oh! I think I've been here. Zealandia? in Wellington, NZ. They had a bunch of birds at that show. There's a cage where you can hang out with Kea parrots. They also showed a MASSIVE possum, unrelated to the North American ones. Invasive in NZ and they get HUGE.
(but we went to a few sanctuaries, so I probably have them confused... trying to find it. I think Zealandia is the wrong one. WELL worth visiting, though!)
Well not exactly, the method of the proposal can still be a surprise (that's part of the fun), what's important is that you must've discussed in private whether you both want to get married ahead of time so that the actual outcome of said proposal is never uncertain.
By the time I proposed (dated 4 years, in our 20s) my gf was dropping such obvious hints, I could have bet every ounce of my being on her answer. Not saying thats the norm, but we don't know if she wasn't doing the same, or hell if he even floated the idea by her earlier.
We probably did. We were living together for 2 years at that point too. There was 0 subjectivity there. I also knew her well enough that she doesn't like to create a scene and a public proposal was something she wouldn't want so I just did it in our bedroom. But if she was someone who liked grand gestures, I would have 0 hesitation doing something like this.
Cohesive couples talk it out first and make sure they both feel similarly about marriage and other future trajectories. Then they can have fun with the actual proposal. I was coerced into my first marriage (drugs & abuse), and after an escape and much therapy, I wish nothing but the former for everyone who ventures into it.
Yes. My now wife of 26 years and I had discussed kids, life goals, the fact that I'm a gamer, mental health issues (sort of, we didn't know then what we know now), and I am assuming other things. I had talked about asking her dad's permission, even, which she said "fine" to, even though it was silly. But then she got tired of waiting for me to get the ball rolling and proposed to me ;) Looking at this couple I get a similar vibe.
That makes me so glad, thanks for sharing. Even great love isn't perfect all the time, and it never goes exactly the way we plan it to, but damn it's nice when people find a great match. My folks always told me: whether it's romance, friendships, or collaboration, seek people who are good teammates.
I would never be the person to volunteer unless blind drunk however I know for sure exactly which of my partners or friends will and do volunteer for everything to the point of inserting themselves
I knew she'd say yes, but she didn't think I'd ask. Short, long-distance romance and was leaving for another country two months after I asked. Been married over ten years :)
Ivalicenyan
I saw it coming a mile away
WhenWillThenBeNowSoon
Kind of messed up she instantly thought it was the guy to her left. Maybe Eli was asking.
pelicansfightingterrorism
That bird proposed to her? So sweet!
Twinklepot
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1YmZucnF6Z3JrYm12d29kOGZqMG14cnZydWc1amdvOGF1bGRjNHN2ZSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/TjGFDxbbZRYjv9vpCL/200w.webp
EMHPicardo
dmrynaski1776
That was easily five bucks worth of surprise.
Noahbalboa82
Slicker than shit on a stick
StraightOnThroughTheChompers
Pretty damn smooth, Bro.
Hmuda
The only way I'd ever do anything like this in front of a massive audience of strangers is if she was dropping hints that she wants to tie the knot.
CorrectMostOfTheTime
That’s… the only time anyone should do this
happyrabbitzz
I am usually not at all enthused by such (public/productionish proposals), but that was very, very cool.
azazyel
I love that he knew she's totally want the bird interaction
JustTodd
Moreso, if he didn't know that, should they get married?
azazyel
Thankfully that's not up to me, I have heard arranged marriages have a pretty good success rate.
arrbos
oh! I think I've been here. Zealandia? in Wellington, NZ. They had a bunch of birds at that show. There's a cage where you can hang out with Kea parrots. They also showed a MASSIVE possum, unrelated to the North American ones. Invasive in NZ and they get HUGE.
arrbos
(but we went to a few sanctuaries, so I probably have them confused... trying to find it. I think Zealandia is the wrong one. WELL worth visiting, though!)
arrbos
Ahhah, nope, Queenstown. https://kiwibird.co.nz/
Sfingks
Would somebody flamethrower those sun-bleached seats already?
vulturolf
Plot twist! They live in Alabama! Kiss your cousin/sister/mom/daughter/grandma (who is vampire so thats why she looks so young)
SirVG
Except no American money is purple.
00LimaRomeo
Taronga Zoo's bird show, lovely.
thatwoodguy
I think you just got robbed.
nlmaya
This is so wholesome. Thank you for posting this. We need some positivity in these times
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Gruesslibaer
Get a grip.
guitarfourtysix
NotAllowedToArgueUnlessYouPay
More'n likely.
NooPogodi
And then they held hands
BishlamekGurpgork
nodded to each other respectfully
oldguyexlurker
What are 'sunnies'? I figured sunglasses, but she's not wearing those.
marthafarquar
The sunnies are clipped to her overalls at the start but she puts them away off camera before picking up the $5 note.
oldguyexlurker
AH. THERE they are. Thanks.
sundaymondayhippyday
Sunnies is not just an Aussie expression is it?
I know we abbreviate everything- we came up with selfie
oldguyexlurker
Certainly never heard it before in the US.
huffnpuff72
Things you learn. But why doesn't everyone else shorten it to sunnies? Saves so much time!!
arrbos
I've started using it since watching Bluey. =p
oldguyexlurker
Haven't heard it on there. (BTW we love Bluey. And that New Year's Day episode where the parents were hungover was effing hilarious!!)
arrbos
I think the pool episode uses "sunnies" a couple times. Maybe the beach one.
