Marriage Proposals and Common Sense by Dr. Randy Carney

Marriage Proposals and Common Sense by Dr. Randy Carney
(Originally published in GoArticles.com )

What are some common sense things to consider when getting ready to make a marriage proposal? First of all, you should be sure of your own commitment. Why do you want to make this proposal in the first place? It should certainly have to do with the fact that you love and respect the one you are going to ask to marry you in the first place.

Generally, your proposal should be in keeping with the importance of the occasion. It should not reflect a flippant attitude on your part. That is not to say that you could never use humor when getting ready to propose, but you had better be very sure that both of you already know the answer to the question before it is popped if you want to bathe the occasion in humor.

The same could be said for public proposals. If the one you are going to ask may be surprised by the proposal, it is certainly better to ask in private.

If you strongly suspect the proposal will be accepted, it may be appropriate to arrange some unusual public display of the question, but, really, it is only best to do something like this when you have discerned from the one you are going to ask that they are comfortable with such public presentations. Certainly, you should be very sure that the answer is known to both of you as yes,and that it really is just a matter of timing when the question is to be popped. This should be discerned before making a public display of the asking of one of the most important questions you will ever ask.

(Copyright 2008 by Randy Carney)

About the Author:

Dr. Randy Carney has worked with married couples for years. He has found that exercising common sense (which sometimes has become clouded to the couple) brings success in any marriage. Did you find these common-sense ideas useful? You can learn a lot more secrets to marital bliss by going to: Secrets of Marital Bliss.