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He's about to propose to me - How do I act surprised??

235 replies

CapellaMa · 29/12/2012 17:32

Ok a few months ago I made a cosmic order for my boyfriend to propose to me before the end of the year. It hasn't happened yet and I'm not seeing him tonight so obviously it will happen either tomorrow night or NYE as he's staying with me both these nights.

I don't want him to know his proposal was cosmically ordered so I'll have to act all surprised when he does it, even though I know what's about to happen!

Any tips on acting surprised when you're really not? I'm so excited Grin

OP posts:
toddlerama · 29/12/2012 17:49

Just nod sagely and say "I thought as much". If he's going to spend his life with you he should have the full picture...

IslaValargeone · 29/12/2012 17:50

:o Is it like Ocado

GlaikitFizzogTheChristmasElf · 29/12/2012 17:50

I think you may want to practice your "hiding your disappointment face" too. You know, just in case the cosmos doesn't deliver. Isn't there something in cosmic ordering that you can't make someone do something for you?? I might be wrong.

VBisme · 29/12/2012 17:53

Why wouldn't you want him to propose of his own valition?

Doinmummy · 29/12/2012 17:54

How did you cosmically order it? Do you just look to the heavens and ask? Genuine question.

tzella · 29/12/2012 17:55

It's just extreme 'positive thinking' isn't it?

HaveYourselfAMardyLittleXmas · 29/12/2012 17:55

Maybe Jesus in the Cabbage Van will turn up with the ring.

HecateQueenofWitches · 29/12/2012 17:55

As part of your cosmic ordering, have you been looking at wedding mags, browsing through venues, pausing by jewellers windows?

I am not being sarcastic! I mean it. You could have unconsciously been doing a million and one things that could have set him thinking about marriage.

But, I don't suppose it matters whether the cosmos makes him propose, or whether he does it cos he wants to, or whether he's noticed you humming the wedding march while you brew up Grin

I hope that he proposes to you and I hope you are both very happy together. x

CalamityKate · 29/12/2012 17:55

Does anyone SERIOUSLY believe in this sort of thing??

IslaValargeone · 29/12/2012 17:55

It's endorsed by Noel Edmonds.
Make of that what you will.

GoodKingWenSOLOslas · 29/12/2012 17:56

If only I'd known it was so easy!

HecateQueenofWitches · 29/12/2012 17:57

I didn't think so, calamity. But apparently so.

I do hope it works out how the OP wants it though. Regardless how.

HaveYourselfAMardyLittleXmas · 29/12/2012 17:57

Does Noel cosmically order those shirts?

HaveYourselfAMardyLittleXmas · 29/12/2012 17:58

I agree with Hecate. Wink Hope it works out for you OP. keep us updated!

IslaValargeone · 29/12/2012 17:58

I should be able to offer more sensible advice really.
Fifteen years of a relationship I'm quite used to faking things.

IslaValargeone · 29/12/2012 17:59

On a serious note, I hope it works out for you.

DoubleLifeIsALifeHalved · 29/12/2012 18:02

oooh be careful, it its like Ocado ordering, you may get an unwanted substitution :-)

ReinDearPrudence · 29/12/2012 18:03

I want to know what else you've ordered (and received) as well. Spill.

CalamityKate · 29/12/2012 18:05

What, so actual adults with no SN believe that basically, their wishes will be granted?

OpheliasWeepingWillow · 29/12/2012 18:05

Bloody hell. There's loads of things I really need. How does this ordering malarkey work?

IslaValargeone · 29/12/2012 18:05

:o

TheSecondComing · 29/12/2012 18:07

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CalamityKate · 29/12/2012 18:14

Right.

To anyone who actually believes in this whimsical rubbish (I mean really genuinely believes it as opposed to seeing it as a " unlikely but a nice idea" bit of fun): I think you're utterly deluded. Seriously, slightly touched.

However if you all put in a cosmic order for me to win the lottery tonight, I will not only donate a large amount to charity; I will apologise profusely for my scepticism.

VBisme · 29/12/2012 18:20

Thing is.... she's probably hinted to high hell, so if he does, should we all then believe?

I've just cosmically ordered told DH to go and fetch some more chocolate. If he comes back with some should I then order him to buy a winning lottery card.

I think the NE thing relates very strongly to his game show, which relies entirely on luck. As does CO.

bumhead · 29/12/2012 18:25

I hope your order comes through for you Op.

As an aside I've been using cosmic ordering for years and had great success. I haven't always got exactly what I ordered in the literal sense and when I have got things I ordered they weren't always what I wanted once I got them.
An example: I really fancied (when I was single this is) a TV celebrity. I ordered a date with him. So a long story short, I actually got a date with him, in fact several. I stayed with him a few days. He turned out to be a total knobber. So I got what I wanted but when I got it, it wasn't what I wanted.
Another thing I got was a 4X4. Now THAT I loved but it kept breaking down :(