求婚文案怎么写 最能打动人心的求婚文案

1想牵你的手，想和你到老，想给你看我的心，想向你证明我对你的爱。想保护你，想呵护你，想你依偎在我的怀里，听我安慰你，想你靠在我的肩上，诉说生活的不易，我会是你的大树，用我的一生去爱你。遇见你，是我前世修来的福气，我会好好爱你。

2这么久以来我从未在一个人面前低头，也从未在一个人面前流泪，可是自从遇见你以后我深深体会到什么是为爱痴狂，什么是为爱奋不顾身，什么是为爱泪流满面，什么是为爱茶饭不思。所以亲爱的为了以后不让我为爱疯掉，请你嫁给我好吗？

3你不开心的时候，我陪你，你哭泣的时候，我陪你，你心情很不爽的时候，我陪你，你不想回家的时候，我陪你，无论怎样，我都陪你，只因为你是我最爱的人，嫁给我，好吗

4听说人会爱上两个人，一个惊艳了时光，一个温柔了岁月。我想说，遇见你，我已足够。你惊艳了我的时光，也请你温柔我的岁月，嫁给我吧!

5一辈子很长，我愿和你一起走过，我愿你陪你一起慢慢变老，我真的爱你，我希望你可以看到我的真心。我会爱你一辈子，请嫁给我。

6我这辈子做的最疯狂的事情，就是爱上了你，我希望一辈子都爱你，什么事情都愿意和你分享，嫁给我好吗

7我从来不会跟你说，我爱你，也不懂得怎么讨你欢心，但我相信爱是真真切切的陪伴，我希望你能够陪在我身边，而我也想要一辈子陪在你的身边。

8除了你，再也没有人能让我心心念念如此，我希望可以每天晚上把你抱在怀里，看着你安然入睡，你愿意让我照顾你一辈子吗

9一年有三百六十五天，但是我想在春天、夏天、秋天、冬天的时候，一直和你在一起。不仅和你一起度过春暖花开，酷热严寒，你的身边也只能是我，只能是我在你的身边陪着你，保护你。

10踏着夕阳，沐浴晚霞，并肩携手，送你回家；踏着月光，赏着灯花，相依相拥，送你回家。自从与你相爱，我一次次送你回家，亲爱的，嫁给我吧，我多么盼望拥有我们自己的家！

11小时候我们觉得只要有玩具的地方才有家，离开亲人后，独自在外面拼搏我们终于懂得有亲人在的地方就是家在的地方。现在遇见你，爱上你之后，我就懂得我的小家有你才是完整的，世界那么大有你才有家，所以亲爱的，嫁给我好嘛？

12我想就像现在这样，一直爱你，一直爱下去，直到天荒地老，直到海枯石烂，你愿意嫁给我，让我来照顾你一生一世吗

13最快的时间，是和你在一起，最慢的日子，是等待你的到来，如果时间可以逆转，我想与你前世相爱到今时，如果一定要加一个期限，我想是无限年。

14一辈子很短，但是我期望我们的爱情可以很长。因为我对你的心永远不会变，哪怕到我们双鬓变白，我也依然把

16 等待了那么多年，追寻了那么远，爱恋了那么深沉，牵挂了那么真，滚烫的心，愿时刻给你温暖，火热的爱，愿分秒给你平安，今生相伴，是我最大的愿，相知的心，可否嫁给我一起把梦来圆

17 亲爱的，如果婚姻是坟墓那么今天就是立碑的时候，注定把我们的爱封存千年;亲爱的，如果婚姻是天堂，那么现在就是迈入的时候，注定让我们的爱，永远流唱;嫁给我吧，让我成为你上天入地的另一半!

