Three Things To Make Sure You Keep In Mind When Proposing

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If you are a guy who will soon be proposing to your girlfriend, you might simply be thinking of taking your girlfriend to dinner and then proposing to her afterward when the two of you are alone, but if you want to come up with a proposal that will truly sweep her off her feet, you will want to try to do a bit better than that! Plenty of guys who feel comfortable in the knowledge that their girlfriend will say "Yes" when they pop the question tend to forget that it is still important to give their girlfriend a special day; after all, she will tell the story of the proposal hundreds of times over the years, and not only will it make her feel special if she has a good story to tell, but it will also make you look good!

Your primary goal in setting up the proposal with the knowledge that the proposal story will get a lot of mileage for years to come should be to give her a good story - which means that there should be more leading up to the actual proposal than just a dinner or a regular date.

When you are planning out the day in such a way that she will have a good story to tell, realize that you will want her to be surprised when you actually pop the question, but you will also want to mix in a certain element of anticipation; after all, anticipation is half the fun! The perfect way to make this happen is to mix in just enough special stuff that she is getting excited and wondering what is going on, but not so much that she has a clear idea of the fact that you are going to be proposing to her.

And for a lot of guys, one of their big mistakes - even once they are trying to plan something special - is that they shy away from certain ideas because of the cost, but make sure you remember how long this story will last, and realize that it is worth it to spend a little extra money to make this story as marvelous as possible!