56 Women Who Rejected Proposals — And Their Jaw-Dropping Reasons Will Change How You See Love Forever
Ever wondered what it feels like to pop the question and get handed the big fat “No” right back? Yeah, it stings—like realizing you’ve put your favorite ring in a safety deposit box, just waiting for love to catch up. But sometimes, “no” is just the opening act for a love story that lasts decades. Whether it’s a hurried proposal after seven months or a quirky battle of Scrabble boards deciding fate, these stories prove that a “no” doesn’t always close the door—it might just open the right one. So buckle up for some heartwarming, hilarious, and downright unexpected tales from people who’ve asked, gotten rejected, and somehow ended up saying “I do” years later… or not. Ready to dive into the rollercoaster of proposals, rejections, and second chances? LEARN MORE.
I proposed after 7 months of dating and she said “no” as it was too soon. I agreed and put the ring in a safety deposit box and told her that if she changed her mind, it’s there for her. After 2 weeks, she said “yes” and we decided to have a long engagement period (2 years) so that we could be sure. We’ve been married for 37 years.
My dad proposed to my mom the night he met her. The way they explain it, they “bared their souls to each other” that night. They talked for hours uninterrupted. And even though my dad wasn’t looking to get married, he just knew. She said no, but did say yes to another night out.
He proposed again. She said no, but again, accepted another date. This went on nearly daily for 6 months.
One night, my parents played Scrabble against each other for the first time. My mom loves Scrabble. She kicks people’s bum up and down the block, and this is a woman who takes pride in being well read enough to serve as a quick reference thesaurus. After a hard fought game, she lost for the first time she could remember. And my 105 pound 5 foot nothing mother swept the board and pieces of the table sending them flying across the room. She looked at my dad and said in a fury, “Fine, I’ll marry you!” My dad responded, in classic male fashion, “Uhhh. I need to think about it.”
He thought about it, and barely 8 months after they met, my parents married in a tiny chapel in Vegas. They celebrated 23 years this year.
I asked, she said no because I drank way too much. I said I would get it under control. I tried bluffing instead. She saw through it and kicked me out. She was right.
I don’t have a clue where she is or whatever happened to her.
I quit drinking now but that was definitely my life’s most cruel lesson.
Not denied during a proposal but 99% sure she realized I was going to propose and bailed before I had the chance.
Eight years and change together, everything seemed totally fine, we talked about a future together plenty of times, engagement rings, jobs, housing, kids, etc. The job and housing parts were going forward and she had shown me rings and talked weddings plenty so it felt like it was time to finally do that. Bought a ring, tried planning some neat trips to take her on for an awesome proposal, they kept not happening, finally decided I was just going to do it around New Years, but right before that she bailed. Timing was just so perfect for her not to have figured it out.
Never really got an explanation, just the general, “I love you but I’m not in love with you.”
One of those kinda generic statements that you hate to get, especially after so long, but at the same time I’m sure there was plenty of legitimacy to it. We met when we were young and we grew into different people. People change a lot between the mid teens and mid twenties.
We tried to maintain a friendship for a while after that but it was super hard for me because I was still totally into her. I had to basically drop off the map entirely for a year or so because we shared the same social circle and I just got so incredibly uncomfortable around her. No hard feelings I guess at the end of the day, it sucked, but it wasn’t like something awful happened between us. Eventually we just stopped talking. She drifted to a new social group, I got back in mine, life goes on. Definitely not where I expected to be at this point in my life though.
Not anywhere near as exciting/interesting as some other stories.
My dad proposed to my mom after they’d been seeing each other for just under two weeks. She laughed and basically told him he was crazy, that it was way too soon. My dad said, (and he is very proud of this fact,) “Fine. I asked you once. I’m not gonna ask again.” My mom thought he was bluffing. After a year of dating she started giving him a hard time about not asking her to get married again, and he stuck to his guns and said she missed her chance and he wasn’t going to ask again. My mom finally broke down and asked *him* to marry *her*. Made sure she properly made fun of him when she did it, too. Made a big show about asking his father for permission, got down on one knee in public, got him the gaudiest engagement ring she could find. He said yes and they just celebrated their 30th anniversary.
EDIT: I guess I could have done a better job of conveying the spirit of my dad’s initial proposal, because some people seem to think it was a serious thing where he actually got down on one knee, but it wasn’t anything like that. My mom and dad were planning their next date, trying to figure out if they could go do anything after he got off of work, and he said, “Hey! I know! We could go get married!” He was serious but he framed it as a joke because he knew it was insane.
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