The following tips will give you advice on how to propose marriage:

1. You should be almost certain that when you ask she’ll say “yes!” If you’re not entirely certain, then you probably haven’t been seeing each other long enough!

2. Try and surprise her, so be careful who you tell! If she knows you’ve got expensive reservations at a fancy restaurant and it’s something you’ve never done before then she’s going to suspect your plans!

3. You’re thinking of proposing at the Football game? You need to be extra sure she’ll say yes otherwise it’s going to be a humiliating experience! You don’t want her to say yes simply to spare your blushes only to say no later!

4. Make your proposal personal, you know her better than anybody else after all! Never completely carbon copy an idea or she’ll feel cheated!

5. Guard the ring like it’s your precious! Never bury it in sand or give it to a silly waiter on minimum wage to bring over with desert!

6. Make sure you go down on one knee! It’s old and corny but it’s what she always imagined her proposal would be like!

7. Practice what you’re going to say! Do it in front of the mirror, then Dog and in the shower! You’ll feel stupid, but better that than have her tell all her friends about how you stuttered over the most important few words in both your lives!

8. Relax! You’re reasonably sure she’ll say yes after all right! So don’t sweat it! Just know exactly what you’re doing, plan every detail out and you’ll be fine!

9. Think about timing! If you want a long engagement then propose in the spring! You can get married the year after! If you’re extra in love then go for a winter proposal in the snow and get married in the spring.