Historically, in heterosexual relationships, the consideration of proposing falls to the person. Nevertheless, to cite Schoolhouse Rock!, “Who says ladies cannot suggest?”
Listed below are 17 well-known ladies who proposed to their boyfriends:
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Rita Ora proposed to Taika Waititi in 2022. She instructed the podcast Start Once more with Davine McCall, “I rented a resort room in Palm Springs. A very nice fancy one, crammed it up with balloons — heart-shaped balloons and a heart-shaped cake, as a result of I am principally doing what I’d have needed for mine. He walks into the room, and he is like, ‘What the hell? Is it Valentine’s Day?’ I am like ‘No!’ …Anyway, I get down on one knee, and he was similar to, ‘What is occurring?'”
She stated that she frightened, “Possibly he does not need it. Possibly it is okay to only be in a relationship. Which was high-quality with me, too. However I simply needed to lock him down.” Nevertheless, Taika answered, “Completely. What the hell? Rise up.” They acquired married that August.
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After 4 years collectively, Pink proposed to motocross racer Carey Hart in the course of the Professional 250 class finals. She wrote, “Will you marry me?” on a pit board and held it out in entrance of him as he made his third lap. At first, he did not cease, so she added, “Severe!” to her signal. The following time he noticed it, he pulled over and accepted her proposal.
They acquired married in the beginning of 2006.
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Jodie Turner-Smith proposed to Joshua Jackson — who was truly her first crush. He instructed The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon, “She requested me. On New 12 months’s Eve…we had been in Nicaragua. It was very stunning, extremely romantic. We had been strolling down the seashore, and he or she requested me to marry her. There was like a preamble, there was a lead as much as it… I didn’t know, however she was fairly adamant. And she or he was proper. That is your best option I ever made.”
The couple acquired married in 2019, however Jodie filed for divorce in 2023, citing “irreconcilable variations.”
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In the course of the 2020 lockdown in Melbourne, Sarah Snook and her greatest good friend David Lawson “acquired caught in a home collectively, and [they] simply form of fell in love.” On Halloween, she popped the query. She instructed the Telegraph, “Nothing spooky, it simply turned out that method.”
4 months later, they acquired married with solely “[her] housemates and the celebrant and a photographer, and a good friend and companion who had been [their] witnesses” in attendance. The expansion of their relationship from friendship to marriage was sudden. Sarah stated, “It is nonetheless such a shock and shock for us actually, and we nonetheless get a kick out of it.”
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Kat Dennings and Andrew W.Okay. proposed to one another concurrently. On The Drew Barrymore Present, she stated, “We had a particular second that makes me imagine in magic. We had been doing kissing, and we had, like, a shared feeling. I felt this intense…factor that I used to be like, ‘That is my individual. That is it. I am unable to reside with out him. That is the person I am presupposed to be with.’ And we checked out one another, and we each proposed on the identical time. Not deliberate. No knee down — I do not even keep in mind what occurred after that. We simply had been like ‘Ought to we get married?’ And ‘Sure.’ I simply burst into tears.”
“It was, like, I by no means thought I had it in me, you realize, as a result of I am sort of a toughie. However I did. I wept pleased tears. I felt this sense of reduction that I’ve achieved it. I made it by the wilderness and located this unbelievable individual, and yeah. Nobody believes me. However I guarantee you, that is what occurred. I am so glad I waited till I discovered the best individual. All people goes by this nightmarish time of life searching for an individual — or not. No matter floats your boat. However I really feel very fortunate. He is one of the best,” she stated. They acquired married in 2023.
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Britney Spears proposed to Kevin Federline, however he declined as a result of he thought he ought to be the one to suggest. Per Us Weekly, he stated, “It wasn’t like a ‘Will you marry me?’ It wasn’t that simple. The way in which she stated it was sort of beating across the bush. Nonetheless, I used to be taken abruptly. I believed the man was presupposed to ask the woman. So a few minutes glided by, after which I requested her. I wasn’t actually excited about asking her immediately, however I did with out reservation. I might identified for some time that she’s The One.”
