{"id":1301,"date":"2015-10-19T18:10:19","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T22:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/?p=1301"},"modified":"2019-07-30T16:56:44","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T20:56:44","slug":"five-ways-to-encourage-your-partner-to-propose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/five-ways-to-encourage-your-partner-to-propose\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Ways to Encourage Your Partner to Propose"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cubic<\/a><\/p>\n

They say the waiting is the hardest part. I don\u2019t know that Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers<\/a> were talking about waiting to get engaged when they wrote The Waiting<\/em>, but they might as well have been. Because, really, what\u2019s more arduous than waiting for the person you love more to finally ask that one question: will you marry me?<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t want to wait to officially declare your eternal love for each other and commit to spending forever together. You want it, and you want it now. And who could blame you? When you know the person and the time is right you just know, and you want your one true love to be on the same page as you and propose.<\/p>\n

But proposal timing can be a tricky thing. One half of the couple might be ready for it right now while the other might need more time. Worse yet, one might want to get engaged and the other might not feel the same way about the relationship at all. Many of us have been on at least one if not both sides of those conundrums at least once or twice in relationships.<\/p>\n

It should go without saying (but we\u2019ll say it anyways, just to be safe) that trying to force someone to get engaged with you is never a good idea. If they\u2019re not ready to marry you or never will be, then pushing them toward an engagement is going to do one of two things: drive them away or lead you both toward a less-than-happy marriage.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re positive you\u2019ve found the right guy (or girl) and don\u2019t need to spend any more time getting to know him\/her before committing, then dropping some hints might not be so bad of an idea. Don\u2019t demand your partner meet you at a precise time and place under specific circumstances, ready to bend the knee. That\u2019s not going to be taken well. Trust us.<\/p>\n

The Knot<\/a> points out, though, that there are some more reasonable options.<\/p>\n

Give Your Partner a Signal<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are many reasons for your special someone to not have asked you the question when you think the timing is already long overdue. It could be that even though you\u2019re both ready, they might just not realize that you are. If that\u2019s the case they\u2019re probably going to be reticent to ask out of fear of rejection. Ease their fears a bit by dropping some hints, which should be subtle \u2013 at least at first.<\/p>\n

You can start things off by casually talking about weddings \u2013 other weddings, not yours \u2013 in conversations. Your best friend is getting married? Talk about how excited you are for it. Some celebrities just had an absurdly opulent wedding? Name drop them. You read something or watched something on Netflix that involved a marriage? Talk about how good the show\/movie\/book was. If that doesn\u2019t get you anywhere, do your best to apply the wedding in question to your own life in conversation. Even if your partner figures out what you\u2019re up to, that\u2019s sort of the point, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

Talk Rings<\/strong><\/p>\n

Engagement ring shopping is a confusing, often costly and possibly even terrifying thing. A lot of people think they have to spend more money than they can possibly afford to in order to impress you. Of course you\u2019d love to have a ring fit for a princess, but an engagement ring worth millions isn\u2019t exactly practical for most couples. Thankfully, there are many options that are as beautiful as they are affordable, like cubic zirconia engagement rings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Make ring shopping as easy as possible for your partner. Point out what shape, setting, gem stone, etc. you like best. Doing so will make it easier on them to pick something out and kill some of the possible anxiety they\u2019re feeling over the whole thing. What\u2019s more, it will help ensure you get the type of ring you really want. \u201cAccidentally\u201d leave magazines or your web browser open to displays of certain rings you like.<\/p>\n

Be OK With Next Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

You shouldn\u2019t have to wait an eternity if you\u2019re both ready, but considering being open to waiting just a bit<\/em> if your partner isn\u2019t quite there yet. Of course, that doesn\u2019t mean you should have to wait forever. If they keep putting it off and weeks turn into months and then into years, it\u2019s time to get serious.<\/p>\n

Talk About It<\/strong><\/p>\n

No tricks here. Just sit down with the person you love and have an open, honest conversation about getting married. Discuss what you both see in the future for you. Where is this relationship going, when is it going there and why? Don\u2019t try to corner them into a precise date, as that\u2019s a lot of pressure to put on someone and will only serve to kill the spontaneity if they do propose.<\/p>\n

Bonus: What Not to Do<\/strong><\/p>\n

So now you know how to nudge your partner toward getting engaged, but there\u2019s one last thing you should know, and that\u2019s what you shouldn\u2019t do. Don\u2019t start breaking out photos of gowns, floral arrangements, wedding venues or cakes. This approach can feel overwhelming for many people and have the inverse effect than what you desire.<\/p>\n

Talk about getting engaged, but don\u2019t talk about planning the wedding. Yet. Save that for after you\u2019re engaged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

