Plonkers proposing in public.

strobe

They should be rounded up and bull whipped for the entertainment of the masses. They're worse than paedophile nazis. The vermin of the earth and the bane of humanity. Each and every one of them. Scum. Scum the lot of them.

Trebor176

It's like a contest to see who can outdo someone else with the best proposals. Some of these you see on the likes of You Tube are over the top, and at times cringeworthy. Imagine things going tits up later on, and all that expense and effort gone down the swanny. I don't like to see public proposals in general either.

For me, personally, if I had a girlfriend, and was going to propose to her, I'd keep it low-key. Maybe whisk her away somewhere, and pop the question in a nice location with very few people, in any around. I certainly wouldn't want to be watched anyway, and for there to be a big round of applause for when she'd say yes. At least if she said no, there wouldn't be the humiliation.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Better kept private it's personal business, asking in public only creates a scene and puts pressure on the person being asked.

This is a rejection from Irish radio, listen to how pissed the woman is at her plonker boyfriend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOP1ztyXsis

PizzamanIRL

Proposing in public is like asking your Mammy where the nice chocolates/sweets are when there are visitors in the house. The chances of her saying no reduce significantly.

Menas

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Better kept private it's personal business, asking in public only creates a scene and puts pressure on the person being asked.

This is a rejection from Irish radio, listen to how pissed the woman is at her plonker boyfriend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOP1ztyXsis

Yerman must have had his head up his arse to have thought that she wanted to marry him.

PizzamanIRL

"DEFTLEFTHAND wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOP1ztyXsis

That's more staged than the Christmas Panto.

Slot Machine

Candie wrote: »

There's something very passive aggressive about a public proposal.

'I've proposed to you in front of all these people, if you don't say yes you're going to look like a total bitch. Got you cornered.'

I think you may just be reading a little bit into it.

Trebor176

This:

The Strawman Argument

I liked this proposal (might need to read the description on youtube)

Really can't see myself getting married unless it's just highly convenient, in that case the proposal'd probably stem from a conversation about taxes.

Potatoeman

hfallada wrote: »

It gets better. He made a documentary about the rejection of her marriage proposal because she said the reason, why she said no. Was that his dick was too small. So he spent a year making a documentary trying to justify his size.

Its on netflix called unhung hero. Its **** dont watch it

He seemed like an ass. You would want to be pretty sure she would say yes before you ask. Making a documentary about it was a bit much. I have seen it and it is a crap documentary. You never get to hear from her either so you dont know if it was out of the blue or not.

Fat Christy

I'd hate it!! The fcuking pressure to say yes then. I think I'd say no just because I hate being backed into a corner. Muppets the lot of them.

kneemos

A closed mind is like one of those ornaments your Granny keeps on the mantlepiece and takes down to dust now and again.

foxy farmer

What about proposing while on a hot air balloon ride? If she says no its going to be one long awkward journey home and nowhere to run.
To quote George Bernard Shaw
"Love is a misunderstanding between two fools"
In my opinion a proposal should only be answered after some discussion. Springing it on someone out of the blue and expecting an answer straight away is madness considering the massive change it will have on your life.

darkdubh

foxy farmer wrote: »

What about proposing while on a hot air balloon ride? If she says no its going to be one long awkward journey home and nowhere to run.
To quote George Bernard Shaw
"Love is a misunderstanding between two fools"
In my opinion a proposal should only be answered after some discussion. Springing it on someone out of the blue and expecting an answer straight away is madness considering the massive change it will have on your life.

The most sensible post so far.

darkdubh

Slot Machine wrote: »

I think you may just be reading a little bit into it.

Its true though.

dark crystal

Sure leave 'em to it, I don't see the harm in it at all.

Enough horrible stuff goes on in the world without moaning about someone doing something soppy and romantic in a public setting. I think it takes balls to do it, so fair play to them!

Ralf and Florian

dark crystal wrote: »

Sure leave 'em to it, I don't see the harm in it at all.

Enough horrible stuff goes on in the world without moaning about someone doing something soppy and romantic in a public setting. I think it takes balls to do it, so fair play to them!

I don't think there's anything remotely romantic about it.its selfish and egotistical and cheapens the whole thing.

heldel00

^^^ agreed. My husband's knee gave way after dinner one evening. Just the two of us surrounded by dirty delph but I knew it was from the heart and the fact that he had bought a vienetta to celebrate just sealed the deal. The little things people, the little things!

tigger123

I honestly don't understand public proposals. It's a major life event and a commitment between the two of you ... what's the need to do it in public? Why do you need the validation of strangers around you in such a private event? Makes no sense to me. And its all a bit needy.

feargale

Ralf and Florian wrote: »

It seems to be a fad now for people to propose to their other halves in as public a manner as possible.Yer man at Dublin Airport with the media in tow being a case in point.Why can't they do it in private and stop turning it into public entertainment?

I couldn't care less, even if the deflowering is in public too.

DoYouEvenLift

Anyone who gets married at all nowadays is a plonker.


"I love you so much I want to get the government involved in our relationship!"


Relevant prank video here, the reactions are priceless. Cannot imagine how awkward it'd be to witness that but I think I'd probably crack up laughing and gtfo of there

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quk9tgKXdXU

darkdubh

feargale wrote: »

I couldn't care less, even if the deflowering is in public too.

If they're prepared to make the proposal public they should go the whole hog and upload the honeymoon night to Redhotube.

JumpShivers

People who get engaged on holidays such as Christmas and New Years always bothered me. Be a bit more unique and choose a different day...... Similar to someone proposing with their family around. I find it very cringy. :P

hoodwinked

i just think there are different kinds of people, some people need/want public proposals are the kind of people who have to have the big flashy wedding, others just don't want that kind of publicity.


my husband proposed to me when it was just the two of us, and our wedding was small and complemented on the fact it was, we could have had 200+ people, nether of us wanted that, it wasn't "for show" it was us getting married to each other doing everything the way we wanted it to be.

Larianne

darkdubh wrote: »

Cringeworthy as feck.Egotistical and shallow carry on in the extreme.What was wrong with proposing when the couple are alone?Everything nowadays has to be a spectator sport.

tigger123 wrote: »

I honestly don't understand public proposals. It's a major life event and a commitment between the two of you ... what's the need to do it in public? Why do you need the validation of strangers around you in such a private event? Makes no sense to me. And its all a bit needy.

Not that different to a wedding really..

tigger123

Larianne wrote: »

Not that different to a wedding really..

A wedding is attended by your friends and family, not total strangers.

Larianne

tigger123 wrote: »

A wedding is attended by your friends and family, not total strangers.

Not always. You've got your parents friends and then sometimes random cousins you don't know but have to invite because someone said so. :pac:

tigger123

Larianne wrote: »

Not always. You've got your parents friends and then sometimes random cousins you don't know but have to invite because someone said so. :pac:

If you don't mind me asking, are you engaged?

Larianne

tigger123 wrote: »

If you don't mind me asking, are you engaged?

Not yet.

tigger123

Larianne wrote: »

Not yet.

I take it you'd prefer the public proposal then?

Larianne

tigger123 wrote: »

I take it you'd prefer the public proposal then?

No, definitely not!! I wouldn't want a big wedding either. People gawking at me? No, thank you!

Red21

Nevermind a public proposal I think the whole idea of "a proposal" is a complete load of made up bull****. As if there's anything spontaneous about it! People might go through the charade, but you can be sure, that stuff is all planned out like everything else.
Nobody can accuse me of being cold or unromantic because we all know full well, it's charade, and how can a charade be romantic.

Gettin down on one knee, like a complete ****ing dope