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Post by lightandsteam on Mar 7, 2014 17:47:37 GMT
That's awesome! Hope it goes like you planned!
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Post by Simon A.C. Martin on Mar 7, 2014 20:20:05 GMT
Well guys, today is a huge day. Today is the day I ask my girlfriend to marry me. After 3 1/2 years, I've decided to ask the question. I wasn't nervous a bit until this morning. I took today off and woke up at 7:00 and couldn't go back to sleep. I won't be asking her until this afternoon, but everything is in place. I've arranged with the principal at the school she teaches at to propose in the classroom. Best part is, SHE HAS NO CLUE. Usually I am terrible with giving away surprises before they happen, because I just want to see their reaction... but she has no idea that I've asked her father, sized one of her rings, and talked to her school. hehehehehe Hope it goes better than my proposal did…! Good luck.
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Post by Rusty Red Scrap Iron on Mar 8, 2014 11:32:54 GMT
Sounds like one of those classic scenes from a movie, but all the same I hope it goes well (or rather has gone well, judging by the time difference between the USA and the UK).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2014 5:04:26 GMT
Well, she said yes! I had to go back to work today, but I could not be happier. She was extremely surprised and she cried (she never cries). Luckily the principal videoed the event. It cost me a pound of candy for the kids and hours of work, but I am extremely pleased how it turned out. Thank you all for your support.
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Post by wildnorwester on Mar 9, 2014 5:21:40 GMT
Congratulations ;D. I'm glad to read it went well.
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Post by Scott (FFS) on Mar 9, 2014 6:10:51 GMT
Well, she said yes! I had to go back to work today, but I could not be happier. She was extremely surprised and she cried (she never cries). Luckily the principal videoed the event. It cost me a pound of candy for the kids and hours of work, but I am extremely pleased how it turned out. Thank you all for your support. Congratulations, man! I wish you two the best for the years to come.
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Post by Simon A.C. Martin on Mar 9, 2014 11:16:29 GMT
Well, she said yes! I had to go back to work today, but I could not be happier. She was extremely surprised and she cried (she never cries). Luckily the principal videoed the event. It cost me a pound of candy for the kids and hours of work, but I am extremely pleased how it turned out. Thank you all for your support. Good news story of the year for me. Congratulations chap. Well done
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Post by Andrej on Mar 9, 2014 13:19:09 GMT
Congratulations, man! I hope you two enjoy your life together.
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Post by lightandsteam on Mar 9, 2014 13:27:23 GMT
Congratulations! May you have many happy years together.
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Post by PercyFan1998 on Mar 9, 2014 16:13:00 GMT
Well, she said yes! I had to go back to work today, but I could not be happier. She was extremely surprised and she cried (she never cries). Luckily the principal videoed the event. It cost me a pound of candy for the kids and hours of work, but I am extremely pleased how it turned out. Thank you all for your support. Kudos to you sir! I wish you two many happy years
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Post by S.A Music on Mar 10, 2014 10:55:37 GMT
Congrats my friend, glad it all went ok for you. Wish you a happy future!
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Post by The Watermill on Mar 13, 2014 0:12:06 GMT
Congrats on your brand new life together as a couple, have happy years together
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Post by Rusty Red Scrap Iron on Mar 13, 2014 11:33:14 GMT
Well, she said yes! I had to go back to work today, but I could not be happier. She was extremely surprised and she cried (she never cries). Luckily the principal videoed the event. It cost me a pound of candy for the kids and hours of work, but I am extremely pleased how it turned out. Thank you all for your support. Congratulations, I'm glad that it turned out well for you both (who says that you can't succeed if your crazy enough to dream it). But I could just picture it, just like a grand finale of a movie. But I wish you both all the best for many years to come (granted I know its just the engagement, but still all the best for the future).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2014 13:41:28 GMT
Thank you everyone. Its nice to know I have friends all around wishing me luck and congratulating me. I really appreciate it and it means a great deal to me. Thank you all again. We joked about our honeymoon being in the UK, but we agreed that I couldn't spend the whole time at the Talyllyn and NRM! Ha!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2014 18:00:58 GMT
Thank you everyone. Its nice to know I have friends all around wishing me luck and congratulating me. I really appreciate it and it means a great deal to me. Thank you all again. We joked about our honeymoon being in the UK, but we agreed that I couldn't spend the whole time at the Talyllyn and NRM! Ha! Should I get married, that would be my ideal honeymoon too! Big congratulations Bass Tbone! Hope the wedding goes well. Just make sure you don't include 'The Island Song' or 'The Red Balloon' in the Hymn List.
