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Every day when you wake up in the morning and just know this it, it is him and it’s time. But you keep thinking how to propose a boy of your dreams. Girl, you could go down on your knees with a rose in your hand, wearing your favourite LBD and make it as dramatic as that. Or you could read this article!
If your gut feeling says that he is as interested in you as you are then we see no reason what’s holding you back from proposing the guy.
Sheena says she was best friends with Nick (name changed) and they were dating other people. But being best buddies since childhood they shared a comfort level and all their secrets. “I was going through a painful breakup and I was crying on his shoulders. He was single then and he just said in zest, ‘I will not find a date till you start dating again. You will need my shoulders more often and I am sure my girlfriend wouldn’t like that’.”
“Then make me your date,” I told Nick. He nodded and said, “Yes, that’s a good idea.”
Sheena said, “I realised a had just proposed a boy without even thinking what I was doing.”
They couple has been together for a decade now. Now you get the drift! A proposal to a guy can just happen or you can make it happen. How? Let us tell you.
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10 Tips For The Perfect Proposal
To help you plan and execute the best way to propose a boy, I have the perfect crash course for you. Read on to take him by surprise!
A relationship is not an easy decision to be made, it takes two significant humans to be involved on an equal pace and interest. Just know when it’s the right time when both of you are in the right space of mind to make a decision so important.
It could be a special day when you pop the question which is going to change your life for good. Or it can be on Valentine’s Day. No matter what day you choose, just make sure that it develops into a day which forever remains etched in your memories with beautiful connotations.
1. How to propose a boy who is also your best friend
The guys been your best friend for some time and you have fallen for him. So you have been hanging out together for a long time and you have made memories in places.
I would suggest that you pick a spot which holds a sentimental value for both of you or just take him to the place you know he loves. Ideally, you should avoid taking him to crowded places like coffee shops, malls, theatres.
Be precise, because it’s his day and it’s your job to make it all about him. Focus on his favourite hobby and develop your plan around it.
Say your guy is a Thalassophile, you can take him to the nearby aquarium, ask the divers to put on a proposal show inside their biggest fish tank. They can hold on to a waterproof sign that says, “Will you marry me?” Then see his reaction!
2. Great food will do the trick
Cook your man his favourite cuisine if you cannot, fake it like you’re a pro and get it packed from his favourite restaurant, easy peasy! (the boy will anyway know the truth).
If you’re kilometres or miles away, Google a good restaurant near his office or house and parcel, these little efforts do the work.
Send flowers with the food and a card saying what you have to say. He would love the fact that you thought about food before the proposal.
But if you want to propose a boy, who’s a foodie, then toss up a storm in the kitchen, add some wine and candle light to it and he would be mighty impressed.
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3. How to propose a boy on phone
Sometimes, consequences or subjective reasons fail us to be physically present for such important actions, be it because of long-distance, a hectic schedule or maybe you feel it’s the right time and you shouldn’t be waiting anymore because the timing is just so perfect.
Situations like these leave us with no other choice but virtual reality i.e. the internet, technology. So, how to propose a boy on a call? I’m here to tell you just that.
Though we girls do expect guys to make the first call and admit their love, this is 2020 and we as feminists are working to break free of all the stereotypes.
I would suggest that you gather courage, prepare well in advance as to what all you want to say to him. Make sure that you choose your words carefully so you can let him know the depth of your love.
4. Propose a boy over text
Texting can be vibrant and quirky, writing him down a beautiful poem or adding a quote on how feelings for him have evolved will make him feel valued and wanted.
For example, you can send him a morning text with a proposal poem dedicated to him…
Say “I Do”
You’re the sun in my shine,
The spark in my plug,
The heart to my beat,
The day to my night,
The twinkle in my eye,
The hot to my spicy,
The yin to my yang,
The soul to my mate.
Need I say more?
Now all I want to hear from you,
Is to say, “I do.”
