What do you think of women proposing? I'm undecided about it, I feel like the guy has to be more invested for the relationship to work, and that is part of showing it. But I also think its really cool that women can confidently take control of their future like that.

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I think it is a symptom of larger problems

Let men be men

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“If he wanted to he would.”

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I've never really thought about it. Hard disagree on men needing to be more invested in a relationship, though. Marriage should be an equal partnership across the board.

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I think both is great. My grandma used to always say "the man has to love the woman more" and should therefore propose but I think that's quite an outdated view.

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My mom always told me to marry a man who loves me more than I love him best advice ever!!!

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Don’t do it boo

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I personally would never could never!

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I wouldn't. It should be a discussion and a mutual decision. He should know the answer before asking. If you propose, you should have already set expectations that it is something you want to do and discussed your combined future with him.

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I think of it as a mutual choice, so why not? The idea that only a man could bring it up seems antiquated. Ladies, if you want to marry the guy, ask him and get that ball rolling.

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Call me old fashioned, but I rather a man propose to me than me propose to him. As long as you and your partner are happy then do it any way you wish.

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I’m sure I’m not wording it the exact way that conveys my meaning , but here goes : They way we still have gender roles shrined into society, it’s a really tough pill to swallow for guys who want to be seen as ‘men’. It’s kinda a pillar of this identity.
What I’m trying to say is that it takes a really strong guy who is not defined by gender societal norms to be able to accept this.

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This is a man. I don’t think he would go for it. I hope this helps

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In all other aspects of relationships i believe in equality, partnership, and doing whats right for you. However this is one tradition i still believe in (for myself) is the man proposing. Just my opinion.

One girl i went to HS with posted a video of her proposing on social media. She was about 7mo pregnant and got down on a knee in a gravel street. Admittedly it rubbed me the wrong way - i think with the pregnant belly it looked difficult physically for her. She also is not socially intelligent and airs her dirty laundry in social media posts multiple times a day. So i think this tainted my opinion of women proposing.

Man here, aside from the same old “if you don’t know if they’ll say yes, you shouldn’t be asking”, why would it matter who asks?

The tradition is mainly there for a whole bunch of reasons that aren’t normal or true anymore, dowry etc.

That said, I would have combined last names with my wife when we married if it wasn’t a huge pain to change your last name. (Neither of us renamed)

Ooh ok. But what happens when your hyphenated kids marry other hyphenated kids. Will they have 4 last names ?

I met my now husband and within 3 months I told him that I could marry ‘a man like you’. Three months after that we married. We’ve been married 33 years (almost 34).

Immediately, no

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