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6 Public Proposal Dos and Don’ts

Don’t do it in a food court. Really, no intimate moments of any kind, emotional or physical, in a food court please.

Do…not do this under any circumstance. Sorry, there is no “do” in this situation. Even if it’s where you first met. Even if the smell of fries now reminds you of her. No one wants to be proposed to with the soft sounds of “Welcome to Wendy’s. Can I take your order?” in the background.

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3:56PM PDT on May 13, 2013

Being 100% sure what the answer will be helps. What helps even more is not being chintzy with the ring in a public proposal.

4:23AM PDT on Mar 21, 2013

it really honestly depends on the person ! before you propose to someone you should really understand if there a public or privet person if u dont know tht about them u probably shouldnt even be thinking of proposing

6:52PM PST on Feb 16, 2013

It's touchy. What's wrong with a regular proposal?

3:02AM PST on Jan 27, 2013

Perhaps all people need is courage

5:24PM PST on Jan 2, 2013

My husband proposed to me in a hotel room right after I was gushing about how happy I was to be with him in that moment and I couldn't be happier. Well, he proved me wrong!

3:53AM PST on Nov 18, 2012

sad to see the fails and good to see the positive one; I agree that a proposal should be private and not have comments from the peanut gallery; thank you for this article.

8:10PM PST on Nov 5, 2012

Shouldn't this be one of the most special times in your life? I would think anything would be okay if you knew your partner wanted this and if you knew they would like it: Oh, Chad, how I wish you would propose to me in the food court! Otherwise, I think this should remain a very private moment.

7:59AM PDT on Oct 25, 2012

thanks

11:56PM PDT on Oct 24, 2012

Oh my, there are some mortifying situations.

9:55PM PDT on Oct 24, 2012

PAINFUL! But, truth is, it should probably be discussed before...

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