Should a woman ask a man to marry her?

Question

Or just wait?

Answer 1

From a practical angle, I say it's best to wait it out. If a man really wants you and chooses you to be the one, you won't have to ask. He will ask you. Also, if he asks you, then he is more likely to be sincere in his commitment to you. If you ask him, he is merely "agreeing" to a marital commitment with you, which is a lot different than if you were to accept his marriage proposal. We tend to look at things differently.

As a matter of tradition, I personally would be insulted. In fact, I did find it a bit insulting the last couple of times a women have asked me to marry them. I did not really want the commitment to them. Although, I did tell one that if things continued to go well for at least 6 months, I would accept. I was 21 at the time. I would never say that now. I would just leave her and find another woman if all other details remained equal.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

If she's confident in how the relationship is going, then by all means she should go for it. Instead of getting a ring, how about a nice engagement watch? It doesn't have to be super expensive; perhaps in the $100 range. Heck, Queen Victoria proposed marriage to Prince Albert, but that was because she was a queen and he was a prince so it was a status thing.

Answer 4

I asked my husband to marry me. At the time he was unemployed. I realized too late that he only married me because I was the only woman he knew willing to stick by him through bad times. The whole time we were married & before he was making booty calls to other women. I regret ever having asked him. I suspected he was not the marriage type, but I thought he would change after we were married. He never did. He got worse. Anyway, I think you should wait until he asks you, that way you know he wants to spend the rest of his life with you.

Answer 5

all these people that come on here talking about "the old fashion way" okay,if your going to take the old fasion way then take the whole package,where the men work & control the house & women have very little say in most matters!
You cant pick & choose what you want in "the old ways" & cash in on the good parts,but turn around & demand the benifits of more recent time!

On to the question....yes it is accepted if you ask! I've been ask a total of 4 times in my life. it never made it that far with three of them,but I did'nt think any less of them & was excited by the thought of a woman who knows what she wants & goes after it. it's kind of a turn-on to be honest.

Answer 6

Times have changed and women have become more stronger and more dominant then the old days. With that being said I feel that there's nothing wrong with asking a man to marry you. It shows confidence and self-esteem and it lets him know that you know what you want and you're not afraid to get it. =)

Answer 7

I insisted that my wife propose to me. That way I could tell that she really loved me and it worked. We've been married 7 years now with 2 kids. I have promised that on our 10th anniversary I will propose to her along with a big fat ring.

Answer 8

Yes you can but if you wait it out, you'll know he wants you. Most men are traditional and want to be the one to ask.

Answer 9

These days it doesn't matter as long as you are both ready I'd say go ahead.

Answer 10

She can ask what his plans are regarding marriage... As far as the formal "proposal", I feel it's the man's "job". If he wants to marry her, he'll ask!