18 给我次机会，让我给你幸福，让我能够被你握在掌心，逃不出你的五指山，不论你对我怎样，我绝对是言听计从。

19 亲爱的，我不能预判明天的天气，未来的所有事情我都不清楚，但是唯一一点，对你的爱绝对有增无减，爱你一天更胜一天。

20 出生到成长，我都为遇到你，但是在我成熟懂事后突然发现原来我身边有这么好一姑娘，得骗回家，嫁给我吧。

21这一辈子我只恨相见恨晚，下辈子可不可以早点让我找到你，因为这辈子我爱不够。

22想要情比金坚吗？想要海枯石烂吗？想要地老天荒吗？我这货源充足，取之不尽用之不竭，你就是我唯一面向的客户，抓紧时间嫁给我吧，包你终身免费试用！

23海枯石烂太虚，我不想说，天涯海角太远，我不想去，天崩地裂太假，我不承诺，只用真心说一句，因为你的爱，我要永远爱你，嫁给我，共同谱写美好生活！

25我在此许诺，以后无论你开心也好不开心也好，笑着也好哭泣也罢，我都会一直陪着你，只因为你是我最爱的人，这一辈子最想去疼爱的人，所以我只会将自己的时间用来陪你一个人，你是专属的，在我这里你就是VIP，我这里唯一的会员，只对你开放的会员。

26你总说我们之间的一生一世太短暂，因为我们怎么爱都爱不够，一生一世的承诺可能你觉得我许的很轻，但是实际上每一句承诺我都是深思熟虑过后认真许下的，就因为我知道我这辈子最不想让你失望，我想做一个信守承诺的人，以后也会做一个好丈夫。

27这么久了，经历了很多，以前老说我不男人，今天我想男人一次，勇敢一次，嫁给我吧。

28我家门口石路硬又平，我家西瓜大又甜，我的爱人辫子长长，两个眼睛真漂亮。你要是嫁人，不要嫁给别人，一定要嫁给我，我送你房子，我送你票子，还有我这个人，嫁给我吧，坐着我的小车快快来。

29爱是风雨同舟，爱是患难与共;爱是执子之手，与之偕老;亲爱的，嫁给我吧，让我们相依为命，直到白首，依然相牵，笑看花开花谢，潮涨潮落，云卷云舒，朝霞夕阳。

30求婚法宝：一束玫瑰，一颗真心。使用方法：只需单膝一跪，一个字：爱!两个字：爱你!三个字：我爱你!四个字：嫁给我吧!五个字：我给你幸福!