Three months after their relationship started, they had a shock marriage ceremony at their small engagement occasion. Britney instructed Folks, “I simply thought it might be an excessive amount of if we had achieved it after we had been presupposed to. It grew to become this enormous factor, and I used to be like, ‘What are we ready for? We all know that is the actual factor, why not simply do it now?’ That is why I needed to sneak and do it our little method.” Nevertheless, she filed for divorce in 2006.
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Choose Judy (aka Judy Sheindlin) proposed to Jerry Sheindlin as a result of she was pissed off together with his lack of dedication. She instructed Dujour, “I did suggest to him. I stated to him, ‘The place is that this relationship going?’ And he tried to weasel out of it, together with his, ‘Effectively, you realize, why do we now have to get married?’ No matter. He lastly capitulated. I instructed him to choose a date. He picked Flag Day.”
They acquired married in 1978, however they divorced after her father’s demise in 1990. Within the e book What Makes a Marriage Final, Judy stated, “I stated, ‘I have been caring for you for 12 years, now it is your flip to care for me.’ And he was completely unaccustomed to that position. I wasn’t asking for something unreasonable, and he wasn’t being unreasonable saying that he actually did not understand how to try this. He was 55 and had lived a sure method all his life. He could not even conceptualize taking up that position. He simply could not.” She instructed Jerry, “Except you modify, we won’t keep collectively.”
Jerry stated, “I missed her presence the very first week that we had been separated. It was the primary time in years that we did not get to see one another each single day. It was such an odd expertise.” Nevertheless, a 12 months later, he requested her to dinner, they usually acquired again collectively.
They acquired remarried in 1991, and Jerry proposed the second time round. He stated, “I picked her up from work at household court docket sooner or later, and we had been strolling by downtown Manhattan. Out of the blue I stated to her, ‘That is foolish. I am uncomfortable being with you on a regular basis and never being married to you. Let’s get married once more.’ She stated, ‘Effectively, how are we going to try this?’ I stated, ‘The clerk’s workplace is correct up the road. We are able to go in and get a license…'”
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Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard each proposed to one another. Initially, he did not imagine in marriage, however he requested her to marry him in 2009 as a result of he knew how vital it was to her. Dax instructed Folks, “Finally, I used to be like, ‘Effectively, I am doing it as a result of my companion desires that. Overlook the custom or historical past of marriage as an idea, you understanding I used to be doing one thing that I did not need to do as a result of I beloved you was an enormous signal for you.”
They determined to carry off on getting married till same-sex marriage was legalized in California. Kristen instructed PrideSource, “What are we gonna do? Have a celebration and be like, ‘Have a look at us celebrating this factor you may’t do?’ That is fucking putrid. Like, 90 p.c of our pals are homosexual!” In June 2013, the Supreme Courtroom deemed the Protection of Marriage Act to be unconstitutional. So, Kristen tweeted, “@daxshepard1 will you marry me? Xo #marriageequality #loveislove.” Dax tweeted, “DOMA is useless. Prop 8 is useless. Now let’s deliver my massive, homosexual marriage to @IMKristenBell to Life!!!!”
Jimmy Kimmel gifted the couple a pillow to have fun. Kristen instructed Oprah Day by day, “It is embroidered with my tweet asking my husband, Dax Shepard, to marry me, in addition to his tweet saying sure. We might waited to get married as a result of half our pals are homosexual, and we did not assume it was acceptable to have a marriage till they may, too. The morning DOMA was squashed within the Supreme Courtroom, I proposed on Twitter.” The couple tied the knot in October 2013.
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Olympic skier Lindsay Vonn and NHL participant P.Okay. Subban additionally proposed to one another. In August 2019, he requested her to marry him with an emerald ring. He instructed Vogue, “I acquired the ring and stated, ‘You recognize what? I am simply going to do it [at] house.’ Every part sort of got here collectively on that day. Everybody says the celebrities aligned — effectively, it was truly a full moon. I used to be frightened as a result of I knew she would need to be dressed up and never in her pajamas, and it simply so occurred she had a enterprise assembly, so she was totally dressed up.”
