Soyong, OP
Proposing to the person you love is a difficult and awkward task for some. The right proposal could lead to a happy ending of a love story. When a proposal goes wrong, it may ruin a lover’s chance for good. Hence, a proposal must be planned perfectly so that you win the heart of the person you love.
Ahead of Proposal Day, normally observed on the second day of Valentine’s Week every year, Orissa POST talked to a cross-section of people to find out how they fared with their proposal.
Valentine’s Week commences on February 7, Rose Day, which is followed by Proposal Day on February 8, an important day, especially when you are planning to confess your love to the person close to your heart. Red roses are a symbol of sincerity, love and respect for the person you have chosen. If you are
committed to a person and want to express your emotions for him/her, you need to gift red roses in an interesting arrangement. The best way to convey your feelings to someone special is to offer a heart-shaped bouquet of roses which may give you a positive response.
As we do not know what a person likes or dislikes, it is better to get that crucial information from friends and relatives before proposing, suggests Aakash, a II year student in an engineering college in Bhubaneswar.
Arati, who is now leading a happy married life in Bhubaneswar with her husband Rajesh, says,“Being a girl, I was naturally shy to propose first but then,without thinking about the consequences, I went ahead and proposed and I succeeded in obtaining a positive response from my man.”
Pratima, who got engaged recently, was studying for a bachelor’s degree when one of her seniors (name not revealed) sent her a marriage proposal through her friend which she rejected outright because she thought the man did not have the guts to propose to her directly. She thought such a man might not be able to support her during difficult times. But, one day, someone knocked at her door, and when she opened, it was the same senior.
“He knelt before me to propose in the presence of my family members. I was terrified and started trembling in fear wondering what my parents would say to him. But to my surprise, my father and mother said they are okay with the young man’s proposal but wanted my consent. I was truly surprised. My father said he had already asked them first before sending the proposal through my friend. Then I agreed to the proposal and my parents were also happy. Following this, they planned our marriage in a big way and now I am engaged to the same guy,” says Pratima.
“We’re a group of seven friends including three girls. We were friends from our school days. But I had never imagined that someone from within the group will propose to me. It was my friend Deepa’s birthday when she gifted T-shirts to all of us. She asked us to open the packet before the celebrations began. I was surprised the way my friend Ravi Prakash proposed to me. Everyone in the group wore T-shirts which read: “Will you marry Ravi?” And interestingly, the T-shirt which Ravi put on had “Will you marry me?” inscribed on it. I was offered to select one of two T-shirts – which read YES and NO. I cried with joy and instantly put on the YES T-shirt. My friends, till this day, believe it’s the best way to propose,” says Akanksha who is doing her master’s degree in Bhubaneswar.
