pop the question
Request a hand
Pop the question means to propose marriage: He finally popped the question after three years of dating.
The phrase captures the sudden, decisive moment of asking—a question that changes everything.
Less commonly, it can mean to ask any important or sensitive question that's been building up.
Intense fond attachment
- partnerOne who shares activity
- kneelBend legs to ground
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
fiancé · fiancée · courtship · intimacy · cherish · adore · soulmate · beloved
Commitment to wed or attend
- ringClosed curve shape
- kneeLeg's middle hinge
- momentBrief period of time
- planningArranging for future events
acceptance · rehearsal · betrothal · speechless · yes · answer · asking · surprise
Formal union between partners
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- promiseCommitment to act
- unionJoining into one
spouse · husband · wife · lifetime · together · forever · devotion · faithfulness
Persistent apprehensive distress
- jittersNervous agitation
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- stammerSpeak with involuntary repetitions
fidget · heartbeat · panic · tense · shaky · worry · hesitation · fear
love
Intense fond attachment
sweetheart · fiancé · fiancée · courtship · intimacy · cherish · adore · soulmate · beloved · passionate
engagement
Commitment to wed or attend
planning · acceptance · rehearsal · betrothal · speechless · yes · answer · asking · surprise · romantic
marriage
Formal union between partners
union · spouse · husband · wife · lifetime · together · forever · devotion · faithfulness · loyalty
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- jittersNervous agitation
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
stammer · fidget · heartbeat · panic · tense · shaky · worry · hesitation · fear · nervous
- proposalsproposal, RFP, business proposal, grant proposal, research proposal
- dating slangghosting, breadcrumbing, talking, situationship, cuffing
pop the questionbreak up
End a relationship
file for divorce · walk away · say no · separate · call it quits
question, popped, popping, proposing, proposition, popularize, popper, poplin, popeyed