Just some miscellaneous ramblings from an Upstate New Yorker.


Thursday, August 8, 2013

Marriage proposal etiquette

Engagements are best kept as private affairs, not fancy things at baseball games. The young lady who was being proposed to must have felt like she had the spotlight on her, and honestly, something tells me. At the same time, this video has been considered by some to be a hoax.

My dream engagement proposal would be both me and my partner (the will-be bride) in pajamas just relaxing, putzing around whoever's residence we happen to be at, and pop the question right out of the blue. In fact, the surprise part is one thing this particular article mentions. Also, if the bride's parents aren't in favor, oh well. Sorry, but when you marry someone, you marry their family as well. There are definitely ethics and smarts involved in trying to marry someone. And then there's the Sasha way. How to find out the ring size of your bride-to-be? Measure her finger while she's asleep. Or maybe not. I'm not sure how that would work, especially if you have a partner who is a light sleeper or the fact it might just be plain creepy.

And guess what: proposing at a sports event is on that list. Now this is a bad way to break off a relationship! And after the fact of marriage, don't pressure a couple into having children. Then again, you might be racing against a biological clock.

Just my $.02 on the subject.

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