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Originally posted by Epona:
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Originally posted by Aelia Jusa:
I feel sorry for the girl. He chose to put himself in a position where he'd be humiliated in public - she didn't. I've seen things like that, where people propose or similar in front of a crowd or at a big party and the pressure that onlookers put on the receiver of the proposal to give everyone a romantic thrill is totally unfair.
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I agree, I'd be mortified! I mean blimey, what do you do? Say yes to save him embarrassment even though you don't want to? Course not. He made the decision and put her in a position, not the other way round.
I feel sympathy for him too mind. [/QUOTE]From what I've seen in my (admittedly short) 33 years, the people that usually ask in public are hoping to put the pressure on the receiver of the proposal (i.e. they are not confident that they'll say yes if they ask them in private, so they do it in front of a crowd). Good on her to shoot him down despite the pressure (akin to peer pressure). I feel bad because I could put myself in his shoes and can just imagine what it would be like. However, I wouldn't have put myself in that position to begin with; I would just ask in private.