They say the waiting is the hardest part. I don\u2019t know that Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers were talking about waiting to get engaged when they wrote The Waiting, but they might as well have been. Because, really, what\u2019s more arduous than waiting for the person you love more to finally ask that one question: will you marry me? You don\u2019t want to wait to officially declare your eternal love…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1302,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nFive Ways to Encourage Your Partner to Propose<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn the best ways to encourage your partner to propose from the Birkat Elyon Cubic Zirconia Engagement Rings Blog!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/five-ways-to-encourage-your-partner-to-propose\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Five Ways to Encourage Your Partner to Propose\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn the best ways to encourage your partner to propose from the Birkat Elyon Cubic Zirconia Engagement Rings Blog!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/five-ways-to-encourage-your-partner-to-propose\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"BirkatElyonBlog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/birkatelyon\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-10-19T22:10:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-07-30T20:56:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Cubic-Zirconia-Engagement-Rings1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"895\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"865\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/five-ways-to-encourage-your-partner-to-propose\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/five-ways-to-encourage-your-partner-to-propose\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a462f4a2b9abcb9717e34aa5b50543d8\"},\"headline\":\"Five Ways to Encourage Your Partner to Propose\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-10-19T22:10:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-07-30T20:56:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/five-ways-to-encourage-your-partner-to-propose\/\"},\"wordCount\":932,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Bridal\",\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/five-ways-to-encourage-your-partner-to-propose\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/five-ways-to-encourage-your-partner-to-propose\/\",\"name\":\"Five Ways to Encourage Your Partner to Propose\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-10-19T22:10:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-07-30T20:56:44+00:00\",\"description\":\"Learn the best ways to encourage your partner to propose from the Birkat Elyon Cubic Zirconia Engagement Rings Blog!\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/five-ways-to-encourage-your-partner-to-propose\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"BirkatElyonBlog\",\"description\":\"Birkat Elyon Cubic Zirconia Jewelers\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Birkat Elyon\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/d174a4077a.nxcli.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/d174a4077a.nxcli.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/logo.png\",\"width\":285,\"height\":82,\"caption\":\"Birkat Elyon\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/birkatelyon\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/birkatelyon\/?hl=en\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/birkat-elyon\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.ca\/birkatelyon\/?autologin=true\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CubicZirconiaJewelry\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a462f4a2b9abcb9717e34aa5b50543d8\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8493f488cf4b6e3052f3453e06666a27?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8493f488cf4b6e3052f3453e06666a27?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"description\":\"Rebecca Daniel is the Lead Jewelry Designer and Marketing Manager at Birkat Elyon. She has been intensely focused on creating high quality CZ jewelry for over 20 years. Rebecca Daniel on Google\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Five Ways to Encourage Your Partner to Propose","description":"Learn the best ways to encourage your partner to propose from the Birkat Elyon Cubic Zirconia Engagement Rings Blog!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/five-ways-to-encourage-your-partner-to-propose\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Five Ways to Encourage Your Partner to Propose","og_description":"Learn the best ways to encourage your partner to propose from the Birkat Elyon Cubic Zirconia Engagement Rings Blog!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/five-ways-to-encourage-your-partner-to-propose\/","og_site_name":"BirkatElyonBlog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/birkatelyon","article_published_time":"2015-10-19T22:10:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-07-30T20:56:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":895,"height":865,"url":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Cubic-Zirconia-Engagement-Rings1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/five-ways-to-encourage-your-partner-to-propose\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/five-ways-to-encourage-your-partner-to-propose\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a462f4a2b9abcb9717e34aa5b50543d8"},"headline":"Five Ways to Encourage Your Partner to Propose","datePublished":"2015-10-19T22:10:19+00:00","dateModified":"2019-07-30T20:56:44+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/five-ways-to-encourage-your-partner-to-propose\/"},"wordCount":932,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Bridal","News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/five-ways-to-encourage-your-partner-to-propose\/","url":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/five-ways-to-encourage-your-partner-to-propose\/","name":"Five Ways to Encourage Your Partner to Propose","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-10-19T22:10:19+00:00","dateModified":"2019-07-30T20:56:44+00:00","description":"Learn the best ways to encourage your partner to propose from the Birkat Elyon Cubic Zirconia Engagement Rings Blog!","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/five-ways-to-encourage-your-partner-to-propose\/"]}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/","name":"BirkatElyonBlog","description":"Birkat Elyon Cubic Zirconia Jewelers","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Birkat Elyon","url":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/d174a4077a.nxcli.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/d174a4077a.nxcli.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/logo.png","width":285,"height":82,"caption":"Birkat Elyon"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/birkatelyon","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/birkatelyon\/?hl=en","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/birkat-elyon","https:\/\/www.pinterest.ca\/birkatelyon\/?autologin=true","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CubicZirconiaJewelry"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a462f4a2b9abcb9717e34aa5b50543d8","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8493f488cf4b6e3052f3453e06666a27?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8493f488cf4b6e3052f3453e06666a27?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"description":"Rebecca Daniel is the Lead Jewelry Designer and Marketing Manager at Birkat Elyon. She has been intensely focused on creating high quality CZ jewelry for over 20 years. Rebecca Daniel on Google","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1301"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1301"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1303,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1301\/revisions\/1303"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birkatelyon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}