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typesetjez:

Some thoughts on proposals (aka how my sister & I are opposites):

Copied from my sister’s pintrest:

To the man who decides to ask me to marry him, I have 6 things I’d like for you to do when you decide to pop the question: 1.) Ask for my parents blessing. 2.) Make it a complete surprise. 3.) Use my full name 4.) Get down on one knee if you can. 5.) Have someone catch it on camera. 6.) make sure i’ve painted my nails.

1. I know this is tradition and whatever, but this has always rubbed me the wrong way. My parents do not have any say over my future or my love life and it is not up to them whether or not I marry you. Ask me and only me and if I should say yes, we will tell our parents together.

2. Surprises are…okay as long as we’ve talked about the possibility. I like what John Green had to say about this: that it’s unfair that men get to think for months about whether or not they want to marry a girl before they propose, but a girl only gets a few seconds to answer. I don’t think that’s okay. Marriage is about mutual trust and about having a life together. So I think it’s something we should discuss together before it’s actually offered.

3. If you use my full legal name I will leave you. Anyone who uses my full name doesn’t know me and therefore is not fit to marry me.

4. I really don’t care. Do what you want.

5. While it may be cute to have it on camera, I don’t want someone there to catch it. I don’t want an audience for something that I think should be private and intimate. If you really want a photo, we can take engagement photos afterwards. That said, I hate the idea of public proposals. If you ask me via giant screen I will say no, whether or not I want to marry you.

6. What. I don’t know why this matters whether or not my sister is happy with the proposal. And besides, there’s like a 99.9% chance my nails are painted at all times. I’m painting my nails right now.