But don’t text a proposal out of the blue. He might be surprised or might not even process what just happened. Drop hints through message about your feelings when you want to propose a boy over text.
Then write your proposal in a few lines and hit the send button. Don’t double text before he replies. Be sure he is trying to figure out what to write back.
5. Ask your guy with a gift
Presents are the only souvenir that’s more than just a memory of your big day. Gift him things that will take him back to the past three years down the line and help him relive his favourite parts of the day.
Needless to say guys are not really impressed if you slip on a diamond ring. Instead gift him something that will really get him excited.
Maybe get the latest 60 inch Smart TV delivered to his home with the message: “I want to watch this TV forever with you” stuck on it.
Guys dote on gargets, so gift him some gadget that would get him really excited. Get it delivered or wrap it in a fancy box and give it to him in a fancy restaurant. He would remember your proposal for life.
6. Make it on a vacation
Take him on a weekend getaway, it’ll provide him with a break from the world and you both a sacred space to start your journey together with candles, an open sky full of stars, endless conversations and a promise to never give up on one another.
Opt for a fancy resort or a place up in the hills or a beach cottage that he absolutely loves. This will make it a memory to cherish. If he is the kind who loves to scuba dive then you can make an adventurous plan of doing the proposal under water.
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7. Propose a boy in a funny way
If you have a sense of humour and if the guy you want to propose have that too, then doing a funny proposal could be a good idea.
You can make a funny flipbook and give it to him, hide a proposal in a shoebox, tape a funny proposal on the headboard of the bed, or click a funny picture and add a proposal to it and share on SM!
If you want to shock them then jump off the building only to land on an inflated bed where, “Will you be my life partner” is written. You can also do a drama of living town forever and then finish it with, “I will only stay if you stay with me!”
Then let us know what he thought about your proposal, how he reacted and how it became the most cherishable memory. The girl just gets the proposal right. Isn’t it?
8. Tell him with a love letter
Pour your heart out on that piece of paper, begin from where it all started and conclude with where you see him and you, ten years down the line. Tell him things you couldn’t say out loud, things the ink can explain better.
A letter is an old fashioned way of proposing but it is a great way. Get some nice writing paper or DIY some handmade ones and write a long letter telling him about your feelings.
If you are the romantic kinds then you can drop him a few lines everyday in his mail box and then end a month-long romance in letters with a jumbo letter proposal.
Emails and texts have taken over the written word. Bring back the lost art of letter writing in your life your man will definitely love it.
9. Arrange for a perfect date
A perfect date will always be subjective for every couple because some couples are low-key and some are fancy or maybe some would want to sit on a bench in a park and just talk; the idea is to feel closer, comfortable in each other’s space irrespective of the surrounding or the location.
Take him to your hotspot, be it a restaurant or your dingy little dungeon, bend the knee or don’t, roses up, eye contact and then BOOM, tell him!
Get some good date ideas and plan a grand date where you could propose him. Have musicians play some great music, have the best champagne and hide a pair of fabulous twin rings in the dessert.
10. Propose a boy indirectly on chat
If you are too shaky to propose directly then you can take the indirect route. When you are on chat with a guy tell him indirectly that you like him and gauge his reaction.
If you fear rejection then maybe having that indirect chat is very important. Drop him hints that you like him a lot, you have fallen for him and you want to have a future together.
If he asks you directly what you want be direct then. But an indirect chat is a good idea when you are not too sure. If they say, “What the hell?” you can always say you were just being funny.
FAQs
You can propose a boy over a phone call, over text, on a date, through a letter, on a holiday or you can be more adventurous and have a funny yet shocking proposal or do an under water scuba dive to propose.
Just be honest and say or write down what you feel. Write how you want to be together with him and how he makes you happy. That would do it.
This is a fear most people have irrespective of gender. I think you need to be sure about what the guy’s feelings are towards you before you go for a proposal. Even then if you go wrong and he says no, then just take it in your stride and move on.
