Together for 4 years ... are you sure you were in a relationship or in the friendzone and she was just being nice to you

Did she know you were going to propose? Maybe she was just dropping a hint she wants to make you a husband

Agree with the other poster - it was probably a way of her dropping hints and being coy. Rather than say “If we get married, I’d be so happy!” and potentially scaring you away, she worded it differently to say you’d make a great husband. It was probably like a playful, tongue-in-cheek thing. I know you’re probably super nervous so your gut reaction was to perceive her words negatively, but definitely err on the side of OPTIMISM in this case! Go forward with the proposal on her birthday and let us know how it goes! 😄😄😄😊😊😊

I get that there is joy from a surprise proposal. But that’s a life long decision that should be discussed by both parties before it happens. That’s just an opinion though.

Could be her way of saying "propose to me already, sheesh!"

probably a hint

maybe it was her way of hinting that she wants you to put a ring on it.

Just playing devil's advocate here, but maybe she thinks you're going to propose and this is her way of letting you know that she's not cool with it. Have you ever discussed marriage & family or no family?

This could have been her way of hinting around that she's ready for you to pop the question. If that's the case, at least she's on board!

Are you sure you've been together for 4 years? She doesn't seem to think it's a serious thing.