Just recently, I read an article on the 5 worst ways to “pop the question” on Yahoo.

As I was reading, I was shocked when I heard that someone had the audacity to ask the question on Twitter. The conversation went something like this:

“To @emilychang – After fifteen years of blissful happiness I would like to ask for your hand in marriage?”

“@maxkiesler – yes, i do.”

When I read this, I couldn’t help but think, “What happened to privacy and romance?” I would hate to be proposed to in any way other than face to face, with my partner on one knee. But of course, that’s just me.

There was another proposal mentioned, where the ring was placed into the proposee’s milkshake, was unnoticed, swallowed, and then ingested. Needless to say, she had to wait a few days before she could find the diamond in the rough. Well, why on earth would you place a diamond ring in a swamp of sticky artificial sugars and flavorings? A ring belongs in a box or on a finger. Not in a milkshake.

Swallowing the wedding ring is one thing, but losing it is another. One man took his girlfriend hiking with the intentions of proposing in the midst of nature. However, the ring, a $9,000 heirloom, was dropped down a rock jetty, never to be seen again.

Megan Fox had a similar proposal flop when she dropped her $60,000 ring in the sand, and, after having a search party scouring the beach for the ring, lost it.

The most embarrassing proposals are the most public ones. When the proposal goes as planned, then it could be very romantic and very memorable. However, when one says no, especially in front of hundreds of people, the occasion could turn into a train wreck. I have heard stories of proposals at stadiums, in huge, lavish restaurants, or in auditoriums that have been rejected. The embarrassment is unimaginable. The pressure put on the person being asked is also huge.

“You never want to make her feel uncomfortable or pressured to answer right away.”  relationship psychologist, Dr. Linda Young said of public proposals. “Your partner may agree to your proposal to save face in public and then privately retract it.”

My advice is, save yourself the embarrassment and ask in a more private venue, unless you are absolutely sure the answer will be a yes.

In contrast to the rejected public proposal, Danny Bonaduce and his manager Amy Railsback had decided they would get married. Later that day, Bonaduce recieved a shock of a lifetime, when the wedding manager informed him that his wedding had been planned and was taking place that evening. Imagine the shock! He didn’t even have the time to celebrate his new status.

After reading this article, there is only one thing that I told myself. I hope that my proposal is one of a kind and not embarrassing, where I don’t lose my ring and my future husband asks me to marry him like he means it!