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I had the idea that I would propose to my future wife on Christmas Eve. I also knew that she did not like huge, gaudy rings. This gave me my idea.

First, I went to a jewelry store and purchased a unique heart-shaped diamond (about 1/4 karat). After I received the ring, I got a HUGE box, put the ring in the bottom and filled it with newspaper. I then gift-wrapped the box and placed it under our Christmas tree.

My next step was to approach a co-worker and ask for a favor. I asked her if I could borrow a huge cubic zirconium ring that she had. She said “yes” and my plan was set.

On Christmas Eve, my fiancée and I went to the Christmas Eve midnight service. All through the service I was worried that my plan might not work, or that she would say no. After all, I had never done anything like this before.

After the service, we walked-out to the parking lot and said goodbye to our friends. As I was opening the car door for her, I got down on one knee, presented her with the huge cubic zirconium ring and apologized that this ring was the only thing that I could afford at the time and asked her to marry me.

She said “YES!”

The next day, Christmas Day, while we were opening our presents, I gave her a HUGE box. As she opened it and removed reams of tissue and filler paper, she ended-up with just a tiny box. Opening it, she saw the ring I had purchased for her earlier — the 1/4 karat heart-shaped diamond.

At Christmas time you could give her a VERY special gift… She would never expect a ring in that gift wrapped box, eh? Well, you can play Santa and tell her what you want for Christmas, for her to be your wife!

In her Christmas stocking you can put a candy cane with a “will you marry me?” note attached as well. Or you can give her 5 wrapped boxes with a different word (will you marry me) in each box and the ring in the last box. Make sure she opens them in the correct order though!

Or maybe while decorating the Christmas tree, put the ring around a glass ornament and hand it to her to hang on the tree. Perhaps if you want to be more complicated, you can take her out to look at Christmas lights around the town. As your light viewing is coming to a close, take her to the top of a hill where you have lights spelling out “marry me”.

There’s so many Christmasy ways to propose!