UncleRat
I noticed the bird lady didn't send the fiver back.
banderan
A tip
NotAllowedToArgueUnlessYouPay
Euli ain't no amateur.
Realitycheck34
Birdfeed ain't free.
Stonemarter
Bird needs fuelmoney too....
SteersAndQueers
It's one litre of fuel, Michael. What could it cost, $10?
WhiskyBravo
it's a living....
SecondSince
She gotta get PAID!
MrMacrophotography
That bird was suspicious from the beginning! I no longer like him.
TheFullLength
Yeah, I'm scraping what I can for fuel money
philmoregraves
Toss a coin to your Witcher
weleasebwyan
Yup, but what I noticed is those comments that service isn’t free, it was HER fiver, not his. 🤔
whatwhenwherewhyhowwho
She will probably end up with most of his anyway.
OhIfIMust
What's his will soon become hers as well.
HarryDresdenIsMySpiritAnimal
Proposals aren't cheap, yo.
EMHPicardo
Air service doesn't work... (•_•) ( •_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■) ...for peanuts.
Dimedius
cost of doing business.
jerusalemspider
Underrated
SuperSaiyanYamcha
Syko73
Always risky to propose in front of an audience
mcglirkymeow
Not risky if you know the answer.
BishlamekGurpgork
Never ask the question if you don't already know the answer.
stabthecrab
I’d say that’s not true at all. It’s always risky if you haven’t discussed getting married yet, and proposed in front of an audience
Colopty
The trick is to already know the answer.
CallThisAUsername
Because you've discussed about correcr ways to propose beforehand, yes ;)
Colopty
Well not exactly, the method of the proposal can still be a surprise (that's part of the fun), what's important is that you must've discussed in private whether you both want to get married ahead of time so that the actual outcome of said proposal is never uncertain.
CallThisAUsername
Yeah no the context matters a lot too.
Poopette
if I had done this my wife probably would have said no. some folks don't like surprises or flag mobs or audiences
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
well THAT was fucking risky!
Clayman8
I know right, what if she marries the bird?!
Atomic2
By the time I proposed (dated 4 years, in our 20s) my gf was dropping such obvious hints, I could have bet every ounce of my being on her answer. Not saying thats the norm, but we don't know if she wasn't doing the same, or hell if he even floated the idea by her earlier.
truthader
Shouldn’t it be discussed explicitly
Atomic2
We probably did. We were living together for 2 years at that point too. There was 0 subjectivity there. I also knew her well enough that she doesn't like to create a scene and a public proposal was something she wouldn't want so I just did it in our bedroom. But if she was someone who liked grand gestures, I would have 0 hesitation doing something like this.
liquidriddle
If their answer is in question at all, there's still a lot of talking to do before you propose.
southflhitnrun
Love is never safe! https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExcjdmb21tN284M3Awbm1tOWljMHA2Z2NheXB6cDNqcm5oZmZhMjZmZiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/LQJHzY986EiyOC1OwG/giphy.gif
cdlong
It was clearly planned out ahead of time
badbackandgettingfat
He had a good wingman.
lovingspace
That was memorable. She'll never forget.
youreathing
I have an extreme aversion to attention (especially public), so I wouldn't play ANY part in this.
BishlamekGurpgork
Part of having fun with a proposal is knowing who you're marrying and what they're okay with.
truthader
Hopefully a partner would not put you in this situation
powwerbottom
Cohesive couples talk it out first and make sure they both feel similarly about marriage and other future trajectories. Then they can have fun with the actual proposal. I was coerced into my first marriage (drugs & abuse), and after an escape and much therapy, I wish nothing but the former for everyone who ventures into it.
MechaNinja
Yes. My now wife of 26 years and I had discussed kids, life goals, the fact that I'm a gamer, mental health issues (sort of, we didn't know then what we know now), and I am assuming other things. I had talked about asking her dad's permission, even, which she said "fine" to, even though it was silly. But then she got tired of waiting for me to get the ball rolling and proposed to me ;) Looking at this couple I get a similar vibe.
powwerbottom
That makes me so glad, thanks for sharing. Even great love isn't perfect all the time, and it never goes exactly the way we plan it to, but damn it's nice when people find a great match. My folks always told me: whether it's romance, friendships, or collaboration, seek people who are good teammates.
sundaymondayhippyday
Sweet
sfbiker
You shouldn't ask if you don't know what the answer will be, otherwise you're probably not ready to be married.
Larktonguesinadicecup
I don't think anyone ever knows what the answer will be for sure though.
kadac00
I've been married for 33 years. I still haven't gotten around to asking her
Babomonkey
I don't think it was her answer that was risky, it was whether or not she volunteered in the first place. Imagine if she'd just stayed seated.
LiamRobertsonjr
He knows she's the type to jump up to volunteer.
idontwanttosignin
I would never be the person to volunteer unless blind drunk however I know for sure exactly which of my partners or friends will and do volunteer for everything to the point of inserting themselves
Scarecrow6971
I knew what the answer was going to be, and it definitely didn't make me less nervous to do so.
Joedog624
I knew she'd say yes, but she didn't think I'd ask. Short, long-distance romance and was leaving for another country two months after I asked. Been married over ten years :)
truthader
Nervewracking isn’t the same as risky.
Congratulations!