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In reply to the discussion: The latent sexism of the male marriage proposal [View all]davidn3600
(6,342 posts)...so men assume they are the ones that have to make the move and do it.
I've always thought proposing puts women in awkward position. Especially when they do those public proposals in stadiums and such. She must feel enormous pressure to say yes even if she might not want to. Sometimes those things are cringe-worthy.
It can also set the marriage off on the wrong foot if the guy feels as though he's now owed something from the wife because he paid for the dates, bought the ring, made the proposal, etc...
A lot of it is also brainwashing by De Beers. Corporations control our society and perpetuate traditions way more than people realize. Movies, TV shows, even cartoons do it too. We grow up with that stuff. Rings, weddings, and honeymoons are very, VERY big business...especially for a commercialized and materialistic society that western world tends to be.