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Post by Scott (FFS) on Apr 28, 2014 22:51:23 GMT
So, there's this insanely awesome girl I've been trying to get to know for sometime (Let's call her 'Rosie') and there's another girl who I'm going to call Kate. Now, 'Kate' and 'Rosie' are really good friends, but a couple of months ago I found out that Kate has wanted to go out with your's truly since the start of our Sophomore year in High School (we're all college Freshmen). I've been friends with Kate since we were in diapers and I can't/won't date her for 2 reasons:
1. I'm not the slightest romantically interested in her.
2. If I agreed to go out with her, and it all goes wrong, I could lose a valuable friendship.
I've liked this Rosie girl for quite some time, on the other hand, and about several weeks ago, I just got up the nerve to ask her if we could hang out sometime and she said Yes! But I'm guessing Kate has found out about this because she has become very clingy - even more so than usual! She stares at me for long periods of time and she's always trying to talk to me, even when I'm hanging out with the guys. I've already told her that I would just like to be friends and nothing more and I've told her I'm interested in other girls but I'm not sure she quite gets it. Everything came to a head about 5 days ago. We were all on a bus headed to a spring break retreat. I walked up to Rosie, who was sitting alone, and casually started a good natured conversation with her, we talked for awhile but in my peripheral vision I saw Kate looking at me. Rosie noticed this too because she began to back out of the conversation, thinking me and Kate had something going on. "I think we should probably stop talking" she said "Kate really seems to want you to talk to her". I, of course, shrugged it off and changed the subject, but that was when Kate started sending me messages through other friends. "Kate wants to know if you'll watch a movie with her on her iPad." They said. Now being the 'Friendly Neighborhood, all around nice guy' that I am, I decided I didn't want to hurt her feelings so I went over there to watch the movie with her. Suddenly, about 20 minutes in and without the slightest warning, she asked if she could rest her head on my shoulder! I didn't want to seem mean and I had no idea how to turn her down without being rude, so I granted her request. She was on my shoulder for what seemed like hours. Everyone now thinks we're an item, even Rosie! How can I tell her to back off and leave me alone without sounding mean? How can I tell her I'm only interested in her as a friend once and for all?
I hope you guys can get back to me soon, my apologizes for the long paragraphs.
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Post by lightandsteam on Apr 29, 2014 3:17:27 GMT
That is a tough one. It happened to me not long ago and I finally just sat down with my Kate and said "Kate, I value your friendship, but that's all I want." She got a little upset but if you just calmly go through the reasons with her for why you don't want to risk your friendships by adding romance, she'll eventually come around. Just be gentle with her and don't let yourself sound angry with her and it won't sound mean. Don't be afraid to be firm either. Don't let her force you into another situation where she can put her head your shoulder, but try to treat het as you normally would as a friend so she doesn't feel like she total lost you. Sorry if this is confusing but it's the best I've got. Hope it helps.
