Write a story about a proposal.

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“I said no.” by Amy Lindley

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I said no. Of course I said no. Who would say yes? A nut case that's who! Well I’m no nut case. He is. I bet you are wondering what the hell I'm going on about. Well, that was my inner monologue as this guy got down on one knee and proposed in the middle of the restaurant while I was on a date... with my girlfriend. My name is Kathryn or Kat if I like you enough. I definitely didn't like Brody enough for him to call me Kat, nevermind propose! So how did this come about you ask? Well take a pew because it's a bizarre one! It all started ...

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“Love fillings ” by Adhena Madhu

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"Ugh I hate dentists." I told my mother as I pushed open the glass door and walked into the waiting room. The usual smell of antiseptics washed over me, making my nose twitch. There were two people waiting patiently in front of the endodontist's door. I was the third. "That is a big irony since you yourself are one." She pursed her lips and glared at me. "Aren't you least ashamed on confessing this to me?" I shrugged. "It's just you. And it's still a truth." We sat down on the plush sofa and waited. I looked around, observing the dif...

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“THE BIG STEP” by Baffour Owusu-Ansah

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It was a regular Thursday at the office. Messengers running around, clerks typing letters and sales reps trying to seal deals over the telephone. Aside from an unannounced visit by the CEO to the 2nd floor, the day seemed ordinary for everyone else. I sat at my desk, deep in thought, and totally oblivious as to what was going on around me. I was about to make an important decision that will have future implications on his life. I was going to propose to the love of my life that very evening. Everything was ready but there was still the fear ...

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“This is it” by Grace Jarvis

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“It’s not what you think,” he said. I woke up to the sunlight warming my face. Such a good way to start an important day. I stretched and yawned as I sat up. I slightly look towards my phone. I need to know. No, I don’t. It can wait. After getting ready for the day I walk to the kitchen. The cold tiles sent a chill up my spine. I grabbed the eggs from the fridge and a pan from the cupboard. As the sizzling crack of the eggs filled the air, my phone rang. I check my phone to see my boyfriend’s name on the screen. Butterflies fluttere...

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“The Other Glass Slipper” by Eunice Lee

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When Cindy married the Prince, no one had warned her about the other lovers. Oh, everyone had reassured her that she was special; that the Prince would never look at another woman—or man, or otherwise—again; that they would live happily ever after. Clearly, she thought, they had ended the story too early. A cadre of gold-robed advisors tittered and stared as they passed her. Everyone had heard of Charming's daily dalliances. Cindy, however, was an expert in humiliation. Even as it simmered deep inside her gut, no blush swept her cheek, n...

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“The Treehouse Proposal” by David Lastinger

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Jimmy and Lauren were having their usual breakfast at their favorite coffee house in town. While Jimmy normally has a full breakfast of eggs, bacon, toast, and hash browns, today he was only having toast and coffee. “Aren’t you hungry, Jimmy?” Lauren noticing the smaller than normal breakfast. “What’s wrong?” “Ah, nothing wrong at all. I just didn’t feel like eating a bunch today.” He hoped that he had convinced her that all was okay. It wasn’t. He was hoping all would be more than okay and maybe even life changing by the end of the day...

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“Let's Get Married” by Luna Baldwin

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“Let’s get married.” I turn towards the voice only to find my lifelong friend, Alfred, standing in the doorway to my room. His bouncy locks of blonde hair have long ago turned into flat pieces of steel, and his young tan face is covered with wrinkles from age. His once straight mature posture is now slouched from years of hard labor and medical conditions. The young bachelor that I once knew is now an old man that has suffered. “Come again?” I ask, my shaky voice echoes through the room. He walks towards me. He’s dressed in a blue b...

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“A PHOTO AND A PROPOSAL” by Barbara Bessiris

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My father looked skeptically at the printer as it slowly began to spit out the sheet of photo paper. He was an old man and had no patience for technological machines that he could not understand. Nevertheless, he quietly held his breath. “This machine, it take a long time,” he finally said; mostly to himself than to anyone else. It was the new millennium. It had come and gone, yet his advancing years had served him adequately. He could not complain. My father had reached the venerable age of eighty one. The paper in question, the one co...

