Proposal

[Manopaws]

I proposed to my girlfriend this morning but her response was she'll think about it :( what does that mean?

O I wasn't expecting this sort of response. What I asked was if I was Young free and single would she marry me? we have known each other for 30 years although we did loose touch for a big chunk of that. so the cheesey Haribo ring is a throw back to knowing each other when we were younger. One thing we both agree on is not growing up. Next you'll be telling me a box of milk tray from pound land isn't a great valentine present.

Us men can never win

If you are for real, GF was a lot politer to you than you deserve.

I thought men could have more than one wife?

And how lame to propose on Valentine's Day!

Oh, OP, you'll have to do better than that. 1/10 for effort.

And yes, I'm talking about the thread, not the fictional 'proposal'.

It's 'we men' not 'us men' surely?

Oh how romantic.

'If we were young free and single would you marry me?'

What you have actually said means nothing. You are not young free or single so therefore it's a moot point.

You may have said 'we should get married but let's wait til hell freezes over'

You've agreed not to grow up...
A) are you sure she's on board?
B) what does that mean?

Have a , it's better than Haribo

There is the little problem of me still being married to my ex which I will have to sort out before we go any further.

Massive, not little. You are not in a position to ask anybody to marry you until you are divorced. Would you exchange on a house, putting a 10% deposit down, until you have sold your previous home?

Just dipping my toe in the water to see if she want to spend the rest of her life with me.

You do not dip your toe in the water when you want to spend the rest of your life with someone. If this is the sea you want to swim in you dive in knowing that gravity will prevent you from turning back but that does not matter because this is the water you want to swim in.

You are not ready to jump yet. You need to get divorced first, being honourable to your ex, allow some time to elapse, then ask her. That would show some considerable responsibility and respect.

Ohhhh, you're actually a troll. Whoops, my mistake. I'll report you now, enjoy your Haribo.

Another wind up thread. So very amusing

Fuck, and I actually gave up 3 minutes of my life trying to help the 'bloke'......

See, this is why I'm so skeptical of "man" threads. And posters accuse me of being mean. But they are hardly ever genuine.

Ha ha.

I'm with you Darth.

Thank you, farina.

That sceptical ha ha was to the op by the way.

I agree with darth obviously.

So, you are still married to your second wife - and now you have proposed to your could be third wife. You did it with a sweetie ring, not a diamond ring...hang on, let me think about this. For a while probably

If this is a serious post, I'm a Dutchman. As if a bloke would ask not knowing the answer already lol

I heard somewhere that if a man had not proposed in the first two years that it was not going to happen and that you should move on, if you wish to be married (there are exceptions to this rule)

You must be a pretty special person if she is still with you after 3 years

Your fatal flaw is that you are not divorced !

Have you discussed marriage ?

Do you have a timescale in mind ?

I dont believe I have ever heard of a "dip a toe into the water proposal"
A proposal is a serious matter

What do you intend bring to the marriage, your intentions need to be clear ?

The ring and chocolates were a cheeky gesture on Valentines day