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Women proposing to their boyfriends.

Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:49 pm
Posted by bamaboy87
Member since Jan 2009
15163 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:49 pm
I have a friend that wants to propose to her boyfriend after 3.5 years together. Both work full-time and live together. Relationship seems to be strong, but she is tired of waiting on him to pop the question. I think it may blow up on her face. Thoughts?
Posted by gamecocks22
SC
Member since Dec 2012
4913 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:50 pm to
bad idea
Posted by elposter
Member since Dec 2010
24814 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:51 pm to
quote:

I think it may blow up on her face.


If he says yes, she should allow it in my opinion.
Posted by Weagle25
THE Football State.
Member since Oct 2011
46173 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:54 pm to
Very very bad idea. If he wants to get married, he probably would've done it. She just needs to start talking with him about marriage.

I don't think I could ever say yes in that situation even if I was ready to get married.
Posted by WG_Dawg
Hoover
Member since Jun 2004
86424 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:54 pm to
I see who wears the pants in that relationship.

Women shouldn't propose, it's just not right.
Posted by Goldrush25
San Diego, CA
Member since Oct 2012
33793 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:58 pm to
I'm not a stickler for tradition but proposals should always come from the man. This is a horrible idea.

If he hasn't proposed yet he doesn't want to get married. We men are simple creatures.
Posted by WG_Dawg
Hoover
Member since Jun 2004
86424 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:58 pm to
this is gonna be your friend



Posted by derSturm37
Texas
Member since May 2013
1521 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:59 pm to
She's better off being more "female" in her diplomacy. Sneaky and underhanded, in other words. She needs to simultaneously start dropping hints and get a mutual friend to let him know that he's going to lose her if he doesn't step up.

If she proposes and he says yes and they go through with it she will forever remember the way it went down and he will pay for this. Dearly and beyond death if she can help it.
This post was edited on 3/31/15 at 2:00 pm
Posted by blue_morrison
Member since Jan 2013
5103 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 2:18 pm to
Does the male friend wear skinny jeans and a beanie of some sort, regardless of the weather?
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 2:20 pm to
Happened to a guy I knew in college. She even bought the ring and gave it to him to put on her finger.

They're still married 15 years a later as far as I know.
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
98807 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 2:27 pm to
I can see this going badly.

She just needs to sit him down and have the "so where are we going with this?" talk. Which really isn't unreasonable 3.5 years in.
Posted by BoulderReb
Broomfield, CO
Member since Nov 2013
492 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 2:43 pm to
This is a great way to kick a man's inner caveman in the junk.
Posted by TbirdSpur2010
ALAMO CITY
Member since Dec 2010
134026 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:29 pm to
quote:

She just needs to sit him down and have the "so where are we going with this?" talk. Which really isn't unreasonable 3.5 years in.


This.
Posted by DocHoliday11
South Georgia
Member since Jun 2013
4313 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:36 pm to
please keep us posted when you get updates...i really want to know how this turns out
Posted by Tantal
Member since Sep 2012
13764 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:42 pm to
Probably shouldn't propose, but after 3.5 years, she should probably have the "shite or get off the pot" conversation.
Posted by fillmoregandt
OTM
Member since Nov 2009
14368 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 4:02 pm to
Why wouldn't she just get pregnant and trap his arse like any other normal woman would do?
Posted by Spirit Of Aggieland
Houston
Member since Aug 2011
4607 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 4:16 pm to
I see this "proposal" as the "shite or get off the pot" discussion.

If it ends the relationship, then it's time to get off the pot already.

"It's a bold move Cotton, let's see if it works..."

Posted by JonaYolles
Member since Feb 2015
315 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 4:27 pm to
Maybe they have discussed marriage? OP doesn't really say too much, but I would think two well established individuals who have been together 3.5 years would have already discussed the future of their relationship. My SO and I have - we haven't talked marriage, but we have both said we are committed to making it work and that we are in it for the long haul. We've been together about 2 years now.
Posted by Volatile
Tennessee
Member since Apr 2014
5470 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 4:37 pm to
So is he going to take her name too?
Posted by Reservoir dawg
Member since Oct 2013
14089 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 4:50 pm to
The sooner they get married, the sooner they'll be history. Live-in relationships followed by marriage never make it.
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