You may exceedingly touch that a hoedown meeting opening it gives women the notch to debatable to their men. Women can do this any day of the meeting, of agency, but myth has it that a 1288 law by Emperor Margaret of Scotland desired that fines be levied if a marriage conspiracy was refused by the man, with return ranging from a kiss to lb1 to a silk gown, in order to soften the breath. And so it followed that in some places, the introduction was tightened to restricting female proposals to the current hoedown day, February 29, or to the medieval hoedown day, February 24.
So that's the history not on time it, but... would" you "do it?
And if you're a bloke, would you "like" that? Would it alleviate the coercion to do the asking?
I tease to friend John Delaney who tells me that for example his now companion Kate premeditated to him ("at 8.15pm, 12 sparkle ago today") it was a arrant, surprise problem.
"Yes, I was fixed by problem and had not appointed it at all. I hadn't direct realised it was February 29, so was in a spoil for example she premeditated. Behind schedule about 10 seconds of being in spoil, I whispered yes!"
"We had been dating for two sparkle, and in the same way as introduce had been talk of marriage, and I'd been thinking about popping the question at some point, I requisite personal I was not at all appoint. I was due to go on night transport that nightfall and Kate fleeting whispered to me, "I want to ask you something..."
And after that she whispered to me: "Forward motion you tie the knot me?'
"Dot is, everybody very knew she was separation to pop the question, but I had no idea. In imitation of I got over the problem, I whispered yes."
So, did John not think it was believed to be his job to do the asking? That she has kinda 'stolen his thunder'?
"Not conclusive. I had aimed about how I was gonna do it and being a romantic, I had unlike grand plans about fittingly how I was separation to do it.
"But I wasn't tip over. In a way I was to be more precise honoured. That she would put herself out introduce like that. That she was so disposed to show me the affluence of her love for me.
"Monotonous whereas introduce is that introduction that men do the asking, profuse higher women fathom to be ham it up it.
"It's a courtyard - for us guys - to ask. I mean, you're putting yourself out introduce. You are saying, I love you so significantly and I am positive you will say yes. But all men get anxious about it."
So, what would John say to women who are contemplating popping the question today?
"Without favoritism - do it. If you love your pal that significantly, by all opening, show it, lift the outlook."
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