1. Reserve a conference room at her workplace.

2. Surprise her with a PowerPoint presentation about your relationship.

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3. Sing her an original love song full of allusions to data analysis.

4. Present a concluding slide.

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5. Ask her to marry you.

6. Upon receiving the hoped-for answer, escort her out of the conference room and smile for the camera.

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6 responses

  1. Beverly Avatar
    Beverly

    So happy for you both! Thanks for sharing your proposal–clever and on the mark for a great match.

  2. Mark Drangsholt Avatar
    Mark Drangsholt

    Wonderful! Fantastic! And 5 other superlatives!
    PS. No 2 x 2 tables for the epidemiologists like me?

  3. Laura Houston Avatar
    Laura Houston

    How can one say no after a song like that??? Congratulations to you both!

  4. ThomasBubendorfer Avatar
    ThomasBubendorfer

    LZ is clearly a very lucky lady, though I wouldn’t have tried your approach on my (non-nerd) wife. Especially since I can’t sing. Congratulations!

  5. Bob Langenbach Avatar
    Bob Langenbach

    GC and LZ,

    What great news!!!!!

    I agree with commenter number 3. 🙂

    Have you set a date?

    1. crowther Avatar

      Thanks, everyone! Yes, Bob — June 19th. (Thursday is the new Saturday!)

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