--- title: Watch This Guy Propose to His Girlfriend 365 Times Without Her Knowing description: He videotaped himself holding up a whiteboard, asking her to marry him, every day for a year canonical: https://time.com/3736803/man-proposes-to-girlfriend-365-times/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-09T01:18:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:43:30.160Z og:title: Watch This Guy Propose to His Girlfriend 365 Times Without Her Knowing og:description: He videotaped himself holding up a whiteboard, asking her to marry him, every day for a year og:url: https://time.com/3736803/man-proposes-to-girlfriend-365-times/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch This Guy Propose to His Girlfriend 365 Times Without Her Knowing twitter:description: He videotaped himself holding up a whiteboard, asking her to marry him, every day for a year twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch This Guy Propose to His Girlfriend 365 Times Without Her Knowing ## Video: Mix Tape Nostalgia: Cassette from My Ex [Watch (HLS stream): Mix Tape Nostalgia: Cassette from My Ex](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/YHzfVSOA.m3u8) (6:07)  _Published 2009-11-03. The multimedia project "Cassette From My Ex" documents the era of the mix tape, when people created personal soundtracks for their lives and loves_ by [Alexandra Zaslow / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Alexandra Zaslow / People Mar 9, 2015 1:18 AM UTC by [Alexandra Zaslow / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Alexandra Zaslow / People Mar 9, 2015 1:18 AM UTC Dean Smith has been prepping for his marriage proposal to his girlfriend Jennifer for 365 days. Smith videotaped himself holding up a whiteboard asking her to marry him every single day for a whole year, starting with January 8, 2014. He did this while he was doing everyday things, such as brushing his teeth, eating breakfast or folding laundry. The big reveal was while they were vacationing in Aruba with her family. The family, who were in on the creative proposal, escorted her to a beach using similar white boards and then sat her down in a chair and had her watch Smith’s video. “I just wanted to let you know how much I love you, how incredibly smart, funny, caring and stunningly beautiful you are,” Smith said in the video. “To me, you are perfect.” He revealed that he made the video the day he decided he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. “Jennifer, I love you more than anything in the world,” he said. “I know that you’re the person I want to spend the rest of my life with, but I want the timing to be perfect and make this moment special. For the next year, I’ll show you how much I love you and that you’re in my thoughts every day. I want to marry you.” Smith then walked up behind her on the beach and got down on one knee. It was an emotional gathering for all. One stranger who had gathered nearby even yelled out, “We all want invitations to the wedding!” The beautiful gesture was complete with a big group hug and lots of happy tears. [_This article originally appeared on People.com_](http://www.people.com/article/365-day-marriage-proposal-video-white-board) _Read next:_ [_Couple Married for 67 Years Die Together While Holding Hands_](http://time.com/3727306/couple-67-years-die-together/?xid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article) ### Photographing a Kiss: Long Time Love Affairs  Joseph and Dorothy Bolotin Sharon, Pennsylvania Married on June 16, 1938\. Dorothy, "I never think of it in terms of years. I think of it in terms of good years. In love, hot romance doesn’t last forever. So I would say that yes, I think love changes. I would say we’re still in love. It’s focusing, doing little things. He’s an amazing man." Lauren Fleishman  John and Sherma Campbell Star Valley, Wyoming Married on May 13, 1955\. Sherma, "When you start out, you think you love each other as much as you possibly can,but love grows—just like your inner self grows as time goes by and you have experiences.And now at this stage of the game, I love him even more. I can’t even imagine life without him." Lauren Fleishman  Jin Lin and Lai Mei Chen Brooklyn, New York Married on February 4, 1961\. Jin Lin, "We had so many things in common it was like our hearts were the same." Lauren Fleishman  de'Spagnolis Aldo de’Spagnolis and Maria Filiozzi Itri, Italy Married on October 23, 1949\. Aldo, "When I first saw her, she was 14 and I was 22.Was there a concern that she was too young for me? No! Even now I look like a young child! Yes, even now I’m still young." Lauren Fleishman  Jake and Mary Jacobs Solihull, England Married on April 27, 1948\. Mary,"Jake said to me,'Would it ever be possible for me to marry you?' And I said,'Possible but not probable!' And that’s how it was. It wasn’t likely that I would ever marry him, and he knew that. So when he went home to Trinidad, my mother and father breathed a sigh of relief. But he used to write, and he said, 'I’m thinking I might come back to England.'" Lauren Fleishman  Kissin Yevgeniy and Lyubov Kissin Brooklyn, New York Married on June 29, 1941\. Yevgeniy, "We met at a dancing party. It was in January 1938\. My friend invited me to the party, he said there would be a lot of beautiful young girls. Another cadet with high boots had approached her, but she didn’t like high boots and so she said no to him. I was the second one to approach her. I had a different uniform, but I’m still not sure if it was my uniform or my face that attracted her to me." Lauren Fleishman  Itig and Golda Pollac Brooklyn, New York Married on August 13, 1946\. Golda, "I would say love came little by little. Not right away.We were young.And he was older, but I liked him. He spoke to me in a very nice way." Lauren Fleishman  Yaakov and Mariya Shapirshetyn Brooklyn, New York Married on July 6, 1949\. Yaakov, "What is the secret to love? A secret is a secret, and I don’t reveal my secrets." Lauren Fleishman  Gino and Angie Terranova Staten Island. New York Married on September 27, 1947\. Angie, "You really don’t think about getting older. First of all, you’re aging together, and when you see a person constantly,you don’t notice big changes. Like you don’t notice, oh you’re getting a little wrinkle here and tomorrow you say it’s a little deeper. No, those are things that just happen." 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