You read correctly, my boyfriend has lost his mind and asked me to marry him. Giddy me!

If that is a sign of apocolypse maybe you should not be marrying him Did you say yes?

I would not say I was engaged if I didn't, lol.

But no the apocalypse part is ME getting married. Damn, I just noticed that I spelled it wrong in the thread title!

Congrats! I already knew about this because of facebook and have been waiting for the announcement to make it to the forums you post on

So, how did he do it?!?

Congratulations! I hope you both are very happy

Congrats Elara! Hopefully nothing happens along the road to marriage :/

i dont know you or anything but hay when do you have to know someone to be happy for them!!!

congrats on that. i hope you to are really happy and you two last forever if not as long as possible. make sure to munch some cake and do a few shots for me. Again Congrats!!!!

Congratz!

Best of wishes to the both of you!

I was thinking the same thing with JigSaw,lol

Congratulations!!! I wish you all the best!

Well, there was two phases actually.

Phase one was a few weeks ago in the morning before I left to go pick up people for gaming, when the following dialogue occured:
Ben : So, I was thinking...
Elara : Yes?
B : When we have some free time, we should go shopping so you can pick out a ring that you like.
e : *pause and smirk* Is that a proposal?
B : No, not really. I figure that I can do that once we have the ring.
e : So why are you having me pick it out and spoil the surprise?
B : So that I know it is a ring you want, beside I already know you will say yes.
e : ... *roll eyes but smiling* Okay.

So we went the next week to the Jewelry Exchange in Tustin (deep in Orange County) after I had done a lot of looking about online and picked out this really nice wedding set that after tax and the diamond cost about $851.

The ring was sitting in it's little box in a silver bag on the shelf, and all that I knew was that he would ask before we moved. I think he had to work pretty hard to not have me guess his plans, and he looked up all kinds of ideas. Ended up going on websites looking for ideas. Wednesday night, before going to sleep, Ben was like "you know what I want?" and I was expecting him to say ice cream since it was so hot outside, so I asked "what?" And he replied "For you to marry me." Needless to say, I did not see it coming.

what a lovely ring! best of luck to you and boyfriend.sure cost a lot for the ring though.

Wow, nice ring!

Anyways, hope you two are right for each other and it lasts a lifetime.

Well, I don't really know either of you, but I hope that all is well and I'm very happy for you...and Damn girl! that's a pretty nice ring!

Congratulations Elara, nice to hear you're happy and things seem to be going really well for you
Just dont get married too quickly, make it a long engagement, I dont want to suffer the apocolypse so soon...

Congrats! That ring really is beautiful. Are you going to have a fancy wedding?

We kinda have to work on a budget, so unless we get a major windfall in the next two years it is going to have to be pretty simple. We are considering splurging a bit and either having it on a boat or on Catalina Island. I mean, people fly out to Hawaii for people's weddings, so what is so bad about a boat ride to a nearby island? Just going with the boat might be the better idea though.

Remember that the $851 was for two rings, I also have the matching wedding band in a box waiting for me.

Whole set

The settings (rings) cost $366 on their own, and the diamond cost nearly the same price... and it's only 1/3 carat with a few tiny but visible flaws in it (you have to really look, but they are there... and honestly, I don't give a damn). It really looks just like in the above picture.

Elara : Nice Ring

Good Fortunes to you and your future husband

(Although that may not work out because of the apocalypse )

Well, I guess I could say it's about time. I've known about you and your bf since the old days at Xeogaming. And he proposes to you right before bedtime? Heh, not a bad way to lead into something afterward. Congratulations, and is there a date set yet?

Eeee! Congratulations!!!

I love hearing news like this...

@ Cyro: We've actually only been together for two and a half years. Remember, I have had a few boyfriends in the last six years.