Conversation hearts: anyone ever propose with one?
Posted Feb 10th 2006 5:20PM by Sarah Gilbert
Filed under: Candy, America
We love those conversation hearts from Necco
(and, what the heck, the knockoffs too, whether they be bitter or sweet or plain obnoxious). When I was a
little girl whose head was filled with images of princess hats, men on white horses, and endless gifts of Whitman's
Samplers and sugary candy and roses for Valentine's Day, I imagined the time when my sweetheart would express his love
with those sweet, sweet hearts.
But it's never really happened as in my dream. When my husband proposed? It
wasn't by handing me a candy heart imprinted in pink smudged block letters with "MARRY ME."
Has
that ever happened, to you or someone you know? Please do share.
[Photo Sarah Gilbert]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-11-2006 @ 12:14AM
Robyn said...
hah! in fourth grade, i made an origami ball with those hearts inside and gave it to the boy i liked. i didn't pay attention to what the hearts said though and got teased a lot after for giving one that said "kiss me."
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2-11-2006 @ 5:21PM
Brian Preston-Campbell said...
On a related note, I noticed recently that they updated the messages on the Necco hearts. Some say "email me" or "IM me" in addition to last century's "fax me". Not sure how I feel about this, but it could lead to a marraige proposal I suppose.
Brian
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2-12-2006 @ 3:15PM
Jered B said...
I asked my girlfriend/wife out 6-odd years ago with the conversation hearts. If you lick the written side, the writing disappears, add a red pen/marker: they can say anything you want, including, "I know this is corny, with will you go out with me?"
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2-12-2006 @ 10:32PM
Sebastian said...
I remember reading about this happening years ago, in a Nickelodeon Magazine.
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