"Honey where'd we put that!"
"Yes Dear, I'll get some tampons for you."
"I need a new deer rifle and you want to buy an exfoliator, what the hell is an exfoliator."
"$12,000 for a what!"

My girl and I were dating for about 5 years while still in our twenties. she had planned a surprise 30th birthday party for me...which I was totally unaware of, but meanwhile I already had the engagement ring on layaway, just waiting to figure out when and how to pop the question.

Anyway, the surprise party was awesome...about 100 people there...friends and family...so I decided to ask her right there in front of everybody. My buddy was the dj...so i went up to him, grabbed the microphone and proceeded to thank everyone for coming, etc....then while my girl was standing beside me, I then said that I wanted to thank her for the party, but I had one question to ask of her. I got down on one knee and popped the question. It was so cool...everyone was like....what the f---!
But, it was cool...the girls loved it...you know...it was kind of sentimental.

good luck to you. Remember...you will know when the time is right. And to Havoc...man, I was EXACTLY like you at one time. But then you come to realize that life isnt just a big party...and believe me...I did my share of it, but I wanted to have kids before I was too old. It worked out perfect, married at 31yrs old, and had our first kid two years after. I am now 35, and very happy and healthy. Definitely still getting to the Gym.

Congratulations, glad to here everything is going so well. I'm 27 now and have seriously been thinking about when the "right time" is going to be. I've done my partying, I have money and definitely want to have kids while I'm still young so I can be an active parent.

I like to be different...I didnt like the idea of proposing at some restaurant, not that there is anything wrong with that, but, it was cool to be around so many people that we love, sharing in our moment. Anyway, drop me an email someday to let me know what you decide. But, to also answer your question..I was about 25 or so when I met my wife...she was only 20....we kind of hung out in the same circle, then slowly started dating, etc...i was not even close to considering marriage, but i always knew in the back of my mind that she would be the one. Too many guys make the mistake of continually dumping girls who could potentially be an awesome lifemate just because they are not ready to settle down. Then what happens is you get older, and the prospects get slimmer, then you get tired of barhopping, which decreases the opportunities even more. My girl was cool about it too, since she was 5 yrs younger...we kind of both were always on the same page. Then, like I said, we got engaged when I turned 30, and she was 25, then married the following year-summer of '96.

peace bro,

G.

My long story

Good luck

You gotta pick one with brains.

Oh - thats right any lady in her right wouldn't come near you. Sorry Bro.

I had the ring built. Work on it for over a year with my wife. Looked at well over 300 stones before I found one I thought was it.
Then I worked on my two year old god daughter. I had her take stuff to my girl all the time. Give your aunt this candy. Take your aunt this thing. Alway making her tell my aunt something like Uncle Cleaner said you needed this.
So I gave my niece the ring and sent her to tell her aunt that uncle Cleaner said she needed it and it was time. Only problem was she said the stuff just great but like any girl wouldn't give up the ring. She held on to it for a minute or two right infront of my wife. Little tease and finally gave it to her and told he Uncle Cleaner would get her one too.

Little shit had the crowd working.

all girls are dumb, especially the "smart" ones....

goldy

Goldberg - nice story!!