a mutual, female friend who said that my wife would be expecting it and I should propose when we got home.

I did so, but before I did, she went upstairs. In my nervousness and excitement, I was waiting at the bottom of the stairs, ring in hand, and failed to notice that she was carrying a stack of laundry as she descended.

And that's how I proposed to my wife while she was holding a pile of dirty underwear.

edit: I hate it when my client decides to post half a comment without consulting me.