Contributor: Lindsey Hughes
Informant: Stephanie Smith (Pseudonym)
Title of Text: “Proposal”
Date of Text: First Semester, Oct. 31, 2005 (Halloween!!)
Text (Interview)
Interviewer: When did your boyfriend propose to you?
Stephanie: He proposed on Halloween, before we went to our friend’s party.
Interviewer: Where were you at the time of the proposal?
Stephanie: “We were in my apartment getting dressed in our Halloween costumes.”
Interviewer: What were your costumes?
Stephanie:” We went as an evil bride and groom”
Interviewer: Were your costumes a part of the proposal?
Stephanie: “Oh yes, apparently he had been planning his proposal for a while. While we were putting the finishing touches on our costumes, he handed me a ring, and said “Now your costume is complete,” then he got down on one knee as asked my to marry him.”
Interviewer: What did you say?
Stephanie: “Yes, of course. We have been together for four years now. We started dating our senior year in high school, so it was an easy decision for me. I knew if would happen eventually, but his proposal was very creative, that it really surprised me.”
Interviewer: Have you set a date yet?
Stephanie: “Not yet, we are waiting till we finish school.”
Context
The people involved in the proposal are a younger couple. The proposal was in the women’s own apartment, which shows that she no longer lives with her parents, also showing the age of the informant. The beginning of their relationship, and the number of years they have been together, also show their year in college, and also shows how long it will be till they do marry. The fact that the proposal was done in costumes, shows the type of relationship the two have.