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Post by FlyingFordFalcon on May 29, 2014 13:47:41 GMT
I am splitting this into two things, one for something i learned and the other for an answer so, for a while now two of my friends have liked eachother. i could see they got along well, and at one point they said that they had feelings for eachother. the female in this relationship told one of her friends about this guy, who we shall name Spencer because he is rude and self centred at the best of times, and the very next day someone, who we shall refer to as Rosie because of her stalker like characteristics, started hanging around with the group. me being curious went over just to say hi and learn their name. i asked why she hadn't been around this group before and why she had only started now (but in a friendly way, i didnt just say "Why are you here?") and she said Because of 'Spencer'. now, i knew that Spencer and the other person had feelings for each other and when i turned around i saw, let's say... emily. yes, that fits the bill. anyways, i saw emily sitting with a depressed look and tears forming in her eyes. now, me being somewhat intelligent (flattering myself ) could already see what was happening, but i went over and asked emily what was wrong. she said basically everything i had just typed, except she added "and he said yes". Terrible. Rosie had asked Spencer out and Spencer said yes, much to Emily's disappointment. First part over, I found out how shallow some people can get. Next part: Since the whole Rosie Heart Spencer Minus Emily thing happened, she has been following me around lately. i wouldnt say anything unless i knew something worth saying here, but i think she wants me to become the next Spencer. I am not certain, so i have to let things slide for now, however the fact that she gives me a hug every time she sees me is starting to A: invade my bubble, and B: concern me. I have other people to chase. quite literally stated now, I'm not interested in Emily, I'm interested in another person whom we shall call Molly. Molly is a very kind person, always trying to help others, quite beautiful and dare I say perfect in every other aspect. I, am more of a Gordon. I can be quite the jerk on a regular basis, I'm not exactly a pleasant sight (although i would enjoy looking at an A0 pacific IRL), I'm super annoying when I'm bored, and I can tell some rather unpleasant jokes. anyways, i forgot what the point of this second section was, other than I dont like people entering my bubble, and somebody seems to be entering my bubble sorry for the extra long post, probs my biggest yet, but its concerning. I dont need any extra burden right now, and this person just seems clingy.
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Post by Andrej on May 30, 2014 20:52:28 GMT
I don't usually post in these kinds of threads, but there's a first time for everything, so why not. I'll cut straight to the point: anyone have any good tips for getting over a crush? I really don't want to call it an infatuation, because it sounds like one of those words self-righteous people would use, but for all intents and purposes I'll refer to it as that within the thread. I've had a couple of crushes over the past few years, but nothing that has made me feel the way I feel right now, and honestly I really don't see the need for a relationship at this point. Never mind that we barely know each other and probably don't have much in common, but the heart wants what it wants. I've tried Googling tips for getting over such things, but none of them have been even remotely helpful - least of all the suggestion that I find things I don't like about her (I can make my peace with the points that have come to me... ). Thoughts?
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Post by Rusty Red Scrap Iron on May 31, 2014 11:40:16 GMT
I don't usually post in these kinds of threads, but there's a first time for everything, so why not. I'll cut straight to the point: anyone have any good tips for getting over a crush? I really don't want to call it an infatuation, because it sounds like one of those words self-righteous people would use, but for all intents and purposes I'll refer to it as that within the thread. I've had a couple of crushes over the past few years, but nothing that has made me feel the way I feel right now, and honestly I really don't see the need for a relationship at this point. Never mind that we barely know each other and probably don't have much in common, but the heart wants what it wants. I've tried Googling tips for getting over such things, but none of them have been even remotely helpful - least of all the suggestion that I find things I don't like about her (I can make my peace with the points that have come to me... ). Thoughts? Let me firstly say, I've been exactly the same position your in many times with a variety of crushes on girls I've had (whether they'd be from School or College). What I've found helps that often helps a lot of people, is music (granted sounds kind of cliché, but it does work). But what I've helps me in a lot of ways is a writing stories based on what I know and have gone through, to which if I could go back and change a particular aspect of with my crushes and without being too nice throughout the plot but give a satisfactory ending. So if listening to music sounds too cliché, try writing a basic story about how you would have liked the outcome of your crushes to have turned out without trying to be too harsh or too nice but where every character has some kind of satisfaction. Just also bear in mind that eventually whatever hurts your going through will fade, but don't be put down if those hurts come back to you in the near future because it happens all the time (believe me we all know).
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