If it is organic grain alcohol, would it also serve as a non-toxic deodorant? Oh the horror of all those relationships that went south because the deodorant or cologne was not non-toxic, or the chilled sparkling wine was not organic. I need to get my priorities straight.

"wear an outfit you know she loves"

Checked my closet. Pant, shirts, no outfits.

"wear an outfit you know she loves"

Yeaahhh, we kinda like to keep that in the bedroom, all private-like and all.

A public proposal? About as horrifying to me as having to watch video of weddings, births, and family vacations. The laundryroom sounds just fine. In public you have to display manners, but in the privacy of your own laundryroom, you could do things to make the washer and dryer blush.

and if she expects all this fruity organic stuff, also expect that after you get hitched she may wish to keep your balls in a jar in the bathroom.

OI. OTOH, perhaps if you'se already both granola types, some of this stuff makes sense.

But not the audience participation one.

This is between you and her and NO ONE ELSE.

I generally want to smack every guy that proposes in some public way, especially football games. Dude. Stoooopid.

I know there are women out there who want a public proposal, but I consider them to be absolute drama queens. It just screams "Look at me! I'm important! I'm loved! PAY ATTENTION, DAMMIT!" Ugh.

And this smug talk of organics and non-toxic and so on is just irritating. Someone who IS like that would of course already USE those products, and those of us who don't buy all organic find it obnoxious and self-aggrandizing.

Public proposals are the stuff of nightmares. I think it's says something about a person who'd require an immense audience of strangers to up the romance factor.

My husband proposed to me from the fetal position in a hotel bed, in the grip of severe food poisoning. His original idea got tanked by his illness, but as my dad said, if I could say yes after spending the day tending to him in his condition (it wasn't pretty), it must be love.

"Pirate?"

"Yes, a type of pirate. We've been called that".

I know - stealing from Family Guy is declasse'.
But it always makes me laugh!

I'll just pop the question sometime when I'm on my knees anyway. Like if I'm digging under the couch for a grape than rolled away.

Best is that she suggests people bathe before proposing

Huh. So that's what I've been doing wrong...

And two with the bad advice of making the proposal a crowd scene

Oh, deer lord, no. There isn't enough booze in the world to make me risk that much public humiliation.

Eco-guide lady's copywriting formula: State the obvious but put "green" or "organic" in front of it.

This sounds like advice for a couple of chicks. I don't think I'd be interested in a guy who fusses over personal hygiene products.

And who's going to care how you and your sweetie got engaged? Nobody gets dressed, goes out and pays for a ticket or cover charge thinking, "Ooh, I hope I get to see a public proposal!"

I've come to believe that the proper response to "Will you marry me?" is either "Sorry, no." or "That sounds like it might work. Let's take a couple of months to talk about it." and then work out all the details like where to live, how many children to have, the direction of the toilet paper roll, and other important topics.

Of course, I'm twice divorced. The Fruitloops and unicorns stage passes quickly, and when that's gone you still have to make it work. An answer to a marriage proposal needs a lot of discussion.

Thank Zeus my husband's proposal was not public. The first thing out of my mouth was a shouted "you sneaky son of a bitch!" (Immediately afterward I shouted "yes!" but still.....) I had no idea he had even been ring shopping.

It was fairly noisy, and we had this language barrier... I think she said yes.

If not, it was 35 years ago and 8,000 miles away.

I could never get divorced. I worked too hard to get and keep her.

Oh, hell to the no. This is terrible advice. And I wouldn't want my husband using all my fruity bath products.

I'd say this is OK advice if your girlfriend has a thing for drama and overstated romance. Otherwise, ignore all of this.

My husband proposed in his boxers, before his shower. We had been talking about marriage and the future in a roundabout way for months. We both assumed we'd get married before he asked. When my mother was given three months to live, he knew it would make an old lady happy to know we were getting married, and me happy to tell her, so he rolled over with crud in his eyes and proposed. He bought a ring three weeks later. It was perfect.

you're smart, he's smart, and I bet you're great together.

Awww, thanks, Amy. We think so.

I know there are women out there who want a public proposal, but I consider them to be absolute drama queens. It just screams "Look at me! I'm important! I'm loved! PAY ATTENTION, DAMMIT!" Ugh.

And for chrissakes, why do they always have to CRY??

If my hubby had made a public proposal, then I would have known immediately that he didn't know me at all - grounds for an automatic "no."

If you cannot figure out how to propose, you should not be proposing. It's a gift to know this up front. Can't figure it out = not ready.

I think it's funny that she assumes her hippy-dippy organic readers need to be reminded to bathe before a big event. (Of course, this just reinforces stereotypes for me...)

"And for chrissakes, why do they always have to CRY??"

I'd cry too, but probably not for the intended reason.

I like the laundry machine idea, it's spontaneous and unexpected.

No public proposals, too much pressure. And I -like- attention.

I was on a cruise where a guy proposed in front of a bunch of people and she said yes because she felt like she had to, but then alone she told him no. He jumped off the ship. We had to turn around and follow the wake for hundreds of miles looking for him. Sadly, he was never found. Since then I've been very anti-public proposal.