Card Games and Proposals

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of participating in a major Magic tournament. While I did not win, I had an absolute blast and enjoyed my experience. I bring this part up because, in Round 2, I was witness to an innovative and very adorable proposal.

For quick reference, a player may request another player receive a deck check if he/she feels there is something suspicious occuring.

A woman's boyfriend asked a judge to check his girlfriend's deck. He walked up to the judging station with the judge, whispering something to him as he did so. When they returned, the judge presented her with her deckbox and said "Please be careful opening your deckbox."

Next thing you know, the guy is on one knee, and inside the deckbox, on top of her deck, is a ring.

Now, let me tell you, this is awesome, and a perfect example of how to use something you and your significant other are passionate about in order to have an amazing emotional experience. The love that these two shared with one another and for this game showed in that one moment, and I felt extremely warm inside. There was a stoppage of time and we all gave them a standing ovation (the entire round got a time extension!), as well as a congratulations given from the head judge and the judging station.

If you should learn anything from this, it's that you should never be afraid to share your passions with who you love, nor should you be afraid to use those passions to cultivate and elevate your relationship. Grow your love through the other things in life that you love, and you will be very happy. The sign of a happy, healthy relationship is one where each person can feel comfortable sharing and telling one another about their passions. This lucky couple just so happened to love a game so much that a creative proposal was thought up. Some may find it tacky, but I spoke with the lucky bride-to-be after the round ended and she told me that she was so proud and honored to have been proposed to in a room full of fellow Magic players, because they all shared her passion for the game, and she wouldn't have been proposed to any other way.

In case it wasn't obvious-she said yes!