John proposes to Sarah with a book inscribed by Hendrik Hertzberg (2008)
story · status: told 3× · last event: retold (2010-01-20)
John proposed to Sarah in 2005 through a book that Hendrik Hertzberg signed to her asking "Will you marry John Green?", with roses on every step to her apartment. John told the story in 2008 and 2009, and Hank retold it in 2010.
Told alongside: John's wife Sarah as 'the Yeti' (2007) · How John and Sarah met: high school, a boxing sparring partner who was John's ex-girlfriend, and a year of emails · Sarah's Green Green Manifesto: John and Sarah's household green changes (2007)
About: Sarah Urist Green, Hendrik Hertzberg
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-08-06 | told | John tells how he proposed to Sarah: Hendrik Hertzberg, whom he met at a conference, signed a book to her asking "Will you marry John Green?". | Question Tuesday Returns (on a Wednesday) 00:02:09 |
| 2009-06-30 | retold | John recalls that he did not propose to the Yeti himself: he had Hendrik Hertzberg do it when signing John's copy of his book Politics. | Nerdfighter MARRIAGE PROPOSAL 00:00:39 |
| 2010-01-20 (happened 2005) | retold | Hank retells the proposal: in 2005 a red rose on every step to Sarah's fourth-floor apartment and John at the top with more roses and a ring. (playful) | OMG MY BROTHER HAD A BABY 00:01:34 |
What is said about it
3 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2008-08-06 · Question Tuesday Returns (on a Wednesday) — John says he proposed to the Yeti by having Hendrik Hertzberg, a writer she likes whom he met at a conference, sign a book to Sarah asking "Will you marry John Green?". — 00:02:09
- 2009-06-30 · Nerdfighter MARRIAGE PROPOSAL — John recalls that he did not ask the Yeti to marry him himself: he had Hendrik Hertzberg do it when signing John's copy of his book Politics. — 00:00:39
- 2010-01-20 · OMG MY BROTHER HAD A BABY — Hank: In 2005 Sarah came home to a red rose on every step up to her fourth-floor apartment and John at the top with more roses and a ring; they married in a large Alabama church. — 00:01:34