4 months later, Lindsay popped the query herself. On Instagram, she stated, “Merry Christmas and pleased holidays everybody!! On our 2 12 months anniversary I returned the favor and requested PK to marry me… and he stated sure ☺️. We discuss equality however actions communicate louder than phrases. Males ought to get engagement rings too and that is what PK deserves. Cannot wait to marry you babe.”
She additionally instructed Leisure Tonight, “I used to be like, ‘Effectively, I’ve an engagement ring however you do not, so not all people is aware of we’re engaged.’ And I believe it ought to be like, actually equal.’ We had been going to present one another rings, so I simply sort of made a factor about it. However I by no means knew it was going to be that massive of a deal… I simply needed to do one thing that was for us, and particular for us.” Nevertheless, they known as off their engagement a 12 months later.
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Haley Lu Richardson proposed to Brett Dier, her boyfriend of seven years, in 2018. She instructed Busy Tonight, “I requested him to marry me. Neither of us are, like, loopy romantic individuals, so nothing was deliberate. He was sitting there consuming a pizza, and he was telling me a joke that Shia LaBeouf had stated in an interview, and he was, like, pretending to be Shia LaBeouf explaining this joke, and for some cause, I simply lower him off and was like, ‘Wanna marry me?'”
She additionally instructed Cosmopolitan, “This is the factor. I did not put together in any respect. I had no concept after I awoke that morning that I used to be going to ask somebody to marry me that day. I used to be completely within the second, and this intestine feeling got here up and coerced me to ask him to marry me, and I did. And he stated sure. I really feel just like the trick to that was simply not excited about it in any respect earlier than it occurred. I simply sort of did it. We had been at this out of doors strip mall consuming pizza when it occurred.”
“After we had been crying and having this actually wonderful second that I will always remember, crying and holding one another and saying, ‘Oh my gosh, we will get married. We will be collectively ceaselessly.’ We had been like, ‘We’re gonna should do one thing about it,’ as a result of we did not have any rings. So we went over to this bush and acquired these twigs and every knelt down one after the other and tied these twigs round our ring fingers. We have now them saved in a bit baggie. My engagement ring now, it is custom-made. It is a actually easy ring, but it surely’s engraved like a twig. It was simply one of the best day ever. It is one of the best my coronary heart has ever felt. I by no means knew my coronary heart may really feel that good,” she stated.
Nevertheless, in a 2022 Instagram story publish, Haley shared, “Hey guys. That is me and Brett. We truly separated two years in the past. However life goes on and we’re each present and doing fairly effectively seems. We shared a deeply particular chunk of our lives collectively. I am so glad to have had the final {couples} years to heal and develop with out the web understanding however we kinda needed to share it transfer on now. [sic]”
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Designer Diane von Furstenberg popped the query to her longtime companion Barry Diller in 2001. She instructed O journal, “One 12 months, I did not know what to present him for his birthday. And I known as him and stated, ‘You recognize, if you need, to your birthday, I will marry you.’ And he stated, ‘Let me see if I can prepare it.’ It is what he all the time says, and he all the time arranges it. Every week later, we married at Metropolis Corridor, and he gave me — that is so Barry — he gave me 26 marriage ceremony rings, for the 26 years we had not been married.”
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4 months into their relationship, Billie Piper reportedly proposed to British presenter Chris Evans in 2001. Later that 12 months, they acquired married in Las Vegas. On the time, she was 18, and he was 35.
The couple separated in 2004, then their divorce was finalized in 2007. Nevertheless, Billie seemed again on their marriage fondly. In 2022, she instructed the Guardian, “Cherished it. Cherished that point. Realized a lot. Actually wanted it after the experiences that I might had, main as much as that time. And I felt like I might truly discovered an actual good friend. I suppose assembly somebody who had skilled [fame] for 20 years, at that stage, it was very nurturing. And likewise very drunken, which I wanted. I had lots of enjoyable throughout these years.”