如何用英语求婚　Let’s tie the knot！我们结婚吧！这句话可以换一种表达方法：“Let’s get hitch！”这两句话都是用一种轻松幽默的方式去建议结婚。当然啦，用传统的方式去pop the question你可以说“Will you marry me？”（你愿意和我结婚吗？)　也可以Will you marry me？你愿意嫁给（娶)我吗？Would you be my wife/husband？你愿意当我的妻子/丈夫吗？I think it’s time we took some vows。我想是我们该许下誓言的时候了。I think it’s time we settled down…我想是我们该稳定下来的时候了……I want to spend the rest of my life with you。我要与你共度余生。　 怎样求婚成功率更高　 最感人的求婚告白1　告白适合在烛光晚餐的时候，海边散步的时候，月下轻语的时候，在晚霞相拥，晨光相生。有种感动可以让你欢笑，有种感动会让你流泪。爱她需要了解她，了解她需要的是什么，如果你能做到，那么就把这当做惊喜赐予她。告诉她“在一千个身边走过的`女人中，我只听到了你的脚步声，那999个人踏在地上，只有你踏在我心上，那是一种暖意，不管走到哪里，我都希望有这个脚步陪伴着我，留在我身边！XXX我爱你！”　 最感人的求婚告白2　没有鲜花不要紧，但是求婚戒指可千万不能忽略，因为它代表了你的承诺！你可以带她去一个最想去的旅游景点，在她开心欢笑的欣赏美景的时候，你掏出准备好的戒指跟她求婚告白，“XXX嫁给我吧！请允许我能够在你生命的每一天里照顾你，带给你欢乐，我不敢肯定你是世界上最幸福女人，在你面前有两个选择，一个是爱，一个是不爱；而我可以肯定的是，会为你成为最幸福的女人而努力，我的选择只有两个，一个是爱，另一个是更爱。”　求婚英文怎么说2　 1、登峰造极　如果你的女友是运动型，你可以在一天的攀岩活动之后，站在山峰的至高点向她求婚。其他可行的方法包括：跳伞时在半空中，潜水时在深海中，如此等等　 2、录像表心意　制作一盘向她求婚的录像带很可以打动她的心，特别是如果你能够同她一起观看这盘录像。　她一定会高兴得跳起来，立刻就要和你去度蜜月　 3、空中要挟　一种更公开的方式是利用你们一起坐飞机的机会。你可以请求机长通过无线电通话系统将你的求婚传达给身边的女友。例如，你可以请机长说：我们正飞行在青藏高原的上空，再有将近40分钟就可以到达目的地。顺便说一句，安娜，李可问你他是否有幸能够娶你为妻。在众目睽睽之下，相信你得到的只可能是一个愿意，当然，还有安全降落。　 4、高速路上　设想她正在开车回家的路上，前面广告牌上的皮鞋广告突然变成了露露，你愿意嫁给我吗？这一定能够使你的求婚事半功倍。不仅如此，来来往往的车辆都会了解你的心意，并且祝福你成功。他们还会祝愿你的露露别因为过于兴奋而撞到牌子上。　 5、银幕为媒　你勉强同意陪她去看最新上映的超级言情大片。就在影片正式开演之前，播放了只有一行字幕的加片：马雅，你愿意做我的妻子吗？虽然你不会因为精心导演此片而荣获奥斯卡奖，至少它会作为浪漫一幕被记录在该**院的院史之中。

