The Proposal

Definition: To propose; to put forward,(a matter, subject, case, etc ), for consideration, acceptance, or action. To ask someone you love for their hand in marriage so as to spend the rest of your lives together. A stressful and agonising moment in a young man’s life when he believes he is going to become the youngest heart attack victim in history while his possible partner in life busys herself by counting the two hundred beads of sweat on his forehead before giving her answer.

The proposal from a wedding point of view is where it all begins. Once you’ve proposed and the other party has accepted, you then become engaged until you are married on your wedding day. Of course some people may propose to someone simply to become their "lifetime partner" or "significant other" with no expectations on either side to ever get married. If this is your scenario then you better go to LifetimePartnerNet or SignificantOtherNet right now. But in all seriousness the proposal is something that should indicate the strength of the relationship for someone to be confident enough to ask for the other’s hand in marriage. The proposal is traditionally regarded as the initiative of the male in the relationship, ( in same sex marriages it’s whoever’s supposed to put out the wheely-bin and kill poisonous spiders), but that’s not to say that females don’t or can’t propose. In fact with some guys the girls may feel they have to propose or end up in a book of world records’ for "the couple going out together for over 50 years with no end in sight" ! The way you propose should reflect the type of relationship you enjoy, your two individual personalities and for some people recognition symbolically or literally of where you first met or recognition of a common interest you share, ( nude scuba-diving!).

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Think about it. When people first learn you’re engaged the first question to the girl is, "How did he ask?" or "Where did he pop the question?", so serious thought is warranted to make that moment special and memorable for both of you for the rest of your lives. How the proposal happened will be a story that will be heard and reheard over the years by children and adults alike. Girls, if you believe your guy has as much imagination as the wooden goal posts at your local footy field then feel free to print this section out and leave it somewhere discrete for him like under his car’s windshield wipers or inside the case of his favourite CD, (or even inside the case of his favourite beer!). More

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