... but it was perfect all the same 
I knew he was going out to buy a ring yesterday, we've been together 8 years and have a date set for the wedding already, so yesterday morning he announced he was off into town to ring shop... i asked him who it was for 
Anyway, I gradually got really excited throughout the day then he rang me at about 4pm and I asked if he'd been into town... he said no... I was absolutely crushed. It was then I realised the whole engagement thing must mean more to me than i thought and the fact he hadn't got a ring today like he said he would felt like a massive blow.
Turns out he was trying to throw me off the scent and had actually got the ring, but he was a bit too good at lying and it massively backfired 
Anyway! Fast forward a couple of hours and I'm sat on the sofa, DP calls me into the kitchen, gets down on one knee, the dogs think he's about to play with them so jump on him and push him over... ring box goes flying across the floor and gets stuck under a kitchen cupboard
Poor DP spends 15 mins fishing under the cupboard with a coat hanger to retrieve ring box while I absolutely die laughing and the dogs try to lick his face..
Ring box was eventually retrieved and dogs secure in the other room, DP proposed on the kitchen floor and I, of course, said yes
He then had to go out to work so I spent the rest of the evening in the bath with a glass of wine researching venues...
We were going to DTD (obviously) when he got home but he was really tired.. made a valiant effort but it was not to be
We are off out tonight to celebrate properly so hopefully we can redeem it!
Make me feel better, has anyone else had a worse proposal?
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World's Most Rubbish Proposal...
plutoisnotaplanet · 31/08/2016 08:25
That's adorable! Such a good proposal story, and so much better than a cheesy 'he spelled out the words in rose petals' or some such shite
Congratulations 
My ex husband said 'my divorce has come through, here's £60, go and buy the cheapest ring in Argos'.
Dh planned a romantic evening and asked me to get all dressed up, we laid the table properly and had nice music on. Then my BIL came round for a chat, stayed for ages, I drank all the wine while I was waiting for them to finish talking.
After he'd gone we sat down and Dh brought me another drink, of course it has the ring on it but in my tipsy state I didn't notice, he had to tell me before I swallowed it.
Aw congratulations 
Mine didn't even get down on one knee.
He'd been acting a bit weird. We were at my mums with the kids. I'd been giving him a hard time all afternoon about his attitude. I'd been really poorly for a few weeks and had got to that point where I was running on empty and feeling tired and emotional.
We got home and the kids were running about everywhere putting coats and shoes away. He said my name, I turned round and he just shoved the ring box under my nose.
"What the fuck is this?" I snarled.
"Please be my wife" He said with tears in his eyes.
I started pissing myself laughing and I was crying and he was crying and hugging. The kids were looking at us like wtf
I still rib him about how naff it was.
This will completely out me but I really dont care
The ring, ladies and gents 
Turns out DP has excellent taste in jewelry.. this bodes well
That's lovely my now dh got all stressed trying to get me to choose a ring whilst making our t he didn't want to get married I got all stressed he blurted it out in a shop doorway and I said no ...... we are going away on our delayed honeymoon in a couple of months HO hum he'll never let me live it down. "She said no, can you believe it" tells everyone who'll listen.
I love it too! He chose it totally un-prompted too! Clever boy 
He even stole one of my cheapo rings he's seen me wear on my right hand ring finger and took it to the shop so he knew my size.
Apparently the shop assistant was brilliant and helped him choose white gold based on pictures of me/ my skin tone. She was spot on.
She pulled 5 or 6 rings for him to look at that matched his budget and took them all out into the light and let him have a proper look at them. Apparently, they were all "nice" but when he picked up this one he grinned like "Golem from Lord of the Rings" and just sort of "knew" it was the right one . Apparently she asked him what he was thinking and he said he wasnt sure if I'd like it, but HE loved it and he wanted this to be the ring he gives me because it's just "right". He couldnt really explain why he felt like that when he was telling me the story and it was really sweet :) He was also spot on, it's absolutely beautiful :)
I think I've got a keeper
My DP proposed in a Co-Op cafe, with my Mum and Step-Dad at the same table. The ring cost a tenner, silver plate and glass, but I loved it anyway! Just don't leave it as long as us to get married, we've been 'engaged' for 28 years this Christmas
Your DP has great taste (obviously!) that is a beautiful ring
DD was 6 months old and it was our 2 years BF/GF anniversary - we'd gone to my parents so they could babysit for us. Only I'd been crap and hadn't booked anything for Saturday night, and then couldn't get a table anywhere, so we ate with my parents. my Dad then insisted that we at least go out for a drink, so they could fulfil their bit as baby sitters. I was in a foul mood by this time and very reluctant but he eventually bullied me into going.
Anyway, we went down to crappy local pub - the World Cup was on so we were the only ones in the lounge bar. DH then pulled out a little box and gave it to me without a word - I burst into tears, and then panicked thinking, 'oh god, what if it's just earrings?'... It was indeed a beautiful ring, he asked "Will you have me" I cried some more and said yes. DH then tried to buy some champagne, and the barman very apologetically explained they didn't have any, as they only get it in to order, so we toasted our engagement with cider!
It turned out It turned out DH had asked Dad's permission beforehand (very old school!) so Dad knew DH's plan all along which is why he pushed me to go out!
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