1If the sun were to rise in the west, Id never change my mind to love you forever　即使太阳从西边出来，我对你的爱也不会改变。(顺便温习一下虚拟语气吧)　2Im so happy with you in this starry night　在这繁星闪烁的夜晚，跟你在一起非常快乐。　3I love stars, and youre as beautiful as a star　我喜欢明星,你和明星一样漂亮(是俗了点，可人家就这麽说!)　4My love for you is as deep as the sea　对你的爱，似海深。　5Ill love you as long as I live　爱你一辈子(爱你千万年)。　6If you go away, Ill be blue Ill miss you when you leave　假如你走了，我会很沮丧。你离开，我会很想念。　7That reminds me too much of you　那使我很想你。(并不一定要用think、miss等单词哦)　8Im sending your favorite red rose to feast your eyes upon　我要送你你最喜爱的红玫瑰，让你欣赏。(女孩子都喜欢红玫瑰)　9Will you accept me I wanna share my life with you　你答应我的求婚吗我想永远和你在一起。　10In all weathers,I go with you!　风雨无阻，我跟定你了　11I fall in love with you at first sight　我对你是一见钟情　12I heel over head fall in love with you　我为你神魂颠倒　13Lets hitch it　让我们拴在一起吧　14You are my only one　你是我今生的唯一　15You are a woman of my dream　你是我的梦中情人　16You are my dearest love　你是我的至爱　17You look more beautiful every time I see you　每次见到你，你都更漂亮。(妙就妙在用more这个词，很简单地就表示出“一次比一次更”漂亮的意思)　18I love you with all my heart　我全心全意爱你。　19I love you for you　我真心爱你!(简单吧!当你想表示爱的是对方的人,而不是其他如钱财,权势等,就可以这样说)　20For the same reason you like me, I like you, too　我也喜欢你啊，就想你喜欢我一样。　浪漫而不烂俗的高级文案英文2　1、Live a good life meet slomy(好好生活慢慢相遇。）　2、L hope youre here for me(我希望你为我而来。）　3、Want to give you a hug,let the world know（想给你一个拥抱，让全世界都知道。）　4、The world is suidernly late the mountains rivers sre spreads autumn（人间忽晚，山河已秋。）　5、Cross the stars and the moon to meet yourself better（跨过星河迈过月亮去迎接更好的'自己）　6、you are back it with all the good things in this world(你逆光而来配得上这世间所有的好）　7、One day,we donut have to say goodbye,just say good night（总有一天，我们不用再说再见，只需道句晚安）　8、I want to say good night to the woridyou happen to be the world（想对全世界说晚安，恰好你就是全世界）　9、Im dark all over,and I always want to give sunshine to others（自己满身阴暗，还总想给别人阳光）　10、Around the galaxy,there are no brighter stars than you(环游遍了整个星系，找不到比你更亮的星星）　11、Its better to make methylethylpropanedine in Qing Dynasty（不如两清，做甲乙丙丁。)　12、The weather suddenly cools,so its time to turn the story（天气突然变凉，故事也该翻篇了。）　13、Dont deny yourself,you are very kind,very gentle,especially worthwhile（别否定自己，你特别好，特别温柔，特别值得。）　14、Around the galaxy,there are no brighter stars than you（环游遍了整个星系，找不到比你更亮的星星）　15、The first one out of the big wind came home with me（外面风大，和我回家）　16、The fifth leter may be time to just your eyes smiling（可能时间刚好，你眼角带笑）　17、Because of you, l lost my way（因为你，我迷失了方向。）　18、Born a layman,like money and moved（生而俗人，喜欢金钱和感动。）　19、Born sensitive,lonely and happy（生而敏感，孤独而快乐。）　20、Love is the most difficult thing in the world（世间万物，爱最难缠。）　21、May you be faithful to yoursel,ive eamesty and lsugh freel(愿你忠于自己，活的认真，笑的放肆。）　22、Ihope youre here for me（我希望你是为我而来。）　23、you cant stop yourself from being vulgar,but you canlt be romantic（无法阻止自己落俗，但浪漫不死。）　24、Its just that after being alone for a long timeI dont want to care about anything else（只是孤独久了，就不想在乎别的事情了。）　25、The first one out of the big wind came home with me(外面风大，和我回家。）　26、The twentieth meeting you used to spend al my luck(遇见你花光了我所有的运气。）　浪漫而不烂俗的高级文案英文3　 浪漫而不烂俗的情人节高级文案说说　1、一朵玫瑰传情，两心浪漫分享。值此情人佳节，送你小诗一首。　2、愿你早日情人找，快快乐乐笑声高。祝情人节快乐欢笑!　3、我的心，你的心，风吹雨打花缤纷;思悠悠，念悠悠，祝福友谊万古留!　4、情人节到了，记得要幸福，宝贝!　5、喜欢情人节和你一起许下的誓言，一生不变，相爱永远。　6、情人节到了，爱你无怨无悔!　7、情人节，我愿陪你幸福温馨共度一生!　8、亲爱的，七夕到了，爱你的心永远不变。　9、好想做你的情人，记在你的心里。情人节快乐!　10、整点浪漫，弄点情调，情到浓时，就抱抱!情人节快乐!　11、亲爱的，情人节快乐，爱你永远。　12、情人节，捧你在我手心，细心呵护一生!　13、送你郁金香，祝你幽魅尊贵永远快乐;送你玫瑰花，祝你有情人终成眷属!　14、我愿与你手牵手、心贴心，相依相守朝朝暮暮，相爱相随拥抱幸福。　15、情人节，祝你永浴爱河、一生幸福!　16、七夕情人节，爱你一辈子，永远不分离!　17、情人节到了，愿我俩心心相映，白头到老!　18、千段缘万段缘，此生有你就是缘!情人节快乐!　19、甜言蜜语变成家长里短，岁月变迁对你爱不变。情人节快乐!　20、但愿天下的有情人，天天都是情人节!　21、祝愿你，有相知，爱永远，风雨携手心不变，幸福生活比蜜甜。七夕快乐!

