HOw do you feel about women asking men to marry them? Personally i think the man should be the one doing the asking....
2007-07-12 15:13:19 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
I think that a man should do the asking. Personally, if i were to ask a man to marry me i'd feel like im begging him. It just wouldnt feel right to ask him....
I think that a man should be the one who does the courting in a relationship....women have surely come a long way in a "man's" world, but somethings should just stay the same no matter what year it is....
2007-07-12 16:19:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it depends on the person's outlook in general.
Because I was brought up old-fashioned, I fervently believe that the man should always be the one to propose. Not the other way around. This is mainly also due to the truth that because proposing is asking "Will you legally accept me as I am?" and men were given more opportunities than women in the entire line of history, so men should be the ones with the prospects to ask someone to marry them.
But as someone able to accept new concepts and ideas, I don't find it revolting or inappropriate that a woman propose. I myself would not do this, however.
2007-07-12 15:21:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Traditionally its the man's job because in the dark old ages (and even the current day in some cultures) women did not have the choice because they remained the property of their fathers. When a woman married she became the property of her husband, hence the wedding ring to show the exchange of ownership.
So how modern is our society if the majority insist that the tradition of the past continues in modern day? We think we have come a long way as a modern society until you look under the surface and see how little progress we have made as humans.
Rather amusing that we still debate the minutiae....
2007-07-12 15:24:46 · answer #3 · answered by Melly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I have got to agree with you on this one. I am shy around women that I like at first but not after I get to know them. The man should be a man and ask. If a woman does it it could mean that the guy is 1. not ready to take that step, 2. to slow for his own good. 3. Scared of a commitment. So the girl is better off waiting or saying look if we are not going anywhere in this relationship I'm gone. I mean she can force the issue, she should not ask that him to marry her however.
2007-07-12 15:19:04 · answer #4 · answered by Prof. Dave 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Neither... it's neither gender's job... it may be traditional for the man to ask, but in this era when a woman could become the president of the United States, then women certainly have the power and the right to propose to a man.
Personally, I'd think that I've died and gone to heaven if a woman I loved got down on her knee and asked me to marry her.... lol. I think I'd be speechless...
2007-07-12 15:25:03 · answer #5 · answered by Flame 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's traditionally been the man's place, but society is changing. If it's ok (and most men seem to think it is) for a woman to ask a man out, I guess it's ok for her to ask him to marry her.
Personally... I'd rather the guy want to marry me so much that he'd ask me. I'd rather say something like, "I want to spend my life with you..." or something like that. At least he'd know how I felt, if there was any question. Then, if he felt the same, he could comfortably pop the question.
(I tend to think most women would want the man to ask and most men would want to do the asking. But I hesitate to say that anything is a "man's job" or "woman's job.")
2007-07-12 15:20:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is always the man to ask the women to marry,but some woman do the asking. there is nothing wrong with a women asking.i think that it would be nice to have a woman ask to marry her. it is not a job, it is an Honor
2007-07-12 15:21:13 · answer #7 · answered by stinger_4202 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Traditionally yes it would be nice to have a man ask the woman to marry them. But in this century if the woman waits for the man to propose, they'll be a grandmother if it will ever happens.
2007-07-12 15:16:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well sometimes the man is not willing to ask at the time so the woman is tired of waiting and decides to make the move. I say it is the man that should ask but everyone is different so what is right for one person may not be right for the next
2007-07-12 15:19:04 · answer #9 · answered by Linda N 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A woman can ask a man to marry her. Women can do anything .....
2007-07-12 15:16:49 · answer #10 · answered by Suzi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