This may not be a direct marriage proposal, but close!

[redarmy27]

Well I did it! I made the commitment clear to the woman I’ve been seeing for some time now as of yesterday. It’s not exactly a marriage proposal, but it’s pretty damn close. As for the actual proposal, I plan on doing that early next year, and what happened yesterday was a close step towards that goal of mine.

We both were out of our classes for the day and I took her out to lunch which we had has a picnic in the gardens of our campus. Once we finished lunch, I asked if she wanted to go for a walk and I found our favorite swing under the trees that we love to sit at under the giant oak trees in the park near our university. We sat and talked for a while and I slowly got the ring out of my pocket, thankfully she was too engrossed in how nice a day it was to even have noticed. I was holding her hand with my right and slowly slid the ring on with my left.

Needless to say she about died. She couldn’t even talk, I thought she was going to have an asthma attack. She loves it and can’t stop looking at it. I’ve been on air ever since I gave it to her yesterday.

This may not be a marriage proposal, but I’ll post that on here when it does happen!

Happy painting everyone!!
Jake

 

[BarstoolProphet]

And people say we painting geeks can\'t be romantic...

Congratulations.

 

[lizcam]

Actually, I\'ve found that painting geeks are extremely romantic.

Congrats!

<cue music>
Love is in the air..........:kiss:

 

[DaN]

W00tw00t! :beer:

 

[redarmy27]

Originally posted by lizcam
Actually, I\'ve found that painting geeks are extremely romantic.

Congrats!

<cue music>
Love is in the air..........:kiss:

Haha, she thinks the same as well! She has a few of my painted minis at her place on her shelves, she loves them.

Thanks for the compliments , I can barely study for my LSAT I\'m that excited!

 

[wiccanpony]

congrats....... yes paint geeks are \"soft centers\"lol

 

[Jericho]

Well played man I\'m still in the \"working up the nerve to ask her out\" phase. I can only hope for the same reaction

<edit> I don\'t mean asking out your girl, that would be rude of me! </edit>

 

[StarFyre]

awww

congrats

(now get back to paintin\')



Sanjay

 

[DIablofollower]

Congrats man!

 

[redarmy27]

Originally posted by Jericho
Well played man I\'m still in the \"working up the nerve to ask her out\" phase. I can only hope for the same reaction

<edit> I don\'t mean asking out your girl, that would be rude of me! </edit>

Hahah, that\'d be a little bit akward.

Take your time though and just enjoy it. She and I\'ve been together for quite a while and now I\'m getting ready for another step in my life. I\'m getting ready for law school, graduating from undergrad, getting better at painting, and getting ready to really open my heart up to someone I really care about.

Ugh, sorry to get mushy, especially from someone who can sit under a lap and paint fearsome creatures or play some pretty intense paintball. If anyone has any words of wisdom for a young man of almost 23, feel free to share. I\'m both nervous and excited for this!

Have a great evening everyone! Happy painting!

Jake

 

[PegaZus]

Originally posted by redarmy27
If anyone has any words of wisdom for a young man of almost 23, feel free to share. I\'m both nervous and excited for this!

Brace yourself. Firmly.

<voice=deep>

*ahem*

Congratulations! So you\'ve decided to be dragged through the Hell that is preparing for a wedding? Now is the perfect time to start practicing for your 40 years of wedded bliss awaiting you (your mileage may vary, offer not valid in all areas).

Repeat these phrases:

Yes, dear.

Whichever one you like, dear.

No, dear, that doesn\'t make you look fat.

What do you think, dear?

Of course, dear, I think going out with my friends would be a terrible thing tonight.

Yes, dear, it\'s lovely.

Of course I\'ve been listening, dear.

Practice them now, especially the last one. You\'ll need to actually pay a little attention, as they will quiz you on the last few.

Thank you, and have a happy tomorrow!

</voice>

And should you feel nervous about the nuptials, and having in-laws, and all that other joy that is wedded bliss, just remember one important thing.

If you think you\'re nervous now, wait until that little bowling bowl starts pushing its way out to make the family grow. It\'ll make this whole wedding thing look like a cake walk.

Cheers! :beer:

And for the record, eight years and counting.

 

[mattsterbenz]

Congratulations! Well-played indeed. =)

-Matt

 

[Dragonsreach]

Originally posted by wiccanpony
congrats....... yes paint geeks are \"soft centers\"lol

Nah I\'m really mushy.
Cry like a baby at stuff like this.

Nice one Jake.

 

[Roger Bunting]

Congratulations! :beer:

 

[rocketandroll]

Congrats!!!

And yeah, I\'d agree painters are generally more soppy than most I proposed on the exact spot we\'d met three years earlier to the day.

And just to utterly destroy the mood, am I the only one who looked at that ring photo and thought \'Mmmm, nice NMM reference\'?




Ben

 

[Jike Ichi]

Congrats! I wish you all the best and that anything works out as planned or even better!

Orginal gepostet von lizcam
Actually, I\'ve found that painting geeks are extremely romantic.

Come on. We give a thousand gentle strokes on miniature things to bring it to life. How could we not be romantic? lol

 

[medved1980]

Originally posted by redarmy27 If anyone has any words of wisdom for a young man of almost 23, feel free to share. I\'m both nervous and excited for this!


Jake

just enjoy the experience! dont pressurise yourself into thinking that something should be happening or you should feel a certain way.

I got married just before my 23rd birthday and have been married 5 1/2 years now and have 2 kids to show for it as well.

the uncertainty is fun, enjoy it!

 

[Dragonsreach]

Originally posted by rocketandroll
And just to utterly destroy the mood, am I the only one who looked at that ring photo and thought \'Mmmm, nice NMM reference\'?

Errrm No :redface: Guilty as well :redface:

 

[airhead]

Congrats. May you two have many happy years together.

Originally posted by PegaZus
....

Let me shorten the list for you:

Yes, Dear.

I\'m sorry.

You\'re right.

Those three will get you out of more tight spots than you can imagine. (And not: Yes, Dear, I\'m sorry you\'re right. even if she is right. )

(23 years of marriage, 99% of them great)

Yes there will be tough spots. You have to learn to disagree without hurting each other. You have to do a lot of give and take. You have to want to get through the tough spots.

 

[Gilvan Blight]

Congrats.

Not to be a party pooper, but why this and not an actual proposal?

Even if you don\'t know that you want to get married in the next year, there is nothing wrong with being engaged for an extended period of time. My wife and I were engaged for years before we got married (like 11 of them), we had decided we wouldn\'t make it official until we could afford to buy our own house. When we could do that we did the marriage thing, and then about to and a half years later later the baby thing.