　　1有句话，我一生只说一次。所以你要给我记好。女人，我爱你，永远只爱你。

　2等待了那么多年，追寻了那么远，爱恋了那么深沉，牵挂了那么真，滚烫的心，愿时刻给你温暖，火热的爱，愿分秒给你平安，今生相伴，是我最大的愿，相知的心，可否嫁给我一起把梦来圆？

　3我对你的爱就是对人类的恨，因为爱上了人类就不能专心爱你。

　4什么都不重要，愿为你持续爱的心跳；不要瞎开分手的玩笑，除了你什么都不重要；你是我生命唯一的需要，任何东西都交换不到！

　5未来的路虽然漫长，只要有你的陪伴就是天堂，遇到你之后我才知道自己的等待是值得的。我想和你一起，走过以后的每一天，想一辈子只牵着你的手！我想，想你嫁给我。

　6初相逢，再回首，三四次的怅惘，五六回的爱念，七上八下的徘徊，久久的凝视，十分的决心，化作爱的倾吐：做我的\'新娘吧。时间将证明我十分的真情。

　7我没有奢华的别墅，只有简洁的平房，我没有豪华的轿车，只有能代步的摩托，我没有花花公子的心，但我有对你的一心一意，我爱你，愿意嫁给这样的我吗？

　8想你在朝朝暮暮、念你在时时刻刻、爱你在分分秒秒、疼你在点点滴滴、想你乱、乱、乱头绪、不想又伤、伤、伤自己，祈求你用神圣的婚礼来治疗我这种忧郁的幸福！

　9多少深情岁月，换来今天，多少真情相伴，度过爱恋，多少真心承诺，走到现在，多少开心快乐，等待我们一起继续，嫁给我，让我们把幸福进行到底。

　10我这个人啊，一向视金钱如粪土，嫁给我后，你生活上也不会有后顾之忧。

　11你像一颗种子，深深扎根于我的心脏；你像一味药，深深吸引于我的注意力；你像一坛美酒，深深陶醉于我的心智。今生只愿与你不相弃，来世还愿与你不相离，嫁给我吧。

　12因为开始决定要让你一辈子快乐的那一天，我就决定有天我会向你求婚。

　13玫瑰的清香，那是我的祝愿，钻戒的珍藏，那是我的情意，手下的祝愿，戴上我的情意，美好的人生，福祸一起抗，幸福快乐源自知心，我用全心给你一生开心。

　14请允许我，成为你的夏季。

　15遇见你才知以前是颠沛流离，与你紧握便是孤舟靠岸，我心沉沉，现世安稳。

　16求婚宝典：对她说，我现在决定和你分手，结束这种生活，现在给你两个选择，你想这辈子嫁给我呢还是下辈子也嫁给我呢

　17从遇见你开始，我的心便只属于你。世界上每个人终会遇见那个对的人，我很开心，因为我找到了我的唯一——最特别的你。我相信你一定是上天给我派来的天使，让我的生活突然充满了阳光照耀的温暖。谢谢你，为我做了那么多那么多。有人说，求婚要用乐维斯，男人此生只此一枚。正如我的一颗心，专属于你，期限是一生一世。你，愿意戴上么？

　18自从相识我就染上一种病——想你想你想你，你的声音是我的药引，见到你是我的良药。我发现这是一种终身疾病，你愿意做我一生的良药吗亲爱的，嫁给我吧。

　19因为相知所以幸福，因为相爱所以温馨，因为真情所以思念，因为不舍所以想和你永远相伴翩跹，嫁给我，开心快乐一起分享，痛苦挫折一起勇抗，美好明天一起开创。

　20千年的缘分让我们相遇，相识，相知，直到相爱，可见我们的爱是多么的珍贵；月老扯来的红线早已将我们的心紧紧绑住，等待着我说：亲爱的，嫁给我好吗？那就让月老见证我们永恒的爱吧，能娶到你将是我这辈子最大的幸福！我爱你，永远！

