#proposal

It's a good thing you're an aging orphan," he murmured, gently pushing the hair away from her face. "I don't have to wait around to get anyone's permission." "Permission for what, you rat bastard?" she said. "Such language, dragon. I'm afraid you're going to have to marry me. ↗

— Anne Stuart

#love #proposal #romance #age

In the nineteenth century, many Anglican theologians, both evangelical and catholic, embraced positively the proposal of evolution. ↗

— Arthur Peacocke

#both #catholic #century #embraced #evangelical

That doesn't necessarily mean they have to have an explicit proposal that they put forward that all Democrats sign up to, but I think they need to throw some ideas out that, at least directionally, point the way forward. ↗

— John Podesta

#explicit #forward #i #i think #ideas

Marry me, Kiara,” he blurts out in front of everyone. “Why?” she asks, challenging him. “Because I love you,” he says, walking up to her and bending down on one knee while he takes her hand in his, “and I want to go to sleep with you every night and wake up seein’ your face every mornin’, I want you to be the mother of my children, I want to fix cars with you and eat your crappy tofu tacos that you think are Mexican. I want to climb mountains with you and be challenged by you, I want to argue with you just so we can have crazy hot makeup sex. Marry me, because without you I’d be six feet under … and because I love your family like they’re my own … and because you’re my best friend and I want to grow old with you.” He starts tearing up, and it’s shocking because I’ve never seen him cry. “Marry me, Kiara Westford, because when I got shot the only thing I was thinkin’ about was comin’ back here and makin’ you my wife. Say yes, chica. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#engagement #kiara #love #proposal #family

Renee Anabeth Cooper, even though you are bossy, and you think that you know everything because you're three years older than me," he chuckled and then straightened up his angelic face. His blue eyes looked up at her with all the love that he muster. "Will you do me the honor of being my wife. ↗

— Latrivia S. Nelson

#family

Very well,” Beatrix said reluctantly. “But I warn you, they may be resistant to the match.” “I’m resistant to the match,” Christopher informed her. “At least we’ll have that in common. ↗

— Lisa Kleypas

#humor #proposal #humor

Tell him yes. Even if you are dying of fear, even if you are sorry later, because whatever you do, you will be sorry all the rest of your life if you say no. ↗

— Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

#life

I know that now probably isn't the time. But I have been here for the worse, and I want to be here for the rest. ↗

— Keira Kroft

#marriage

You wanted a wife but I was still a girl. ↗

— Kate Chisman

#love #love-story #lovers #marriage #marriage-proposal

Emma giggled. "I don't think so." She nudged him playfully. "Just go on over and make them an offer they can't refuse on taking your fiancee upstairs to consummate your engagement." He scowled at her. "You're supposed to consummate a marriage, not an engagement. ↗

— Katie Ashley

#emma-harrison #katie-ashley #the-proposal #marriage