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As in most countries, social norms in Japan usually dictate that the man in a romantic relationship be the one to pop the question and propose marriage. A new service from online retailer Best Surprise, though, gives women a unique way to get the ball rolling on progressing from boyfriend and girlfriend to husband and wife.
The Nadeshiko Reverse Proposal Ring Set includes, of course, a ring. Also part of the package is some elegant stationery, on which the aspiring bride can draft a proposal letter of her own, or adapt a sample letter provided by Best Surprise to meet her specific needs.
Best Surprise recommends a message that’s cute, humorous, and, perhaps most important of all, direct in laying out your feelings and marital aspirations.
When placing an order, the customer also provides her boyfriend’s mailing address, and the company will deliver the package to him. After reading the letter, should he accept, he’s supposed to meet his lady love in person and slip the ring on her finger, making their engagement official.
But as classic soul song “Everybody Plays the Fool” explained some four and a half decades ago, there’s no guarantee that the one you love is going to love you. Should the guy who receives the ring in the mail wish to maintain his bachelor status, he’s instructed to place the ring in a separate envelope that’s included with the delivery and send it back to Best Surprise. While no refund will be issued to the woman who made the purchase, Best Surprise will send her a diamond necklace “in celebration of her taking the first step of her new [single] life.”
Along with being an emotional leap of faith, the Nadeshiko Reverse Proposal Ring Set is a bit of a financial one as well, since an unscrupulous cad could reject the proposal and pocket the ring for resale or some other nefarious purpose. However, the Nadeshiko Reverse Proposal Ring Set is surprisingly inexpensive, priced at just 10,000 yen. If it’s a risk you’re ready to take, it can be ordered through Rakuten here.
Source: @Press
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theFu
I always thought leaving "Modern Bride" magazines laying around and discussions about all her girlfriends getting married was sufficient hints that I needed to make a decision.
Fapster
This type of desperation is such a turn off! Be a little more confident please ladies, perhaps that's why he hasn't proposed to you yet! Cooking and cleaning well can only get you so far, for your man to possess you you need a little confidence!!
Kurobune
WTH ! ? !
coskuri
??? It's not a ring for him ? Many men love wearing rings, so they'd be disappointed, no ? That makes me think about my Dad when we ordered clothes and he was there at delivery. So he'd say nothing and the next day, he was wearing the new item and say "There was my name on the box, I keep...". Clothes ordered for my brother, but also for the girls of the family like he took Mum's snow shoes and a large jeans shirt that was for me.
This is not different from what so many J-woman already do : pulling her socially inept sarariman by the sleeve to the jewel store, point the ring she has reserved, make him pay with his credit card, and instruct him to propose at the next dinner in the restaurant of her choice.
They do that too already, when they dump a guy, go to Brand Off with all his presents of value and exchange with a new trinket.
You're not going to receive one.
MsDelicious
I wonder if one of the pre-written notes goes like this:
Dear Love,
I am really tired of working, and if we get married I promise to quit my job immediately, put on one of those really complicated to tie aprons, and join a cake club, yoga, dancing and definitely spend hours at Star Bucks with my friends. Of course I will expect you to commute everyday on packed trains, get home late and not wake me up, plus drive on holidays when the whole country is in a traffic jam.
I love you honey. Please accept the ring.
Keko-desu
lostrune2
If you liked it, then you should have put a ring on it, lol