There's an art to dropping a hint, but sometimes you just have to throw the rule book out and go big and brazen .
In a series of photos which have delighted, inspired and made people cringe, one woman shows exactly how this is done and dropped some sledgehammer hints about the sort of engagement ring she wanted.
The best bit of this story - or lesson, as it's now become - is the outcome.
Using seemingly day-to-day and mundane topics, the woman posted updates about manicures and charger cables.
But, lurking in the background was her computer screen, where her dream ring was on display.
A fan of Pandora, the woman first made sure the classic elegance ring in a circle cut could be seen.
In a later post, she showed a preference for the timeless elegance square cut diamond.
The images, which were shared on MemeLandStolenMemes , got a lot of love and lot of laughs from social media users, some of whom even said they were going to take inspiration from the woman.
Because, believe it or not, this brazen ploy paid off.
In a later the post the bride-to-be (as we should now call her) revealed that her now husband-to-be had popped the question and presented her with the elegance band.
One fan summed it up perfectly, commenting: "Phone charged for photos, nails done for photos and clever boyfriend got the hints. Keeper!"
