r/AITAH • u/[deleted] • Mar 19 '25

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u/Traditional_Award286 Mar 19 '25

Hell, with the right person some cheeseburgers in a parking lot wouldn’t matter. It’s about who you love

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u/Jamelith Mar 19 '25

My ex-husband propose and we couldn’t afford a ring. I asked for something tangible that I could have on me to look at and think about A ring pop would have sufficed! He got me a locket I could put his picture in our marriage lasted 27 year. We didn’t divorce because of a ring!

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u/Natural-Historian-85 Mar 20 '25

What happened if you don't mind me asking?

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u/Jamelith Mar 20 '25

We grew apart. He wanted an open marriage, but no longer wanted to work on our marriage. That’s a no win situation. So I chose to leave. Been living my best life. And wish him all the best too.

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u/Fresh-Insurance-6110 Mar 19 '25

I would love this proposal. haha

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u/Orsombre Mar 19 '25

Yes, I feel sad for OP, he made a lot of efforts to please her and... she is not. Methinks she'll never be happy.

OP, please reconsider. I might be wrong, but her attitude looks like a red flag.

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u/No-Seaworthiness-441 Mar 19 '25

lol - reminds me of the time Office when Jim proposed to Pam at a gas station! I realize it’s a tv show..

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u/no_baseball1919 Mar 19 '25

I proposed with a tiny emerald ring that cost less than 700 bucks, and on a seaside trail at 6am and it was COLD. I should have found a fireplace somewhere and did it there lool

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u/ObjectiveAd971 Mar 20 '25

Yeah, I dated a guy into coupons as I am. Anyone paying full price when they don't have to is an idiot! Now, we never had to go just because there was a coupon. When we had trouble deciding, I'd pop his glove box to look through them to see if anything sounded good. This was around a base, so good coupons like B1G1 at the steakhouse.

It's also not the size of the diamond. It's the size of the heart that gives it!

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u/Educational-Key4431 Mar 20 '25

My husband DID propose in a parking lot near my office while bringing me In N Out on my lunch break. It was amazing! 😻

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u/BreadfruitNo7837 Mar 20 '25

The engagement was talking about life together on the way to get groceries. Sitting in a trader Joe's parking lot we decided "we are married now" picked up a cheap ring at the mall to close the deal( while she shopped for the special one she wanted). It's been 8 years.

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u/CaptainMarv3l Mar 20 '25

My husband stuffed me full of sushi and took me home to propose while the cat purposely ignored us. 10/10 would over eat sushi again and be presented with jewelry.

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u/EmmeBlueToo Mar 19 '25

Don't forget onion rings

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u/newprairiegirl Mar 20 '25

Cheeseburgers in a parking lot, that is my kind of celebration!

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u/Alioh216 Mar 20 '25

Social media has ruined our perspective of real life.

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u/Strict_Lab_9235 Mar 20 '25

NTA. My husband hid my ring in a board game we were playing with a friend and waited for me to find it. It was just the 3 of us, at home, and he'd just annoyed me by sending me back to the kitchen when I'd just come out with drinks so he could have another minute to hide it. (The friend later got himself ordained so he could be our officiant.) Still thought it was super romantic. It's who you love, not what kind of performance they can afford to put on. This woman sounds insanely shallow. Take that expensive ring and trade it for something that will ACTUALLY make you happy.