原文：求婚

译文：proposal

英 ［prə’pəʊz］

释义：

vt． 建议；打算，计划；求婚

vi． 建议；求婚；打算

短语：

propose originally 原先提议

propose aim 定为目标

扩展资料：

词语用法：

n (名词)

1、proposal表示“提议，建议”时，其后可接介词短语或动词不定式作定语，也可接that从句作同位语。

2、proposal所接由that引起的表语从句或同位语从句中的谓语动词须用虚拟语气。

3、proposal作为名词时，后面通常跟带to的不定式和名词。

4、proposal后引导的that从句里用should或者虚拟现在式。

求婚的英文：make an offer of marriage；make a proposal；marriage proposal

proposal 读法 英 [prə'pəʊz(ə)l]  美 [prə'pozl] 

n 提议，建议；求婚

短语：

1、to table a proposal 提出建议

2、rationalization proposal 合理化建议

3、make a proposal 求婚；提议

4、proposal form n 投保单

5、research proposal 研究计划

扩展资料

一、proposal的近义词：suggestion

suggestion 读法 英 [sə'dʒestʃ(ə)n]  美 [sə'dʒɛstʃən] 

n 建议；示意；微量，细微的迹象

短语：

1、make a suggestion 提出建议

2、suggestion box n 意见箱

3、at the suggestion of 在…的建议下

例句：

Perhaps he'd followed her suggestion of a stroll to the river

也许他已听从了她的到河边散步的建议。

二、suggestion的词义辨析：

progposal,  suggestion, view, advice这组词都有“意见、建议”的意思，其区别是：

1、progposal 指正式提出来供研究、采纳或实行的建议。

2、suggestion 普通用词，语气比advice婉转客气，也不如proposal正式。着重为改进工作、解决困难等提出的建议，有时含所提建议不一定正确，仅供参考的意味。

3、view 侧重指对重大的或引起公众关注的问题所持的看法和态度。

4、advice 普通用词，侧重依据个人经验、学识和正确判断而提出的忠言。

1、以我之名，冠你指间，一生相伴，一世相随。我想，我能够做的，就是以这枚戒指，去用一生证明我对你是有多少的在乎。

2、亲爱的，看你骂我时，似乎有很大的满足感!如果你想天天享受到这样的感觉，你出五毛，我出五毛，让我们凑成一块吧!就嫁给我吧!

3、曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云，我已经走过了朝秦暮楚的青春，如今只愿守候你，静静地品一品你这杯清茶。希望你嫁给我，将来做我孩子的母亲。

4、人生充满了太多的变数和机遇。也许我们曾经都错过了很多，可现在，我唯独不愿再错过的，是你。以后的每天和每天，我只想和你在一起。嫁给我吧，亲爱的。

5、都说是愿得一人心，白首不相离。如今携手已过万重风景，承载多少风风雨雨，庆幸相爱欢喜。公主殿下，可能我不是高大帅气的王子，但我愿意做一生守护你的黑骑士。

6、一个是乡村泥娃，一个是都市鲜花，我们的爱情故事每每想起，至今都觉得好像童话。可你在我心底潋滟，青青子衿也藏不住悠悠我心，不知道你愿不愿意，继续做我一辈子最亲近的知音

7、什么甜言蜜语的话，我不会说，我也不会讲，但是我会用自己的实际行动来表达，只要你想的，只要我有，我就能给你，亲爱的，嫁给我，我想让你一直幸福!我看过了，我也算过了，你的幸福只有我能给你。

