Marriage Proposal

She worked as a bartender in Melbourne, Australia. She was a good looking girl. She met a dashing young man in the bar where she worked. He fell in love with her. One day he proposed to her and asked for her hand in marriage.

This was the most significant moment in their lives. He wanted her to remember this day and moment and treasure.

Ordered a dozen red roses and picked them up himself at the shop. Wrote the card to say, "Will you marry me?" and put the diamond in a presentation box with the roses. Invited her for dinner in his home. Presented the flowers during a candlelight dinner. (I don't know how he exactly proposed. This is my imagination.)

It is a great honor when another person offers to spend the rest of their life with you within the sacred vows of marriage. It shows caring and respect for you.

But did she say “yes”? No. Did she say “no”? No. She said: "I want to say, yes, but I really want to think about it some more. This is so unexpected. You do understand, don't you?".

He was a gentleman. He said he will wait for her answer however long time it may take.

One of her main concern was he was a much younger man. Women marrying younger men are not a taboo anymore. However, she was old fashioned. So she wanted time to think about it.

He waited. He waited. He waited.

Finally, she said “yes” and accepted his marriage proposal last month on her birthday. It was her 100th birthday.

He proposed to her 40 years ago. He was 30 years younger than her.

(This is a real story that really happened. Names have been withheld. Storyline is a little bit tweaked.)