New marriage proposal standards

[Nullifidian]

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There's this little thing called romance. People wanting to court their partner, sway them off their feet. Some people really want to show their partner how much they love them, because sometimes words alone don't suffice. I thought it was a very sweet way of proposing. It's creative and full of emotion too.
To spenner's post, I don't really see how this is relatable to building a castle or pyramid or whatever, as that was mainly a performance of wealth and power rather than actual courtship. Those were also different times. Maybe building a castle was the genuine way of proposing to someone you truly love back in those days but I donīt see it that way in this day of time.
Now is now and there are no rules or boundaries to proposing someone you truly love. this, to me, was all done out of love and with the help of friends and family who supported the idea. No huge amount of wealth required, Just a genuine and creative way of proposing imo.

edit: I find this equally creative and endearing as Jae's proposal to Katie for example. Jae proposed in a creative way that was never done before, and included elements of emotional value in his proposal.
As long as the emotions are genuine, I don't see a problem with going the extra mile.

[Mike Weedmark]

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I don't buy the supported by friends and family thing. I've seen way too many real-life examples of friends and family either having horrible judgement about these things, or faking support to avoid confrontation.

Anyway, I don't consider this even close the same level as Jae's proposal. I'm getting way too many hipster showboating vibes from it. I don't disagree that more effort usually means more emotion, but this is nothing but spectacle. It's the kind of act that comes from people who value the appearance of being in love over real loyalty, and it baffles me that people are throwing around words like "special" and "genuine" and implying that turning it down would be shallow even though the whole performance is an orgy of triteness and vanity.

[Mike Weedmark]

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For all of those against this way of proposing marriage:

Love is shown in various ways. Just because some couples show it in a different and more overt way than others doesn't mean it's not legit. Some of us are more like peacocks, while some of us are more simple and content with a simple down on one knee proposal in their own privacy.
What i'm trying to get at, is that it doesn't matter how it's done, it's the suggestion behind it. It all comes to the same question: Will you spend the rest of your life with me? I love you that much.

Hazelle, I...

[awein999]

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awesome proposal

[LongGone]

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All the time in my head watching the vid was wondering what if at the end, in front of everyone she said "No."

[xXAll-ProXx]

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guys move on ,there is always people who hate on legit things. This marriage proposal is amazing and I know any girl would LOVE to have such thing done for them.

[Thatskier]

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I had such an AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
moment when he arrived out of all the people

[Mike Weedmark]

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guys move on ,there is always people who hate on legit things.

Because loaded statements piss me off, I'm gonna stop being tactful about this.

This proposal is a towering mountain of bullshit spewing shit-slides from every crack as a shit-blizzard rages at the peak. It has to be one of the most disingenuous attempts at pretending to share a bond I've ever seen. Even before it started, one glance at the guy made it clearer than an acid lake that I was about to see some hipster ****stick propose to an abysmally vapid doe over a backdrop of fake enthusiasm and the tears of people who aren't gigantic ****ing posers. What I didn't count on was the droning car ad music and poorly choreographed dancing that would've been damn near impossible for a person with twice my patience not to skip over. Gimmicky "look how ****ing adorable and in love we are" viral-by-design fakey feel good trash like this is why marriage these days is considered more of a running joke than a legitimate bond.

That is what I think of this thing.

[Ksl33zy24]

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Let's hope the girl(or guy) you're thinking about marrying doesn't watch or read about this stuff!

[Choofers]

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I thought this was going to be dumb but I was actually impressed.
My only question is how they kept the cars off that road

by telling people to "stay the **** off the road or I'll kill you, I'm proposing to my girlfriend in da coolest way I can think of"

[Spenner]

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To spenner's post, I don't really see how this is relatable to building a castle or pyramid or whatever, as that was mainly a performance of wealth and power rather than actual courtship. Those were also different times. Maybe building a castle was the genuine way of proposing to someone you truly love back in those days but I donīt see it that way in this day of time.

I said that before I saw the actual video, and I must say that it is indeed out of context. I was expecting something more glamorous, like this wedding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJWlavnM6b0 >___> but I admit I shouldn't have made that strong of a blind judgement about this particular wedding. I guess I was speaking more generally. But then again, whether or not it is perceived to be corny by anyone else, if the gesture is in fact genuine, then that's that. I would be frustrated if a personal decision like that was up for criticism by tens of thousands of people (poor celebrities).

[xXAll-ProXx]

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Because loaded statements piss me off, I'm gonna stop being tactful about this.

This proposal is a towering mountain of bullshit spewing shit-slides from every crack as a shit-blizzard rages at the peak. It has to be one of the most disingenuous attempts at pretending to share a bond I've ever seen. Even before it started, one glance at the guy made it clearer than an acid lake that I was about to see some hipster ****stick propose to an abysmally vapid doe over a backdrop of fake enthusiasm and the tears of people who aren't gigantic ****ing posers. What I didn't count on was the droning car ad music and poorly choreographed dancing that would've been damn near impossible for a person with twice my patience not to skip over. Gimmicky "look how ****ing adorable and in love we are" viral-by-design fakey feel good trash like this is why marriage these days is considered more of a running joke than a legitimate bond.

That is what I think of this thing.

Oh, Tell me more about how much you know this person from a 5 minute video, you must be a God, because you can analyze someone's characterisitcs so thoroughly. Teach me your ways.

[Mike Weedmark]

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Oh, tell me more about how people are really complex and hard to pin down within three minutes when you have info as revealing as the way they make the most important decision of their lives down to the smallest detail.

But no, yeah. I must be a god. It takes a god, of course, to come to a conclusion about two kids with a car trying to impress the internet with a cheap indie-themed proposal. I don't know how I'm doing it without a team of engineers and psychologists behind me. Certainly, the time I've spent learning to identify and avoid exactly this kind of superficial bullshit combined with 25 years of human interaction in general doesn't provide any insight. Give me a second to find my social science texts and compare control groups and~

[ninjaKIWI]

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This was kind of neat I guess. I've seen better though.

EDIT: One of my favourites.

[Syhto]

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LMAO


this was pretty cute imo i fail to see how it's some sort of ridiculous indie showboating proposal, it was meant to be personal and make her happy. the fact so much effort was put into it just makes it a lovely thing to receive, the whole process, is just joy-filled. sure, she could say no. the song even says just say yes today tomorrow if you wanna leave, that's ok. let's just have fun today. and do something dumb, like get married.

there's a lot more to a relationship than the proposal. i prob would have cried my eyes out if that were me, even though that's not my style, lol. anyways judging them on it is just sorta gay. you're not the one that was being proposed to so w/e. cuz yea, it is an important moment. which is why he did it in a way they'd like to remember it. you just don't get it man......