While that old trick of presenting an engagement ring on bended knee and asking, "Will you marry me?" while in a private setting is the most classic (and classy) way to become engaged, it's not the only good way to make betrothal a reality. There's the ring at the bottom of the champagne glass... there's the cake with "Will U Marry Me?" in icing... there's the impromptu "hey, let's get married" after a particularly intimate moment... there's even the old reprogramming a handheld video game trick. And after you've exhausted all of the more subtle options, there's the … Read More

Cathy Torkelson, 34, had a good job as a legal consultant, a loving boyfriend and supportive friends and family. She was a good girlfriend in what appeared to be a solid year-and-a-half-long relationship. Yet, internally, Cathy was anxious, irritable, moody and unable to concentrate. The cause? A persistent question: why hasn't he proposed? Signs He's Serious

Torkelson's questioning became "all-consuming," and eventually turned a normally independent, rational woman into a nervous wreck.

"I got in a depressive state where all I wanted to do was crawl into a ball and cry," she explains. Her boyfriend was committed, attentive and she knew … Read More

We're suckers for a good proposal story (heck—we'll even take a bad one).

So, clearly we were all a-swoon when we heard about one man's incredibly romantic airport proposal. 

John Kilpatrick of Duluth, Ga., knew that his girlfriend of two years, Erin, was flying home to Dallas for the holidays. So he decided to book a flight that left immediately before hers so he could surprise her by showing up at the gate—and getting down on one knee.

While that seemed like a great plan on its own, a few people wanted to make it even more special. When John told … Read More

Reed Harris wanted his proposal to Kaitlin Whipple to be memorable. He decided that the best way to achieve this was to take her to Wendy's with a bunch of friends, drop her engagement ring into her Frosty milkshake, and propose to her once she came across the ring. In order to speed along the proceedings, an eating contest was suggested, to see who at the table could finish his or her Frosty first. 

But then the unexpected (or very predictable, if you've ever seen a situation comedy) happened: Whipple won the eating contest, swallowing down the Frosty in a matter … Read More

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Africa this week for a seven-nation diplomatic tour, accepting congratulations on her husband's skill at charming tiny dictators, and fielding marriage proposals for her daughter, Chelsea. According to the Associated Press, a Kenyan man wrote to Bill Clinton in 2000 and offered him 40 goats and 20 cows for his only daughter's hand in marriage.

At a meeting today in Kenya, CNN's Fareed Zakaria asked Hillary if she'd considered the offer. The Secretary of State graciously replied that she would pass the unnamed Kenyan fellow's proposal along to … Read More

Love Bytes: three must-click love and relationship links.

What do you do when your ex calls you... on Valentine's Day? [DearSugar]

Failed proposal: is this for real? If so, this video is very sad. [BuzzFeed]

Your inspiration for the day: a 68-year-old woman writes about how she fell in love at 66. It's never too late! [Mail Online]

It was all exactly as I remembered the last time I'd fallen in love, and that was with my husband of 30-odd years. Someone needs to do some of that clever brain-scanning research to discover why love does the same things … Read More

In Thurmaston, England there is a couple that has been dating for 7 weeks and are now engaged. The pair met on a blind date in January. The cashier, Janice Wesson, asked her coworker married coworker if her hubby had a brother and he did. So 49 wonderful days go by and then the cashier decides this would not be the one that got away. So when he stopped by to pick her up, the game was on. She asked her manager if it was OK to use the PA system for … Read More