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A proposal story will often be retold many times and to all her friends and family members. A marriage proposal is potentially one of the most important questions you will ask in your life. Therefore, the planning and execution of the event must be carefully thought out. Choose a scenario that suits you as a couple as well as reflects the love you share. The proposal can be classic, daring, romantic or intimate, depending on what will best reflect your personalities and relationship.

• Outdoors Write the marriage proposal on a wall or a sidewalk in chalk and encourage your mate to look out the window. When she turns back around, be on one knee, ring in hand. Ask some friends to write "Will You Mary Me?" by mowing the words into a field, or using sheets or poster board to write the oversized question. Arrange for a helicopter flight over the area so she can see it from the air.

• Adventure Take your mate on an adventure white water rafting, sky diving or zip lining. Once you complete the adventure together, pull out the ring (from a safe and secure place) and ask her to take on another adventure with you -- marriage.

• Holiday Gift After all the gifts have been opened, tell your mate that you forgot one gift in the bedroom. Bring outmatrimonial sites a large box, as this will throw her off. Inside the large box, wrap a series of smaller boxes. When she reaches the final ring box, she will be shocked to see such a small gift inside the large box, but not disappointed.

• Board Game Arrange to play a board game with your mate and have the ring safely hidden in your pocket. In the midst of the game, when it is your turn to read a question instead of asking her the question on the card ask "Will you marry me?"

• Destination Plan to pop the question while the two of you are vacationing together. Choose a romantic location, such as the beach at sunset, amidst ancient ruins or as the two of you stroll a foreign street together after dinner. Ask her to marry you and spend the rest of the trip celebrating her answer.

• Public Pay to have a Jumbotron, a movie theater or a billboard advertise your question for you. This bold move will not only impress her but will prove memorable for years to come. Be sure she is looking and not in the bathroom when the question comes on.

• Nostalgic Choose a memorable location for your wedding proposal that is significant to your relationship. This could be the place of your first meeting, the location of your first date, your first apartment together or the place you first kissed. This romantic proposal will clearly illustrate your love for her and your relationship.

• Nature Suggest a hike up a mountain for you and your mate. When you reach the top and are enjoying the view, take out the ring and drop to one knee. Tell her that her love makes you feel as though you are on top of the world, and you will feel that way forever if she will be your wife.

• Restaurant Make reservations for you and your mate at her favorite restaurant. Prior to the date, arrange with the restaurant manager to coordinate your proposal. Have the waiter present her with a glass of champagne with the ring in the bottom or hide it inside her box on the dessert plate. Just be sure she does not overlook it.

• Sky Plan a romantic picnic lunch for the two of you on a clear afternoon. Hire a pilot to fly a banner that says "Will you marry me?" or have him write it in the sky. This classic proposal idea is bold but intimate at the same time.