Irene B and Sean D. Huntington Station, United States

Proposal Type: Private

My boyfriend said he felt like taking a ride and insisted I go with him. I didn't want to as I had a really bad cold and menstrual cramps besides. We drove around and he stopped and bought some Italian food to go and kept driving. He drove through the woods and drove through the brambles and drove down roads where a rabbit wouldn't go.

Finally, he stopped on a dark road that was vaguely familiar. He got a blanket and tote out of the trunk and led the way down a steep hillside in the dark. Finally we reached a clear area and I remembered it was the place where we had had a romantic picnic once. The edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean, a full moon over us just like that night over a year before.

He spread out the blanket, and set out the food and champagne. He gave me an armload of flowers that he had in the tote. He got on his knees and proposed. I wasn't sure I heard right as I was running a fever and was shivering so much (it was a very cold night). I had to ask him to repeat it.

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