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Do you have a nerdy side? You'll love these marriage proposals!

10 Super-Cute Nerdy Marriage Proposals

Popping the question on Google Street View and more fun, crazy, amazing techie marriage proposals.

Think it's time to pop the big question? Your proposal doesn't have to be like everyone else's. There's nothing quite like letting your personality shine through while asking your significant other one of the most important questions of your life.

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Is he ready to get engaged? These 15 clues will help...

15 Signs Your Guy Will Never Propose

Think you found Mr. Right, but aren't sure if he's ready for marriage?

I get it. You're ready to walk down the aisle in your puffy white dress and meet Mr. Right at the altar. Then you'll waltz back down that aisle hand-in-hand and live Happily Ever After. That's what you're dreaming of, isn't it?

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This is a sure sign that your guy is ready for marriage.

5 (Actual) Signs Your Guy Is Ready For Marriage

If your partner is putting off "the talk," chances are he is not ready to marry you.

"Cosmopolitan" magazine loves nothing more than getting your poor, marriage-crazed panties in a wad by saying that things like your boyfriend "guarding his phone" are surefire signs that he's about to propose. Well, sorry, but that's probably not the case.

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Why hasn't he proposed yet?

Love Bytes: 5 Reasons He Hasn't Proposed... Yet (Be Optimistic!)

Plus, how to deal with your boyfriend's crazy ex-girlfriend.

Five reasons he's not proposing. Nine ways to strengthen your relationship. Why (why NOT?) Don Draper would make a bad boyfriend. Can bad sex be fixed? How do you get rid of his crazy ex-girlfriend? Are you starting fights just for attention? 25 grand first-date ideas. Plus, how to support your parents during their divorce.

Relationship Fail: I Hope It's OK I Just Proposed On Facebook
If you're answer is no, I can just delete my status update!

Relationship Fail: I Hope It's OK I Just Proposed On Facebook

You're already constantly posting about your relationship, so why not make this a status update too?

Hopefully, you'll get proposed to once in your life, and when that big moment happens, it will be one you'll never forget. Preferably, some candles, champagne, an exotic location or extravagant gesture will be involved... Not your boyfriend's Facebook status.

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Len Kendall proposed to his girlfriend Katie via the Internet.

Cutest Marriage Proposal EVER (To Distract You From Snooki News)

Best Leap Year proposal ever. Guess what Katie said!

Snooki is pregnant, so I feel majorly unsettled about the world today. To soothe myself with happy news, I hopped over to BuzzFeed to read about the cutest marriage proposal ever. Web geek Len Kendall proposed to his girlfriend, Katie, via... a cute lil Photoshop image on Buzzfeed.

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She's about to pop the question!

Leap Year: Would You Propose To A Guy?

The Leap Year is a great excuse for women to propose to men. Or... not propose, and say we did.

An ancient Irish tradition says that if you propose to your guy on Feb. 29, or during a Leap Year, he has to say yes. And apparently, one in 10 people in a U.K. study said they know a lady who is planning to propose to her guy this Leap Year.

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Poor rejected little boy! The Valentine's Day Google Doodle is amazing.

Watch: 11 Public Marriage Proposals Gone Terribly Wrong

Planning to pop the question this Valentine's Day? Here's some inspiration for what NOT to do.

Planning to pop the question this Valentine's Day? The romance of the holiday is no guarantee everything will go as planned. See the top 11 worst proposals, from fast food gone wrong to a JumboTron shutdown.

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My boyfriend just wasted a huge amount of my time. Help.

"We Picked Out An Engagement Ring... Then He Changed His Mind"

After five years together, my boyfriend still won't propose to me. Should I just give up?

I'm a 27-year-old female, and I've been with my 31-year-old boyfriend for over five years now. About a year ago we started talking seriously about getting engaged within the next six months, but by the time fall rolled around, my boyfriend told me that though he loves me and wants nothing more than a future with me, he was just not ready for an engagement yet.