1. Shop Around for a Ring (and Don’t Wait Until the Last Minute)

I just told my wife it took her longer to pick a Netflix movie than it took me to pick out her engagement ring and that was a bad analogy.

— Lynyrd (@lynyrdsbackyard) February 12, 2015

2. Don’t Buy the Engagement Ring from Groupon

Dear future husband, please don’t buy the engagement ring from groupon. pic.twitter.com/5tZ9WtshrK

— Reeti (@ReetiBee) November 14, 2014

3. Get a Ring Large Enough to Fit Comfortably (You Can Resize Later)

4. Plan a Nice Proposal – Consider the Time and Place

As Lorelai Gilmore once said, “There should be a thousand yellow daisies, and candles, and a horse, and I don’t know what the horse is doing there unless you’re riding it, which seems a little over-the-top…”

5. Use Common Sense

Man drops ring during skydiving marriage proposal…

…but thankfully it was a fake.