Jezebel: Engagement

Swimmer Wins Race, Proposes on Medal Stand, Causes Hearts to Grow Three Sizes

Erin Gloria Ryan — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:50:00 EST

Olympic swimming hopeful Matt Grevers has won a gold medal in the hearts of romantics everywhere with a medal stand proposal that almost wasn't this weekend. More »

Make Your Engagement Extra Special by Proposing at Pizza Hut

Cassie Murdoch — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:55:00 EST

Asking someone to marry you is one of life's most amazing events; so what better place to do it than at Pizza Hut, one of the most amazing places on the planet. For the bargain price of just $10,010, you can get a complete Pizza Hut proposal package. That may seem a bit pricey for what is not necessarily the most gourmet pizza pie, but before you balk, you should know they provide the ring! And they also throw in limo service, a videographer, a photographer, flowers, fireworks, and...$10 worth of pizza and breadsticks to chow down on after she says yes. (Or you could hide the ring under a slice of pepperoni and propose mid-meal, if you want to make in an extra greasy engagement.) This is one can't lose meal deal, because there is no girl in the world who would say no to a question popped with pizza. You'd better act quickly though. They're only offering 10 of these packages, and you've got to buy before Valentine's Day. More »

Woman Gets Her Engagement Ring Back 36 Years After It Fell Into A Toilet

Cassie Murdoch — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:30:00 EST

It's not often you hear a romantic story that involves a toilet, but here goes! A couple in Montana, Donna and Terry Claver, recently got the surprise of a lifetime when their engagement ring came back to them — almost by magic — 36 years after it went missing and was presumed dead. The drama began when Donna took her pink sapphire engagement ring off and set it on top of the toilet in their bathroom. The ring slid down into the bowl and somehow got stuck inside a hole at the bottom of the toilet. Donna and Terry tried to rescue the ring, but there was no getting it out of there without destroying the toilet — which they didn't want to do because they couldn't afford to buy a new toilet. More »

Couples React to Declining Marriage Rate By Getting Engaged En Masse

Erin Gloria Ryan — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:30:00 EST

Earlier this month, the Pew Research Institute announced that fewer than half of Americans are currently married, the lowest rate ever recorded. In a frantic effort to save marriage, every single fucking person in the whole world got engaged over Christmas. Newly betrothed, you are all heroes. More »

NFL Star Sues For Engagement Ring He Mailed To Unreceptive Girlfriend

Anna North — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:15:00 EDT

Maybe if you're not absolutely sure your girlfriend wants to marry you, you shouldn't propose to her by mailing her the ring. Sadly, Cowboys wide receiver Roy Williams did not heed this advice. More »

Despite What The Photo May Suggest, He Did Not Go To Jared

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 11:15:00 EST

[London, December 11: One of two official engagement portraits of Prince William and his betrothed Kate Middleton released by the royal family looks a lot like an ad for a mall jewelry store. Image via Getty.]

Jessica Simpson's Engagement Ring Was Hidden In A Shoe

Erin Gloria Ryan — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:30:00 EST

Jessica Simpson's new dudelove reportedly hid her three stone ruby engagement ring in a shoe, the smelliest part of everyone's wardrobe. More »

See The Spot Where William Proposed To Kate

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:14:00 EST

There's been another breakthrough in the quest to know every minute detail about Prince William and Kate Middleton's engagement. The press has located the Kenyan cabin where he proposed, and published totally necessary photos of the bed they slept in. More »

Kate Middleton's Engagement Ring Sparks "Frenzy" For Replicas

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:58:52 EST

Jewelers report they've been flooded with requests for replicas of Kate Middleton's 18-carat sapphire and diamond ring since she debuted it yesterday. Says the CEO of the Natural Sapphire Co., "We're in a frenzy. This is changing our business overnight." More »

The Topless Wedding Proposal And Declarations Of Love

Sadie Stein — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:16:00 EST

Seth Rogen says he proposed to his girlfriend while she was topless, in the closet. We can't always choose how these things happen. More »

5-Year-Old Syrian Boy Proposes To 3-Year-Old Girl

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:08:00 EDT

After Khalid, 5, met Hala, 3, on vacation he "fell in love," prompting his father to buy them rings and contact the girl's family. Hala has accepted Khalid's proposal, and the families say they'll marry when he's 15. More »

Patti Stanger's Breakup Breaks Our Hearts

Anna North — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:35:00 EDT

Millionaire Matchmaker Patti Stanger ended her engagement Saturday — and with it, the dream that her simple matchmaking rules are a sure path to happiness. More »

Man Proposes To Girlfriend With Internet Memes

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:51:00 EDT

Over the weekend, a man named Kristjan proposed to his girlfriend Alexandra by posting this meme-inspired image on The Daily What, their favorite website. She said yes, but we would've needed to see more Crying Dawson. More »

Bristol and Levi's Engagement Is Sarah's Smartest PR Ploy Ever

Anna North — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:28:00 EDT

In her touching US Weekly engagement announcement, Bristol Palin says, "I hope my mom will accept us." Yeah, right. Bristol and Levi's "secret" engagement is actually Sarah Palin's weirdly brilliant PR move. More »

For Real, This Time

Sadie Stein — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:20:00 EST

Chelsea Clinton is officially engaged to longtime boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky, the pair revealed via email. "We didn't get married this past summer despite the stories to the contrary, but we are looking toward next summer," they wrote. Mazel Tov! [ABC] More »

Rites Of Passage: Throwing Your Engagement Ring In Anger

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST

For the newly engaged, everything is supposed to be as shiny as the ring on the bride-to-be's finger. But sometimes, shit happens that inspires some women to take off the ring and toss it. More »

Did Someone Forget To Tell Jessica Cutler She's Not Allowed To Be Happy?

Megan Carpentier — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:00:00 EST

Where have I heard this before? Ever since word came out that former Washingtonienne and author Jessica Cutler became engaged, there have been a lot of people — mostly those who know nothing more than she had a bunch of sex with people and wrote about it — who have openly shit on her happiness. Interestingly, many of those people are female. Apparently, when a woman like Cutler, who is openly, unabashedly sexual, up and decides to get married to someone she, presumably, loves a great deal, the odds-makers come out start speculating about the inevitable divorce. What's up with that? More »

Blow Up

Jessica G. — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:40:00 EDT

Oh man, this guy is an official candidate for the Darwin Awards with this dumb stunt. Lefkos Hajji, 28, of London, decided he wanted to propose to his girlfriend, Leanne, by putting a £6,000 diamond engagement ring in a helium balloon. You can guess what happened from there. Yeah, the balloons flew away. "I thought I would give Leanne a pin so I could literally pop the question," Lefkos tried to explain. "I couldn't believe it. I just watched as it went further and further into the air. I felt like such a plonker. It cost a fortune and I knew my girlfriend would kill me." HAHAHA PLONKER. According to the Telegraph, Leanne, "as [Lefkos] suspected, was apparently less than impressed." Aw, poor guy. Next time, just put it in a jewelery box, mkay? [Telegraph] More »