Getting down on bended knee to pop the question is one of the most nerve-racking things a person will ever do.
Understandably, the buildup to the big moment can be fraught with all kinds of feelings. Below, 15 men on Whisper, an app where users share their secrets anonymously, reveal their innermost pre-proposal thoughts.
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(credit:<a href="http://www.juliajanephotography.com/index.php?d=paris" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Julia Jane Photography" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5660e6f9e4b079b2818e0b09" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.juliajanephotography.com/index.php?d=paris" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="18" data-vars-position-in-unit="19">Julia Jane Photography</a> via<a href="http://www.frenchweddingstyle.com/marriage-proposal-in-paris/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name=" French Wedding Style" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5660e6f9e4b079b2818e0b09" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.frenchweddingstyle.com/marriage-proposal-in-paris/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="19" data-vars-position-in-unit="20"> French Wedding Style</a>)
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(03 of16)
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(04 of16)
(credit:<a href="http://www.zofiaphoto.com/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Zofia & Co." data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5660e6f9e4b079b2818e0b09" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.zofiaphoto.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="14" data-vars-position-in-unit="15">Zofia & Co.</a> via <a href="http://howheasked.com/nantucket-marriage-proposal" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="HowHeAsked" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5660e6f9e4b079b2818e0b09" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://howheasked.com/nantucket-marriage-proposal" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="15" data-vars-position-in-unit="16">HowHeAsked</a>)
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(credit:<a href="http://www.annakphotography.com/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Anna K Photography " data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5660e6f9e4b079b2818e0b09" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.annakphotography.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="10" data-vars-position-in-unit="11">Anna K Photography </a>via <a href="http://howheasked.com/photo-shoot-marriage-proposal" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="HowHeAsked" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5660e6f9e4b079b2818e0b09" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://howheasked.com/photo-shoot-marriage-proposal" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="11" data-vars-position-in-unit="12">HowHeAsked</a>)
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(09 of16)
(credit:<a href="http://vladletophotography.com/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Vlad Leto" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5660e6f9e4b079b2818e0b09" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://vladletophotography.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="7" data-vars-position-in-unit="8">Vlad Leto</a>)
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(credit:<a href="http://vladletophotography.com/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Vlad Leto" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5660e6f9e4b079b2818e0b09" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://vladletophotography.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="1" data-vars-position-in-unit="2">Vlad Leto</a>)
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