- Getting married is a big step, but once you know it's right and you want to do it, you just know. That being said, the pressure to propose in an interesting and unique way may be a bit daunting. While all you want is to spend your life with this person, you also know that she wants a romantic or spontaneous story to tell people when asked, "So, how did he propose?" When faced with this, you may suddenly come up blank on the how or what to do.
- Take your significant other out for a relaxing nighttime walk through downtown. Look at the lights and decorations if it's Christmas. Take her ice-skating in Central Park. Whatever your town has to offer, there's likely a picturesque spot that you can walk through. When she's not expecting it, kneel down and ask her to marry you.
Take your loved one to the spot where you had your first date. If it's a restaurant, take her there again. Tell her how happy you are that this was the spot where you started your relationship, and then pull out your ring, get on one knee, and say that you hope it's the spot where you start the rest of your life too.
Oftentimes at restaurants, you can call ahead and talk to the manager about interesting ways that they've handled proposals (as they almost assuredly have before). Perhaps they will be willing to write it out on a plate they they present to your loved one, or the waiter comes by and delivers the ring with the entree or in the champagne. Ask their opinion. It can't hurt.
The beach can also be a romantic place. Say that you want to draw a picture in the sand, but that she shouldn't look until you are ready. Draw the phrase, "Will you marry me?" in the sand next to a picture of a ring. When you tell her to turn around to look at it, be on your knee with the real ring.
Pack a romantic picnic to have at a nice park or hiking spot, and put the ring in with the dessert. After a calm, relaxing meal, ask your sweetheart to get out the dessert, and when she sees the ring, ask the question. - Perhaps your loved one enjoys playing games. A scavenger hunt may be a good idea. Start the hunt with an easy clue to someplace nearby ("Where we first kissed," for instance, may lead to the couch, or what have you). Once she gets to that spot, she must decipher another, slightly more difficult clue. After four or five stops, have the clue lead to a place where you have been hiding and pop out with the ring and the all-important question.
In the same vein, place loving notes in different locations around the house. In each spot, write something that you love about your sweetheart, and where she can find the next note. In the last note write, "For all these reasons and more, I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?" And be behind her when she reads it, with the ring.
You can also buy puzzles online that spell out the phrase, "Will you marry me?" If your significant other likes puzzles, present it to her and see how long it takes her to put it together. How much she enjoys puzzles will determine the complexity of the puzzle you should get. (Check the resources links to find where you can purchase a puzzle.)
Play a game of trivia with your significant other. Play the game as it should be for a while, but when you are ready to propose, instead of asking the question on the trivia card, ask her if she will marry you. - Buy a box of chocolates for your loved one. Open it and replace a chocolate with the ring. This works especially well if you bought a box of chocolates with two layers, that way, when she opens it immediately and doesn't see a ring, she will be doubly surprised when she gets to the bottom layer and does find one.
Open a carton of eggs and replace an egg with your ring. When she goes to open the box to make breakfast, be right by her as she finds the ring to ask your question.
Freeze the ring into an ice cube, and casually put it into her drink when she's not expecting it. When she figures out what it is, be there on one knee, ready to propose to her.
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