A wedding proposal Idea

[Mightybaal]

Hi,

 Been dating my GF for about 5 years now and have 2 great kids together plus her son from a previous relationship. She joked around the other day saying she would propose to me via buying me a car not a ring. It gave me a thought.  She has an old laptop on the way out and never uses it other than at home. So im thinking of building her a new PC that's either AMD or INTEL

Doesn't matter what i build as she wont care as long as it goes. I'm thinking of spraying a case in her favorite colors and making a clean build. How ever on boot up for password i will type the hint as WILL YOU MARRY ME clearly the password is yes. On the background image a picture of the ring she wants but inside the case i did.

 Is this a great idea or too nerdy and she will hate me for not being traditional.

 

Please give honest opinions and a girls opinion is far greater.

 

[jezza39]

Just be traditional, take her somewhere special, get down on one knee, propose. 

[Puppet]

Depends on the girl, it's either going to be a really great idea or a really bad one.

[Paralectic]

Just be traditional, take her somewhere special, get down on one knee, propose. 

She can get down on one knee.. oh

[Mightybaal]

Well she knows im a geek/nerd and to be honest she gets bad anxiety in fancy restaurants as she isn't comfortable in them. 

 The other idea was propose over looking the ocean near where i live but its just not who i am or her.

Im a qualified tennis coach and i did have the idea of proposing to her while she sat on the umpires chair.

 

Like i said she was going to buy me a car for a proposal so i think traditional is off the cards

[qwertywarrior]

whats the point ?

you already have children outside of wedlock

i cant seem to find any point unless its just "something to do" 

[DeViLzzz]

Beat her over the head with a club and she is all yours op.

Eh now seriously as for a wedding proposal I think traditional is what most women want but maybe your girl/woman is different. Only you know if your nerdy proposal will work. Go with your gut instinct.

[Puppet]

Well she knows im a geek/nerd and to be honest she gets bad anxiety in fancy restaurants as she isn't comfortable in them. 

 The other idea was propose over looking the ocean near where i live but its just not who i am or her.

Im a qualified tennis coach and i did have the idea of proposing to her while she sat on the umpires chair.

 

Like i said she was going to buy me a car for a proposal so i think traditional is off the cards

 

Is she into tech though?

 

The tennis idea might get her anxiety up a bit. To be honest you are the most qualified person to answer the question, you should know her best.

 

Most girls I know would like a holiday or something, I'm sure there are some pretty cool places around Oz. Private islands or something?

 

No matter what girl it is you need to think of the sentimental side... Imagine yourself 15 years down the line retelling the story...

[Mightybaal]

She wants to get married. im ok with it but i want her to be happy. Happy wife happy life.

 

She admires the cases i have done before and has asked me to build her one. She isn't a tech head but admires a nice build.

[Volbet]

I proposed to my wife by buying a Legend of Zelda themed necklace in secret and when she got home from work, I threw the box at her yelling "Think fast". When she opened the box, she of course saw the necklace, but also a note that said: "I think we should get married, what do you say?"

Most people probably wouldn't be happy with what I did, but my wife knew that it was genuin.

What i think I'm trying to say is this: Try to be yourself. If your girlfriend really loves you, she will love the unique way that you propose  

[Paralectic]

I wouldn't marry anyone ever honestly, but that's my opinion.

[Mightybaal]

I wouldn't marry anyone ever honestly, but that's my opinion.

I thought that too when i was 18 19 and so on. im 39 in a few months and she is hottt. Why would i want to lose her by not getting married.

 Thats right been together 5 years and i still think she is HOT. i gotta laugh some 16 year old was trying to chat her up the other day. she was kind and said sorry im not a cougar.

[Paralectic]

I thought that too when i was 18 19 and so on. im 39 in a few months and she is hottt. Why would i want to lose her by not getting married

Leaving someone because the person doesn't want to marry you? If the person is capable of doing that you shouldn't even think about marrying him/her.

[technovore]

GO FOR IT!

[Mightybaal]

Leaving someone because the person doesn't want to marry you? If the person is capable of doing that you shouldn't even think about marrying him/her.

She wants to get married it was her dream since she was a little kid. Im guessing 18 year old hormones are too strong for love.

[Paralectic]

She wants to get married it was her dream since she was a little kid. Im guessing 18 year old hormones are too strong for love.

It's nothing about hormons or anything, it's just that marrying someone doesn't make a difference at all and I'm of opinion that marrying someone is useless.

[Benjamin G]

I think what you said is a really good idea OP, But it depends on how geeky she is

[Ertman]

Leaving someone because the person doesn't want to marry you? If the person is capable of doing that you shouldn't even think about marrying him/her.

