On this day of all days....

[raven]

So, I got my first proposal.

Mum: [following desultory Skype conversation re: me skiing, her trip to India, what the neighbours are up to, etc.] Oh, also, I forgot to say, you had a proposal.

Me: WHAT.

Mum: My friend [N], you remember her? She has another friend, who's looking for a girl... three sons, the eldest two are married already, the youngest isn't. He's a GP trainee. Nice boy, nice family, they have a big house in Upholland. They approached a couple of girls, but they were older than him so she thought...

Me: WHAT.

Mum: She asked how old you were and I said twenty-four, and that's good, that's young, and you're a lawyer not a doctor but they thought that was okay, and, they said, could I send a picture?

Me: And what did you say?

Mum: Hmmmm.

Me: "Hmmmm"? You said "HMMMM"?

Mum: Ah, you know. And he seems like a nice boy, and I think I met them at a Diwali party once, were you here, I'm not sure, possibly? It was a couple of years ago...

Me: I... have no idea what to do with this information.

My dad: [off camera] Iona! I know what you should do.

Me: WHAT.

My dad: You should ask your young man about it!

Me: I should... tell my young man I've had a proposal, and should I say yea or nay.

My dad: Honesty is the best policy and all that, right? Right.

Mum: Why are you both laughing? I'm going to get lots of these in India, people are going to be asking about you. I'll take the details down. I'll make a little book.

My dad: We can call it "Just In Case". Stop laughing, this is very serious.


I love my parents. My first proposal. I feel so grown-up.

Comments

[gavagai]

Not counting Shaadi.com?? Hm? Hmmm???

[raven]

This one was personal!

[gavagai]

I'm trying to make some kind of Proposals: The Revenge joke but the right wording isn't quite coming, shut up, s'late over here, I've done a lot of ironing and cooking and stuff. Maybe this is how people who actually do housework feel every day.

[soupytwist]

Inappropriate Johnny Cash is totally one of those people now, in my head.

(Cause that is obvs what this situation needed. :) )

[brightlywoven]

Oh wow. This is definitely a story for the grandchildren!

(Did you ever read Anne of Green Gables? This made me think of the Anne's first proposal story)

[raven]

Jane Andrews' brother Billy! Yes!

[brightlywoven]

<3

[littlered2]

Ha, I love Billy Andrews' proposal. So pragmatic!

[gavagai]

It could be worse. I rewatched the BBC Pride & Prejudice recently...

[brightlywoven]

heeee!
(I was so pleased to see Mr Collins/David Bamber in the King's Speech - the dramatic reunion of that tortured love triangle!)

[icepixie]

Bwahaha. That's awesome.

[raven]

It's definitely... something. :P

[silverhare]

Stop laughing, this is very serious.
♥

[happydork]

We can call it "Just In Case".

Ahaha! Awesome!

[raven]

What will I DO with my "Just in Case" book. Keep it on my bedside table? Am still boggled.

[happydork]

Use it to stun burglars?

[gavagai]

Hit Jon with it! HOW CAN YOU EVEN HAVE TO ASK THIS QUESTION.

[bekkypk.livejournal.com]

I'm not entirely certain what to say, so instead I will go O_o for a while.
xx

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

That's entirely appropriate, I think.

[biascut.livejournal.com]

Your dad is ace. And your mum!

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

they really are! As these things go I'm very lucky.

[littlered2.livejournal.com]

How exciting, in a slightly scary way. Um. Congratulations? (Particularly for having a dad who apparently finds the whole thing utterly hilarious. It's a good response, I feel.)

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

It is! I still have no response formulated. I mean.... WHAT.

[littlered2.livejournal.com]

WHAT is a perfectly appropriate response.

[gamesiplay.livejournal.com]

I'll take the details down. I'll make a little book.

This made me dissolve into laughter. And the suggestion that you check in with Shim first. Amaaazing.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

It's great, isn't it? As Meredith says, couples should make these major life decisions together!

[bookwormsarah.livejournal.com]

I think I rather love your parents.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

They are kind of fabulous. :)

[the-acrobat.livejournal.com]

Can I propose a fandom group marriage to add to the book? You could collage the page up with pictures of Hawkeye and the Doctor and Amy Pond and so on and it would be such an exciting alternative.

In all seriousness, though, congratulations. This post really made me giggle. You should ask Shim about it, because, you know, couples need to make these practical life decisions together. :)

IONA, WAT??? <3

[macadamanaity.livejournal.com]

Um so I read this wrong for a second and thought it said Hawkeye and Amy Pond and then my brain got kind of stuck there....

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

*handflap* INORITE. what do you even SAY to this.

[leiascully.livejournal.com]

Your parents' reactions are adorable.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

heeee! they are surprisingly very fabulous. :)

[lauds.livejournal.com]

Congratulaaaations! ;) you're a lawyer not a doctor but they thought that was okay made me laugh, rather a Chinese thing to say too.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

heeeee! Ah, brown families. :)

[vikingwriter.livejournal.com]

Thank you. This made my day (except for the part where I want to kidnap your parents and claim them as my own, much as I love my mother)!

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Heee! Glad to have amused. :)

[dormouse-in-tea.livejournal.com]

I am glad your father recognizes that you're in a relationship that matters to you!

Oh man. This makes me laugh and gape and my brain spin around.

Er, congratulations on being a hot prospect?

[sriti.livejournal.com]

I have a friend living in London (parents live here in Bangladesh) who goes through similar situations like this every other month, only difference being both the mom and the dad are very much serious about their precious daughter getting married to a desi boy, and refuses to accept any relationship she might have with a 'white-boy'. Who says we can't be racist?

But I seriously LOVE your dad's reaction! He's funny! Would they be willing to adopt a 27 year old?

[tau_sigma]

... your dad is AMAZING. (Your mum is also lovely, but. Your dad. *g*

Please tell us what Shim said? Pretty please? *puppy dog eyes*

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Shim's reaction was "...."

Followed by dropping off gchat and calling me so he could shout "WHAT?" as emphatically as possible. Followed by more "...." who can blame him, really.

[hathy-col.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHAHAHA. Oh, that's marvellous. Congratulations, obviously!

I second the idea that you should let us know what Shim said. ENQUIRING MINDS NEED TO KNOW.

[loneraven.livejournal.com]

Shim was incapable of speech for a while. I feel like I can't blame him for this.

[fyrdrakken]

Oh, that's fantastic! Delighted by your father's reaction, and definitely want to hear what Shim says.

[marymac.livejournal.com]

Oh your dad. That's brilliant.
Poor Shim, flailing speechlessness sounds perfectly sensible.