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Three months into their relationship, Jenna Bush Hager spontaneously proposed to Henry Hager. On TODAY with Hoda & Jenna, she stated, “I requested Henry to marry me. He stated no, after which he requested me 5 years later … I would’ve had a Christmas cocktail, and we had been dancing, and I stated, ‘That is it. I do know it. Let’s simply get married. What are we ready for?’ He smiled, and he was like, ‘I am loopy about you, however you are younger.'”
Henry proposed to Jenna on prime of a mountain in 2007, they usually tied the knot the next 12 months.
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Elizabeth Taylor proposed to her second husband, Michael Wilding, and selected her diamond-studded sapphire engagement ring herself.
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In 2022, The Bachelorette Season 14 star Becca Kufrin proposed to Thomas Jacobs, whom she met on Bachelor in Paradise. On Instagram, she stated, “Within the final plot twist…HE SAID YES! We have been conserving this secret simply between us and shut household & pals for some time however we’re so excited to shout it from the rooftops! I lastly discovered my chauffeur for all times and the one who makes my coronary heart smile each single day. I am unable to wait to do all of it with you Tommy, thanks for making me the happiest gal alive. I really like you to the moon & again ♥️.”
In his personal Instagram publish, Thomas shared, “The final word UNO reverse card / energy transfer. You conserving me on my toes for a lifetime has a fantastic ring to it. Cheers to ceaselessly Boops #Fiance.”
Some individuals criticized Becca for her determination. On the Bachelor Glad Hour podcast, she stated, “We have obtained a lot love from individuals, however I’ve additionally seen feedback the place persons are like, ‘She’s determined.’ ‘I’d by no means permit a girl to suggest to the person.’ ‘I’d by no means do that.’ And it is like, cool, that is you. However why does it, as a feminine, make me determined to need to [propose] to anyone? If Thomas in per week had been to do the very same factor, nobody says he is determined. It does not make sense to me. The logic’s not there.”
Likewise, on Off the Vine, Thomas stated, “Having a hoop in your finger as a male, when your companion proposes to you as a feminine — you simply really feel like a foul bitch… That’s the largest praise. That she desires to tie me down? That she proposed to me? Like, what? Am I a trophy husband now? Do I stroll completely different? Do I discuss completely different? Do I put on a monocle? The place do I am going from right here?” 5 months later, Thomas proposed to Becca, they usually acquired married in 2023.
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The Bachelorette Season 21 star Jenn Tran made franchise historical past as the primary feminine result in suggest to her closing choose. Stopping Devin Strader from popping the query, she requested him to marry her. Nevertheless, on the “After the Remaining Rose” episode, she stated that he started “pulling away” after filming ended. She stated, “We left Hawaii engaged. I believed I discovered the individual I needed to spend the remainder of my life with. As quickly as we left Hawaii, issues had been completely different… I used to be confused, I did not perceive as a result of we had simply left so pleased. He principally stated he did not love me anymore and did not really feel the identical was… He was checked out. It wasn’t what he needed anymore.”
She stated he ended their engagement in a 15-minute cellphone name a month earlier than the reside finale episodes. The present aired the proposal phase, regardless of Jenn quietly asking, “Do I’ve a selection?” Because it performed, a reside digital camera broadcast her emotional response with Devin proper beside her. Many followers criticized the community for the “merciless” determination.
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And eventually, The Actual Housewives of Orange County forged member Grechen Rossi did not have any compelling storylines for Season 8 — till she determined to suggest to Slade Smiley, her boyfriend of 4 years, through music. Nevertheless, she denied that she solely did it for the present. In a Season 8 clip, she stated, “Completely, one hundred pc no. I wasn’t gonna do one thing only for TV. I wasn’t gonna do one thing simply to become profitable.”
Gretchen and Slade have been engaged since 2013. On the podcast Scheananigans with Scheana Shay, she stated, “Actually, it is actually simply been the timing of all the pieces… Life simply acquired so busy. After which I began making an attempt to have a child, and that was a lot cash simply doing the entire IVF factor and all that for 4 and a half years. After which after we had the newborn, we had been simply busy being mother and father… I am not the sort of woman that is like, ‘Let’s go right down to the courthouse and get married.’ I would like the marriage…I need to have extra of the large hoopla.”
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