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DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44116 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-11 19:23:58
August 11 2014 19:22 GMT
#1
I just got home from an amazing two-week vacation in Cancun with my girlfriend, my two younger brothers, and my brothers' two friends. We ate amazing food (Senor Frog's entertainment, La Madonna's excellent Italian food, hundred dollar steaks at Harry's, etc.), swam with dolphins and manatees, ziplined, rafted, drove an amphibious vehicle, toured ancient ruins, drank all day and partied all night, and got an excellent couple's massage that ended with champagne and chocolate/ white chocolate covered strawberries.

Oh, and I proposed.

Andrea had told me way in advance that when I did propose to her, she wanted it to be a relatively simple and private thing. Nothing super flashy and public, like those crazy YouTube videos of million dollar proposals with fireworks and dancing everythings. + Show Spoiler +

Although to be fair, this is pretty awesome.
And while I like to go all-out on things (especially for her), I figured that the money I wouldn't be spending on an over-the-top proposal could be put into the actual ring (in retrospect, this was a smart decision).

I had a few proposal ideas, but I stuck with something simple and private. After dinner, she and I went outside to walk along the beach. The sun had just set, so there was a brilliant twilight glow along the horizon, as the warm sand massaged our feet. We chatted about sea turtles, the vacation, and our future together. I gave her a somewhat-subtle monologue, took the box out of my pocket, and bent down on one knee. I opened it towards her, said her name, and asked her to marry me.

It was the first time in our entire relationship that I was really able to surprise her, to catch her off guard. Fortunately, her answer didn't surprise me, and now I can call her my fiancee + Show Spoiler +
Apparently, the woman is the "fiancee" and the man is the "fiance". I'm sure I'll make that mistake more than once during our engagement.


Andrea and I have been dating for over eight years. We met at a tennis clinic in high school, where we both took lessons; we both played for our our respective high school tennis teams.

We were high school sweethearts; we went to each other's proms. I remember sleeping over her friend's house with her, the night after her junior prom in 2006. We were on the couch, laying down and watching a bunch of movies on television (Hitch, The Skulls, some vampire movie). And I remember she fell asleep in my arms, and it was wonderful. It just felt right. When she woke up the next morning, she looked up at me and smiled. And I said to her, "I don't know if we're officially boyfriend and girlfriend yet, but I'd like to be."

Fast forward through graduating from our respective high schools.
Fast forward through graduating from our respective universities in different states.
Now she and I are nearing completion of our respective doctoral programs (my math education PhD at Rutgers, her VDM veterinary degree at UPenn).
I'm 26 and she's 24 (25 in two months), and we are so, so, so ready to move on to spending the rest of our lives together. By the time we get married (after we both graduate), we'll have been dating for a full decade, with nearly 100% of that time being in a long distance relationship (not ideal, but you do what you have to do).

We've been planning things for years. Where we'll live, how many kids, what our house will look like... everything. And we're on the same page with all the big marriage-level decisions. We just couldn't tie the knot any earlier because we need to finish our education and then actually start making money to support ourselves.

So now, the best part: Pictures. Pictures of a goofy couple from eight years ago at our proms, pictures of that same goofy couple over the years, and pictures of a not-so-goofy ring for her

High school proms:
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Blue attire for my prom; pink for hers.

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College:
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She went to Connecticut College; I went to Rutgers. The third picture is of us in Atlantic City.

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Post-graduate:
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3 pictures of us in Costa Rica two years ago, 1 picture of us in Philly last year, and 2 pictures of us in Cancun this past week.

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The ring:
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Both of her parents love the ring, all her friends love the ring, and she loves the ring. I can breathe easy.
Pro-tip: Make sure it's shiny

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The icing on the cake:
And, of course, under the framework of "She supports what I do and love, and I support what she does and loves", it should be noted that she occasionally plays SC1 and SC2 with me when we have the time, went to IPL3 with me, has brought me to a Philly barcraft, has baked me StarCraft birthday cakes... and she knows all my favorite players and casters, and actually sat through Day[9] Daily #100 with me.

