Normalize not proposing on hikes

maznyk · 2021-08-03T23:21:58+00:00

I think it depends on how it was done. There’s a big difference between walking the usual trail together at the end of the day vs reaching the summit of a mountain together. Is it low effort or did he plan a trip to somewhere you haven’t been and timed the hike just right that you’d be at the waterfalls by sunset for him to do the thing? The time and thought behind it says more than the Thule of date/location of a proposal. It can be high or low value based on whether or not he put effort.

BlueSkiesOverLondon · 2021-08-03T21:01:20+00:00

Tell him to take a hike, sis. On his own.

(Sorry, I couldn’t resist.)

whiskey_and_oreos · 2021-08-03T20:53:57+00:00

I really don't understand it. You're hot, sweaty, tired, and covered in sunscreen and/or insect repellent. It's exercise but you never hear about a guy proposing at a Lifetime fitness. Oh and odds are good your fingers swell in the heat and that ring might not fit, if he even figured out the correct size in the first place.

Junior-Lion7893 · 2021-08-04T07:08:13+00:00

I don’t want to be sweaty and out of breath when he offers me a ring lol I wanna look glamorous af with a feather boa!

ChanelOberlin2015 · 2021-08-04T04:27:40+00:00

I also wouldn't feel comfortable saying "no" out in the middle of nowhere tbh. Only a LVM would isolate a woman miles away from any other humans before making her decide whether to marry him or not.

I am specifically thinking of a true crime case I heard of in which a woman went hiking with her ex boyfriend and he pushed her off a cliff to her death https://metro.co.uk/2017/08/20/final-picture-of-girl-18-before-she-was-pushed-off-cliff-by-boyfriend-6865388/ , just in case any lurkers think I am being "paranoid"

FrenchHeel · 2021-08-03T23:33:08+00:00

And how am I going to hike in heels and a dress? What kind of bad date is this?

aspermyprevious · 2021-08-03T23:06:01+00:00

My HVBIL had to correct a friend about this recently, when he said this same point. “Um, no I didn’t. I made her THINK we were going on a hike, but INSTEAD I set up a catered gourmet picnic at a CLOSE scenic location. I had our close friend guard the picnic and take our pup back home when we got there. So we wouldn’t have to mind her while I proposed and we ate. I would NEVER make Her hike up a fucking hill for a proposal.”

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