If Only

by Anonymous

My real life proposal was less than inspiring.

We'd already been living together seven years and had two kids and we'd decided that I would go back to work and he would stay home with the kids for a couple of years.

So he turned to me, took my head, gazed deeply into my eyes and said, "Uh...I guess I'm going to need insurance."

Guys, this is a perfect example of how *not* to do it. I mean, we did get married and we have a happy marriage, but it's not the most romantic relationship in the world.

In my fantasies, we'd go to the top of the Space Needle on a sunny day in Seattle, and he'd gesture across the horizon and say: "I can't give you all of this, but I can give you my heart." Corny, but effective.

Another idea is to blindfold me and take me somewhere special...maybe the first place we kissed, which was at the Mountaineers Club in Seattle.

...And when we got there, he'd have arranged a display of photos of our lives together so far and among them would be a framed wedding photo with a question mark.

I would have said YES to that.

On the other hand, I suppose I'm glad he didn't propose to me on the Jerry Springer show or hire a panhandler to pop the question for him, so I should be grateful for what I've got.

After all, even though it wasn't the most romantic proposal in the world, it was still thrilling to be asked. And...

I've always loved him and being with him. So that's what counts.