We have all heard the typical and sometimes cliché stories of marriage proposals: the romantic getaway to Europe, the luxury hotel room decked out in rose petals, or the five-star restaurant where the ring is sitting at the bottom of a very expensive glass of champagne. (No, you don't tragically gulp it down.)
Then there are the proposals where people get "creative." Although this can mean many different situations and scenarios, these are the stories where your response is sometimes, "Wow…and they said yes?!"
That type of reaction is not a bad thing, like how people would respond to these proposals that just plain failed. In fact, many people desire to have the proposal tales where their listeners are surprised and even shocked, making the story far more interesting.
Reddit users shared these unique proposals that will make your jaw drop, have you laughing, or just make you question people's sanity these days.
Does your story fit right in with these bizarre and "unconventional" proposals? Let us know in the comments below, and be sure to SHARE this list with your friends and family on Facebook!
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“His eyes went wide and he started tearing up. I’m in shock and waiting for the gimmick because he’s the kidding type. I’m looking for his friends down in a boat who caught it, or that it’s tied to his shoe or something. But after a solid minute, and when I saw that he actually dropped my ring, I went into panic. I felt so awful!
“My mind started racing with all the things we might be able to do. Did he have insurance? Could he get a refund? I ended up doing the spin around and fall down thing on the ground of the bridge because I was so distraught. And as I was sitting on the bridge floor, he got down on one knee next to me, pulled out a box from out of his sock and whispered to me, “Jenn, hey wait, its okay… Wait, what’s this? Good thing I brought a spare!” — oneshinystar
2.
“My mom proposed to my dad over beers at a local bar that has now been standing for over 100 years. She just said, 'So, you want to get married?' and now, thirty-some odd years later, she lives with her bf, and I pay Dad's rent.” — spyxero
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“Wrote ‘marry me’ in Christmas lights on the roof of a house. Flew her over the house on the way back from what she thought was a routine sightseeing trip. ‘hey, look at that house…no, that house!’” — esquire99
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“I bought her those 25 cent cheap rings out of vending machines when we first started dating and would propose to her openly in front of people wherever and whenever — it made people around us applaud and try to buy our drinks/food (we always turned it down). I stopped doing it over time.
“Seven years later, we were in our favorite coffee shop, I pulled out a plastic vending machine bubble and proposed in front of people. She laughed at first thinking I was being nostalgic until she took the bubble and realized it was slightly heavier than usual.” — BosskHogg
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“I came home from work and my live in girlfriend of 7 years handed me a ring.
“Me: What’s this?
“Her: A ring.
“Me: For what?
“Her: You’re getting married on Friday.
“Me: I am?”
“Her: Yes… you are.
“Turns out, she was right.” — oracle_geek
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“My last night in ICU, I was listening to a mix tape my future wife had made for me, and I was crying like a baby. I asked the nurses for a phone but ICU doesn't have one for patient use so I told them I was going to propose. The next morning when my wife got to the hospital she found 2 dozens nurses hanging around outside my room. She came in and I proposed.” — Lorimor
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“When my dad proposed to my mom, they were in the middle of a prank war. It was her birthday, and they were sitting on their couch together when he got out her present (a little satin box) and handed it to her, asking, 'Will you marry me?' My mom said yes and opened the box. Inside there was a giant hairy terrifying spider (fake, but she didn't know that). My mom freaked out and threw the box away.
“She was in the process of getting really mad at him, when he pulled the real ring from his pocket, laughing.” — Reddit user
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“I wore her engagement ring for a couple of days until she noticed it and asked me about it. Then I said ‘Oh yeah, almost forgot: Will you marry me?'” — fudruck5
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“I took my wife deer hunting. I was already awed by her, but the fact that she would go hunting with me put her over the top. We were sitting on a log waiting…freezing. I said, 'Will you marry me?' She said, ‘Sure.’ That was 37-some years ago, and she hasn't gone hunting since.” — chefranden
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“Totally anti-romantic: We were two days from walking down the aisle and she said to me, ‘I just realized that you never actually proposed to me formally.’
“So I said, ‘Hey, you want to get like married or something?’
“And she said, ‘Yeah, whatever,’ and we got married.” — anotherkeebler
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