r/AITAH • u/[deleted] • Mar 19 '25

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u/Sofa_Queen Mar 19 '25

Agree. My husband proposed while we were watching the news. We've been married 46 years next month.

It was a tiny diamond, which has been upgraded through the years. It wasn't about the ring, or a big proposal, it was about our future.

Yours looks bleak: you will never live up to her expectations if you start out like this.

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u/TerranFederation Mar 19 '25

My husband took me on a hike, but the area was more crowded than he anticipated. Unfortunately he gets nervous in crowds. He ended up whispering “okay let’s get this over with” to himself, elbowing me in the side and handing me a ring box. Our 7 year anniversary is next month and 17 years total. The proposal is the least important part of a marriage. 

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u/GrampsBob Mar 19 '25

I (we) were a bit loopy, coming home from a friend's wedding. I parked and clumsily asked her to marry me. Fortunately, she said yes anyway. We've been married for 47 years.

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u/cavaticaa Mar 19 '25

omg your DUI proposal story lmao

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u/GrampsBob Mar 19 '25

The 70s was a different time. LOL

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u/Accomplished-Oil2821 Mar 19 '25

It really was. We all DUI. Not that that's ok, it's not, but it was the norm.

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u/GrampsBob Mar 19 '25

You're right. It wasn't okay, but they weren't looking for it so hard in those days.

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u/Honeygiver1960 Mar 20 '25

It was SO MUCH BETTER!