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Post by QueenFoxy on May 6, 2019 11:38:54 GMT -6
How They Rejected Marriage Proposals And Why They Did It ~With spring pouring blossoms and warmth on us more and more with each coming day, it's not surprising that many lovers could be found sitting at parks, watching birds building their nests. Love is in the air and as cliche as the saying sounds, it does bear some truth to it. New couples show up like mushrooms after a good rain while old ones are reminded of their love once more. And although young love is perhaps the sweetest, many people believe that true love can only be secured with a marriage proposal. While some might argue about that prospect, others share their firsthand experiences with proposals.
I recently asked people who declined a proposal why they did that. And within the next 24 hours, replies flowed non-stop. From simply sad to somewhat bizarre, people shared many stories where a marriage proposal was the main focus. This looks interesting.
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 14, 2019 5:33:39 GMT -6
Soo weird!
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Post by Vicky G on May 14, 2019 6:53:53 GMT -6
Looking at it from another angle - I wonder how many couples wish they HAD refused a proposal.  |
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 14, 2019 12:21:16 GMT -6
I bet there's a lot of them, Vicky.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 14, 2019 12:23:26 GMT -6
#10
My mother was engaged to a man while she was in college. The wedding plans were well underway and as the wedding got closer, her fiancé started acting super clingy and possessive. She called it off a few months before getting married. He has lived locally their whole lives so she's run into him a few times. Apparently he's the super jealous type who doesn't let his wives have male friends and he has been married three times. My mom definitely dodged a bullet.
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 15, 2019 5:15:56 GMT -6
A huge bullet was dodged!
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Post by Vicky G on May 15, 2019 13:09:42 GMT -6
She was one very lucky lady to have had the courage to call time on it.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 15, 2019 15:25:52 GMT -6
I defintely agree. No one wants to be married to a control freak.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 15, 2019 15:29:05 GMT -6
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My abusive girlfriend tried to get me to marry her. Then, she beat me with a chair for slightly overcooking the Thanksgiving turkey. Yeah, turns out that beating somebody so bad that you break their arm is a good way to get your proposal turned down.
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 16, 2019 5:21:51 GMT -6
Imagine that ...
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Post by Vicky G on May 16, 2019 7:58:41 GMT -6
Poor guy. Incidentally I would just love one of those Turkey fryers you have over there, I'd never heard of frying a turkey until recently. We roast ours in the oven but it takes up a lot of room.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 16, 2019 13:40:42 GMT -6
Well Vicky, you have Amazon there and they have turkey fryers. I just typed in turkey fryer at Amazon and came up with pages of them, some electric and some propane. You should be able to get one there. Prices seemed reasonable to me.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 17, 2019 7:36:03 GMT -6
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My now wife, asked me to marry her. I told her I needed to think about it and eventually told her no. I thought I would had held her back. My store was closing down and 2 months before that happened, I had turned down a different offer to stay there, so I knew I was gonna be without work for some time. She didn't take it well and we didn't speak for a couple of years. Eventually though, our paths crossed again and we both missed each other tons. One night she tells me "so ..... you make up your mind yet?" I instantly broke down laughing and 2 weeks later we were married.
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 18, 2019 5:11:09 GMT -6
A very delayed answer but a happy ending ... cool
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 18, 2019 12:01:39 GMT -6
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Proposed to my college girlfriend when I was 20 and she was 21. We had been dating for a year and she got pregnant. I thought we were in love because everything was great and I genuinely loved her. I had a great job and so I proposed because I wanted to marry her and start a family. She then broke down and started crying, she told me she had been sleeping with her ex boyfriend for the past month. She then said that she didn't know who the baby belonged to so went and got an abortion without consulting me or him. She got back together with him and I spiraled into alcoholism for the next few years.
Im about to turn 30 now, went back to college 2 years ago and no longer use drugs or alcohol (besides weed sometimes). I'm starting life over again at 30 after all that, and having to take care of my grandfather who had a stroke. ~
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 19, 2019 5:13:08 GMT -6
Life can change quickly.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 19, 2019 9:47:02 GMT -6
Yes and that is a sad story that probably has played out any number of times. I can see how it could destroy a man's life. At least this one bounced back before it was too late.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 19, 2019 9:51:33 GMT -6
My husband proposed one month into dating. I declined because, you know, one month.
A year later we moved in together and he proposed and I declined because I wasn’t ready.
Almost three years later and two more declined proposals I said yes on the 4th time. I finally felt ready.
We have been married 11 years. In retrospect, his instincts were probably better than mine |
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2019 5:18:28 GMT -6
crazy stuff
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Post by Vicky G on May 20, 2019 5:26:34 GMT -6
He must have truly loved her to stand by her through all those declined proposals.
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 20, 2019 5:48:04 GMT -6
I am happy it worked out for them after her seemingly disinterest in marrying him.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 20, 2019 13:05:48 GMT -6
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Well, he proposed as I was breaking up with him, which was awkward and for some reason he thought it would make me change my mind.
Also he had threatened to kill my family the day before (hence the breakup) so there’s that. ~
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Post by lostineternity99 on May 21, 2019 5:06:49 GMT -6
I hope she is far away from this wacko now.
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Post by Vicky G on May 21, 2019 5:18:46 GMT -6
Sensible girl to get rid of him.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 21, 2019 11:04:16 GMT -6
I hope so too. There are certainly people like that out there....Both male and female.
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Post by QueenFoxy on May 21, 2019 11:15:44 GMT -6
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He was very bold about it, calling it out loudly in public so others would hear him. I felt the weight of people staring at us, and it was too much. I said no.
I mean, some people are into the homeless look, but 17 year old me just wasn't ready to make a cardboard home with the first hobo on the street who hollered at me. I had to find myself first.
Joking aside, I was visiting my cousins in Cali and a homeless man with a huge scruffy beard, Hagrid style, asked me to marry him at the top of his lungs. I froze, shook my head, and then hurried along. He yelled after me that I was missing out.
Maybe I was, old man. Maybe I was. ~
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