She's a keeper, in every way.

gg no re ♥

~DPB

*****
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
iSometric
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
2221 Posts
August 11 2014 19:29 GMT
#2
He went to Jared's.


Congrats.
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Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
August 11 2014 19:33 GMT
#3
YOOOOOO DPB

Congratulations man! If you are ever in Philly we should go to a Barcraft :D
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Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
August 11 2014 19:47 GMT
#4
Congratulations DPB!
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Yorkie
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United States12612 Posts
August 11 2014 19:49 GMT
#5
Congrats man, you're doing it right! Scarlet Knights represent!
Hwang Kang Hooooooooooo. Follow mah boy Shellshock @Shellshock1122
DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44116 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-11 19:51:07
August 11 2014 19:49 GMT
#6
On August 12 2014 04:29 iSometric wrote:
He went to Jared's.


Congrats.


Haha yup Thanks ^^

On August 12 2014 04:33 Darkhorse wrote:
YOOOOOO DPB

Congratulations man! If you are ever in Philly we should go to a Barcraft :D


Thanks I'm in Philly every month or so visiting my fiancee around the UPenn area, so when she goes in to work her vet rotations we could totally hit up a Barcraft or get drinks! Dark squared?

Thanks Shell and Yorkie! R.U Rah Rah ^^
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
August 11 2014 19:50 GMT
#7
Beautiful couple and ring!

Congratulations and best wishes to the two of you =d
ThomasjServo
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
15244 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-11 19:59:07
August 11 2014 19:51 GMT
#8
Congratu-fuckin-lations DPB. You liked it, and you put a ring on it.

intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
August 11 2014 20:01 GMT
#9
Congrats DPB! ^_^
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NovemberstOrm
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Canada16217 Posts
August 11 2014 20:47 GMT
#10
Congrats dude! ^_^
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Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Belgica34432 Posts
August 11 2014 20:50 GMT
#11
Congrats :D
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Silvana
Profile Blog Joined September 2013
3713 Posts
August 11 2014 20:51 GMT
#12
Awww what a nice story! Congrats! You look so happy together
Deleuze
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United Kingdom2102 Posts
August 11 2014 21:03 GMT
#13
Congratulations, what a nice Internet story!
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BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-11 21:43:01
August 11 2014 21:42 GMT
#14
Congrats! Sounds like a fairy tail story so here's to a fairy tale ending where you guys live happily ever after! :D I think waiting till you guys are out of your programs was the smart idea and seeing that everything lines up for you two, that helps a lot. I hope to see wedding pictures soon enough! :D
Former BW EiC"Watch Bakemonogatari or I will kill you." -Toad, April 18th, 2017
Topin
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Peru10053 Posts
August 11 2014 21:50 GMT
#15
gratz!

i would define my style between a mix of ByuN, Maru and MKP
Capped
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom7236 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-08-11 22:07:05
August 11 2014 22:06 GMT
#16
Holy fuck that ring. Im blind.
Useless wet fish.
Dingodile
Profile Joined December 2011
4133 Posts
August 11 2014 22:08 GMT
#17
congratulations!

I am sorry, you dont look good with that haircut. First pic and the one (with turquoise shirt) look much better than your "standard" ( all other pics you posted here) haircut.
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DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44116 Posts
August 11 2014 23:41 GMT
#18
Thanks guys BigFan, I'll definitely put up wedding pics when the time comes ^^ Dingodile, I like to keep my hair short because I'm too lazy to comb it and it messes up easily when I wear a hat or play sports and sweat a lot lol.
"There is nothing more satisfying than looking at a crowd of people and helping them get what I love." ~Day[9] Daily #100
PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32740 Posts
August 12 2014 00:52 GMT
#19
Congratulations DPB!
I'm afraid of demented knife-wielding escaped lunatic libertarian zombie mutants
BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50107 Posts
August 12 2014 01:19 GMT
#20
Hey Hey Congrats man!
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