Though a great deal is made about the ring when it comes to proposals, it does not and should not be the focus. The actual expression of your desire to share the rest of your life with that person should be the main spotlight of the story with the ring as an additional token. I am not saying that no care should be taken to the selection of a ring, if you choose to give one. I am, however, saying that the story she tells can be more amazing than just showing a ring and saying that you two are getting married. In order to remove the focus from the ring, a very important thing must happen - something more amazing than the ring. To simply offer a ring and ask, “Will you marry me?" cannot outshine the ring. You will have to get imaginative and allow your creativity to shine in a way that you can make her flash the ring and be impatient to share her “story." Some may ask, “Why is this important" and to this I let you know that over 80% of women were disappointed with their marriage proposal. Recognize that it is not 80% unhappy with the ring; but HOW it was offered. So, the key to a great proposal should not be the ring, per se, but the way that you present the ring.To make this a little easier to understand, let’s take the following example: Do you want a wonderful, delicious dinner served to you in a crumpled and dirty paper bag? Of course not, so just think of the ring as a gourmet meal and your proposal as the container… Will you choose a silver platter or a crumpled paper sack'If you choose the platter route, here are some important items to note. First, the easiest and best way to determine the best way to propose is our T.I.P. This was developed after years of research into the best relationships and most enjoyable proposals and really focuses on the “how-to" for success. The Thoughtful, Intimate, Planned (T.I.P.) approach will allow you to determine the most emotionally attaching proposal that will have your mate talking about it for many years to come. To develop a T.I.P. marriage proposal, you answer the following important questions:What would my mate consider a very thoughtful act?What is an intimate knowledge that I have about my mate or she/he of me that we can draw upon to make this moment truly special to us beyond anyone around us?What plans can I make to insure that what I want to do will be a reality?Though there is a bit more to it than this, you can get a general understanding of how to the T.I.P. methodology helps to reduce the likelihood of a poor presentation. Do you really think that you could be thoughtful, intimate, and plan for the event and it go poorly? Well, that is why we offer this T.I.P. and recommend that it be used to help make the story of the proposal more than a few words followed by a long gaze at the ring.