Valid point, except different people want different things out of life. If one is against or is unwilling to fulfill the wants and needs of another then they should not be together.

[yoshimitsu666]

Having recently proposed i have a few opinions. First off ignore the haters above saying marriage is gay or what not. Its a very nice idea man but building an item that will inevitably go out of use and fashion is a bad idea. Your idea is fucking brill, but what about in 10 years time? You want something timeless that will melt her every time she sees it, and in 5 years if its something that will run dungeon keeper 95 that WONT be the case. 

 

Pick the first place you said you loved each other, or pick a special place and lay some fromage on it. Females thrive off fromage. If you want to hear my story ill spill, but do it right sir its once or never!

[D4RK]

go on with ur idea, just if she isnt much into tech, maybe instead of using the password hint, just write do you marry me on the desktop wallpaper and tell her to run the pc as she is trying it for the first time.

" some ppl dont notice the password hint, so u would have to point it to her if she didnt, thats why wallpaper is maybe a better choice."

[Mightybaal]

I never said i was against marriage. I never thought of marriage that much but i know how much she wants it and i love her. So why wouldn't i get married to make her happy. We have 2 beautiful yet sometimes naughty kids together. We have a house share everything. We are married without a ring, paper and that special day of memories.  But i want to propose my way as im uncomfortable with the traditional way. Plus it just isn't me or her.  We joked about getting married on a tennis court with a priest sitting in the umpires chair. Why not have my cake and eat it for the rest of my life. I just don't want a traditional cake i want a chocolate mud cake with a pc on top.

[Ertman]

Hi,

 Been dating my GF for about 5 years now and have 2 great kids together plus her son from a previous relationship. She joked around the other day saying she would propose to me via buying me a car not a ring. It gave me a thought.  She has an old laptop on the way out and never uses it other than at home. So im thinking of building her a new PC that's either AMD or INTEL

Doesn't matter what i build as she wont care as long as it goes. I'm thinking of spraying a case in her favorite colors and making a clean build. How ever on boot up for password i will type the hint as WILL YOU MARRY ME clearly the password is yes. On the background image a picture of the ring she wants but inside the case i did.

 Is this a great idea or too nerdy and she will hate me for not being traditional.

 

Please give honest opinions and a girls opinion is far greater.

Possibly just nerdy enough. This seems to represent you well and your proposal should do that. It honestly depends on how your significant other would take this kind of proposal and whether she would appreciate the effort. If not just go with something simple and nice, if she really wants to get married, she wouldn't care too much on how it is done.

 

Spitballing ideas... For the case you should have a side window that prominently places the ring in view with some leds showing it off. The LEDs can be removed later if they are unneeded or unwanted. Maybe tie it to a scrypt that lights it up if the proper password was given. I wonder if it is possible to actually have a camera view of the ring versus having a static background.

[yoshimitsu666]

You are forgetting the fact that females are a cluck of materialistic chickens.. an out of date pc wont do in 10 years time!

[Mooshi]

You're on a tech forum that has a lot more 12 year olds than you would think. Let that sink in for a moment.

 

We can't tell you anything, if you don't know her well enough after 5 years, that's kinna bad. You should know what she's into, not us.

 

 

You are forgetting the fact that females are a cluck of materialistic chickens.. an out of date pc wont do in 10 years time!

 

 

Also this. (kinda) PCs get outdated quickly. What does that say about your marriage that you're basing the proposal around an object that stays relevant for a couple of years before being replaced. Think about it.

[Mightybaal]

Having recently proposed i have a few opinions. First off ignore the haters above saying marriage is gay or what not. Its a very nice idea man but building an item that will inevitably go out of use and fashion is a bad idea. Your idea is fucking brill, but what about in 10 years time? You want something timeless that will melt her every time she sees it, and in 5 years if its something that will run dungeon keeper 95 that WONT be the case. 

 

Pick the first place you said you loved each other, or pick a special place and lay some fromage on it. Females thrive off fromage. If you want to hear my story ill spill, but do it right sir its once or never!

Thanks for the support.  The case idea came from Linus wife buying him one. so it would be something that she could use forever or keep just the case and put a wedding photo in the window. better still keep some backups of images on the hard drive to show people or hand to the kids for them to keep as a tradition of our wedding day and proposal.

 I have thought of many ideas and this not being the craziest one.  The others like i said was overlooking an ocean or a restaurant but it just isn't us. Not doing it in the house or backyard cause it isn't that memorable.

 But spill away im really interested in yours