Loose Diamond Engagement Article:
Anonymous

  The night I received my diamond engagement ring!

  I had been living with my boyfriend for about a year before he proposed in 1994.

  We had arranged to meet for a night out at a very nice night club for drinks and dancing. I and a girlfriend arrived early at the club. My fellow arrived a bit later, dressed well and looked very handsome.

  We sat down for cocktails, and 10 minutes later the hostess came over with a beautiful jewelry box for me. She said an admirer had sent it. I looked at my friend and my boyfriend, but my friend just look bewildered and my boyfriend had a quizzical look on his face, and said that he had no idea what it was. (He is a very good poker player.)

  I opened the jewelry box. Inside was a beautiful bottle of perfume. I set it down and proceeded to have drinks; still wondering what was going on. I thought maybe this was a door prize or something.

  15 minutes later the waiter came over and gave me a similar looking jewelry box. I had no idea what was going on. I asked the waiter, and he said he was just told to give it to me. Again, my boyfriend just gave me an "I have no clue" look. I opened it up, and inside was a beautiful pin.

  The same thing happened a third time with the waiter bringing another jewelry box over. This time it was a watch. I was so bewildered. At this point, I knew my boyfriend had something to do with this, but I didn’t know what was going on, and he wasn’t talking.

  Well, about 2 hours into the evening, when the house band was starting up, I noticed my boyfriend hadn’t returned from the bathroom. I heard someone on the microphone on the dance floor, and turned, and saw MY BOYFRIEND! (My boyfriend is very shy, so this was surreal).

  He proceeded to tell the good-sized crowd there (this was at a club in Underground Atlanta) who he was, and that he was there for a very special occasion. H said that he was in love with a special person (ME!) and he had a very special question to ask her. I was so scared I was shaking! He called out to the crowd, "Would CB please come up here?" As I was making my way towards him, he was fishing for something in his pocket. The next few minutes was kinda a blur, but I remember him asking me over the mike to marry him and make him the happiest man in the world. I broke down, and cried "Yes." The crowd went wild. We partied hard the rest of the night.