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“Unforgettable Proposal 🤗😍” by POOJA SARMALKAR

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Here I am going to tel you one of my friends funny love story that happend to him. He usually go to my job by Bus. So from the starting month of his job its been two years in this two years every now and then he used to see one pretty girl who is slim and who also used to travel by same bus same time in morning and evening. He was observing her from past one year every now and then and one day finally decided to talk with her. But some questions sparked in my mind before speaking with her. If he speak with her will she respond to me o...

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“Powder Keg” by Ed Vela

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“So, are you planning on proposing to my Mom?” Uh-oh! The question Ron Hapgood had been dreading since his current significant other, Laurel Treviot, introduced him to her extremely precocious daughter Salisa. Salisa, the asker of this dreaded question, had just turned eleven, had a recorded IQ of 161, and did not suffer fools well. She was also an absolute zealot where her Mom's rights were concerned and never wanted them to be trampled on in any fashion, in short she was a pre-teen powder keg. In an attempt to keep her from exploding a...

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“A Coward's Way Out.” by Jayne Morgan

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I should never have agreed to this date. Truth is, I should never have agreed to the last few dates. I should have cancelled them all. I should have told him the truth a long time ago, but I am a coward. I stare down at the ring. “Oh Liam, it’s beautiful.” I choke on the words, emotion clasping a vice like grip around my throat. Tears prick my eyes; not tears of happiness as Liam thinks, but tears of sadness, of regret. I can’t say yes but I don’t know how to say no either. I love Liam, I truly do, but I’m ...

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“A Proposal to Forget” by Cheryl H

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It was the night of our next date. I was wearing a red, tight, body-fitting dress and my red, high heel Louis Vuitton shoes. My hair was neatly pulled up into an up-do, and my makeup was of a natural look with a shade of fire red on the lip. In my hands, I held a small red and black clutch. Before I got up from my vanity to leave, my 4-year old son ran over to me and said "Mom, you look pretty! You look like a princess!" I smiled and gave him the biggest hug ever. Feeling super confident now, I got up, walked downstairs, and then walked outs...

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“Standing Out” by Jay Seate

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Standing Out By J. T. Seate All of us have days or moments that stand out in our lives. It might have been when we found the right person, or were married, or when we held our newborn infant in our arms, and so on. One day can often change everything, and for me, that day came within the walls of a small church in an equally small and relatively quiet town. John was home again and his presence completed made possible the event which brought with it such significance. On that day, in the presence of sixty or so gatherers, my son wa...

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“WHAT IF” by BATHABILE MTETWA

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Have you ever felt a pounding and stomping sound in your heart? Thump! Thump! Your heart goes then the temperament changes to bam! Bam! Bam! That moment when it feels like your heart will burst and fall right on the floor, right in front of everyone. You can feel the sweat dripping down both sides of your face. In that moment, you silently pray that no one is watching or paying close enough attention to your nervousness. Dear reader that is what I felt minutes before my presentation. At that very moment, the only sound I could h...

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“6ixes Get Stitches” by Bruce Charles

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“We know that you were involved, so talk dammit!”Officer Marcus slammed his fist on the table, causing it to shake from impact. The young man who sat across from him was unimpressed and gave no reaction. The suit and military haircut of Officer Marcus contrasted heavily with the man being interrogated, who wore a sleeveless top that showed off his tattoos, and had long hair dyed with multiple colors.Officer Jane, dressed in the same manner as Marcus, stepped up to the interrogation table. “Look, Danny,” Jane said in a soothing voice, “we’re ...

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Write a story about a proposal.

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✍️ 211 stories

“I said no.” by Amy Lindley

“Love fillings ” by Adhena Madhu

“THE BIG STEP” by Baffour Owusu-Ansah

“This is it” by Grace Jarvis

“The Other Glass Slipper” by Eunice Lee

“The Treehouse Proposal” by David Lastinger

“Let's Get Married” by Luna Baldwin

“A PHOTO AND A PROPOSAL” by Barbara Bessiris

“Unforgettable Proposal 🤗😍” by POOJA SARMALKAR

“Powder Keg” by Ed Vela

“A Coward's Way Out.” by Jayne Morgan

“A Proposal to Forget” by Cheryl H

“Standing Out” by Jay Seate

“WHAT IF” by BATHABILE MTETWA

“6ixes Get Stitches” by Bruce Charles

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