8、一分钟有60秒，我愿用这60秒来爱你。一小时有60分，我愿用这60分来爱你。一天有24小时，我愿用着24小时来爱你。

9、我想每天早上醒来，睁眼第一个见到的人是你。我想每晚入睡，闭眼前见到的最后一人也是你。

10、这世上只有一个你，独一无二的你，叫我如何不去珍惜。

你要的是克林顿昨天在美国民主党代表大会上的讲话？下面是你要的那部分：

In the spring of 1971,I met a girl The first time I saw her, we were, appropriately enough, in aclass on political and civil rights She had thick blond hair, big glassesWore no makeup And she exuded this strength of self-possession I found magnetic

After the class, Ifollowed her out, intending to introduce myself I got close enough to touchher back, but I couldn't do it Somehow, I knew this would not be just anothertap on the shoulder, that I might be starting something I couldn't stop I saw herseveral more times the next few days but still didn't speak to her Then onenight in the law library talking to a classmate who wanted me to join the YaleLaw Journal, he said it would guarantee me a job at a big firm or a clerkshipwith a federal judge I really wasn’t interested — I just wanted to go home toArkansas

Then I saw the girlagain, standing at the opposite end of that long room Finally, she was staringback at me So I watched her She closed her book, put it down, and startedwalking toward me She walked the whole length of the library, came up to me,and said, "Look, if you are going to keep staring at me, we at least oughtto know each other's name I'm Hillary Rodham, who are you" I was soimpressed and surprised that, whether you believe it or not, momentarily, I wasspeechless

Finally, I sort ofblurted out my name and we exchanged a few words, and she went away Well, Ididn't join the Law Review, but I did leave that library with a whole new goalin mind A couple days later, I saw her again, wearing a long, white, floweryskirt, and I went up to her and she said she was going to register for classesfor the next term I said I would go too

We stood in line andtalked — you had to do that to register back then I thought I was doing prettywell until we got to the front of the line and the registrar looked up andsaid, "Bill, what are you doing here You registered this morning"

I turned red and shelaughed that big laugh of hers and I thought, well, heck, since my cover hasbeen blown, I asked her to take a walk down to the art museum We have beenwalking, and talking, and laughing together ever since

And we have done it ingood times, through joy and heartbreak We cried together this morning on thenews that our good friend and a lot of your good friend, Mark Weiner, passedaway early this morning We built up a lifetime of memories After the firstmonth and that first walk, I drove her home to Park Ridge, Illinois, to meether family and see the town where she grew up, a perfect example of post-WorldWar II middle-class America Street after street of nice houses, great schools,good parks, a big public swimming pool And almost all white

I really liked herfamily, her crusty, conservative father, her rambunctious brothers, allextolling the virtue of rooting for the bears and the cubs And for the peopleof Illinois here, they even told me what waiting for next year meant — could benext year, guys

Now, her mother wasdifferent She was more liberal than the boys She had a childhood that mademine look like a piece of cake She was easy to underestimate with her softmanner and she reminded me all over again of the truth of that old saying thatyou should never judge a book by its cover Knowing her was one of the greatestgifts Hillary ever gave me

I learned that Hillarygot her introduction to social justice through her Methodist youth minister,Don Jones He took her downtown to Chicago to hear Martin Luther King Jr speakand he remained her friend for the rest of his life This will be the onlycampaign of hers he ever missed

When she got tocollege, her opposition to the Vietnam War compelled her to change parties andbecome a Democrat And then between college and law school, on a total lark,she went alone to Alaska and spent time sliming fish

More to the point, bythe time I met her she had already been involved in the law school's legalservices project and she had been influenced by Marian Wright Edelman She tooka summer internship interviewing workers in migrant camps for Sen WalterMondale’s subcommittee She had also begun working in the Yale New Havenhospital to develop procedures to handle suspected child abuse cases

She got so involved inchildren's issues that she actually took an extra year in law school working atthe child studies center to learn what more could be done to improve the livesand futures of poor children She was already determined to figure out how tomake things better

Hillary opened my eyesto a whole new world of public service by private citizens In the summer of1972, she went to Dothan, Alabama, to visit one of those segregated academiesthat enrolled over a half a million white kids in the South The only way theeconomics worked was if they claimed federal tax exemptions to which they werenot legally entitled She got sent to prove they weren't

So she sauntered intoone of these academies all by herself, pretending to be a housewife that justmoved to town and needed to find a school for her son And they exchangepleasantries and finally, she said, "Look, let's get to the bottom lineIf I enroll my son in this school, will he be in a segregated school Yes orno" And the guy said "Absolutely" She had him I’ve seen it athousand times since

And she went back andher encounter was part of a report that gave Marian Wright Edelman the forcethey needed to keep working to get the Nixon administration to take those taxexemptions away and give our kids access to an equal education

Then she went down toSouth Texas, where she met one of the nicest fellows I ever met, the wonderfulunion leader Franklin Garcia, and he helped her register Mexican-Americanvoters I think some of them are still around to vote for her in 2016 Andthen, in our last year in law school, Hillary kept up this work She went toSouth Carolina to see why so many young African-American boys — I mean, youngteenagers — were being jailed for years with adults in men's prisons She fileda report on that, which led to some changes too Always making things better

Meanwhile, let's getback to business I was trying to convince her to marry me I first proposed toher on a trip to Great Britain, the first time she'd ever been overseas Wewere on the shoreline of this wonderful lake, Lake Ennerdale I asked her tomarry me and she said, "I can't do it"

So in 1974, I wenthome to teach in law school and Hillary moved to Massachusetts to keep workingon children's issues This time, trying to figure out why so many kids countedin the census weren't enrolled in school

She found one of themsitting alone on her porch in a wheelchair Once more, she filed a report aboutthese kids and that helped influence ultimately the Congress to adopt theproposition that children with disabilities, physical or otherwise, should haveequal access to public education You saw the result of that last night whenAnastasia Somoza talked She never made fun of people with disabilities Shetried to empower them based on their abilities

Meanwhile, I was stilltrying to get her to marry me The second time I asked, I tried a differenttactic I said, "I really want you to marry me, but you shouldn't doit" She smiled and looked at me like what is this boy up to She said,"That is not a very good sales pitch" I said, "I know but it'strue" And I meant it It was true I said, "I know most of the youngDemocrats our age who want to go into politics, they mean well and they speakwell, but none of them is as good as you are at actually doing things to makepositive changes in people's lives"

So I suggested she gohome to Illinois or move to New York and look for a chance to run for officeShe laughed and said, "Are you out of your mind Nobody would ever votefor me" So I finally got her to come visit me in Arkansas And when shedid, the people at the law school were so impressed, they offered her ateaching position And she decided to take a huge chance

She moved to a strangeplace, more rural and conservative than anywhere she had been Where she knewgood and well that people were wondering what in the world she was like andwhether they could or should accept her Didn't take them long to find out whatshe was like

She loved herteaching She got frustrated when one of her students said, "What do youexpect, I'm just from Arkansas" She said, "Don’t tell me thatYou’re as smart as anybody You just have to believe in yourself and work forit and set high goals" She believed anyone could make it She alsostarted the first legal aid clinic in northwest Arkansas, providing legal aidservices to poor people who couldn't pay for them

One day, I was drivingher to the airport to fly back to Chicago when we passed this little brickhouse that had a for-sale sign on it and she said, "Boy, that's a prettyhouse" It had 1,100 square feet, an attic fan and no air conditioner inhot Arkansas, and a screened-in porch Hillary commented on what a uniquelydesigned and beautiful house it was

So I took a bigchance I bought the house My mortgage was $175 a month When she came back, Ipicked her up and said, "You remember that house you like" I said,"While you were gone, I bought it, and you have to marry me now" Thethird time was the charm We were married in that little house on October 11,1975 I married my best friend