• Maestro
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    1511 month ago

    You should never propose if you are not 100% sure the answer is yes. You talk about it before. The only thing that should be a surprise is where and how you propose.

    • ValiantDust
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      To be fair — if I talked to my hypothetical pilot boyfriend and agreed I would marry him and then he proposes on a flight he pilots, in front of all the passengers, I might say No no matter what we discussed previously. Because that would certainly make me question the whole relationship.

      There can never be a 100% sure while the where and how to propose is still open, since it includes a lot of scenarios that range from uncomfortable to batshit insane.

      • @shift_four@sh.itjust.works
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        111 month ago

        Hopefully your hypothetical pilot boyfriend would understand that about you before proposing and not do such a thing.

        Presumably in the OP, he had a sense of what would be exciting for her.

        • ValiantDust
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          21 month ago

          That was kinda my point. If you rely on the fact that your boyfriend or girlfriend understands you well enough that they wouldn’t do a proposal that makes you feel uncomfortable, then them doing something like that might be a deal breaker or at least not an immediate yes. Because it would make you rethink whether they really understand you. But we’re probably getting lost in hypotheticals here. As long as everyone involved in the OP was happy, I’m happy for them.

      • @HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        21 month ago

        By hypothetical do you mean AI boyfriend and by say no do you mean your just worried about the plane being distracted? It didn’t go well for Bender I doubt it would for you.

  • @zephorah@lemm.ee
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    971 month ago

    I don’t understand public proposals intentionally done before a crowd. Proposals at other people’s weddings are downright bizarre.

    • CronyAkatsuki
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      They are only bizare if they didn’t get permission from the couple that’s having their wedding.

      Otherwise they can be a nice suprise for the wedding.

      As for public one’s in general they are 100% bizarre.

      • @Kacarott@aussie.zone
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        111 month ago

        I think this only makes sense if the engaging couple are like super close with the wedding pair. And even then it depends a lot on the personalities of the couple getting married

              • CronyAkatsuki
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                I think it depends on the presentation and timing,

                If you ask for permissions and the ceouple agrees, the couple can mention that is another important annoncment happenning and they let the ither couple do their thing, can end up being a nice memory if done correctly and they don’t really upstage it if done correctly, only add to the happines of the event.

                But if done abruptly and without permission then yes, i agree it’s just upstaging and destroying thr wedding of someone else.

                Note: here it’s normal for couples to propose on someone’s wedding if they got permission and the couple having the wedding announces something happenning. Ends uo being a nice memorh where the two couples come together and celebrate getting married and proposed to.

                • skulblaka
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                  I agree with this. A wedding exists to celebrate love and happiness. I could never be upset at someone bringing additional love and happiness to my celebration of love and happiness. People who are have missed the point of a wedding, I think.

                  If they’re an asshole about it and completely take over the wedding with it, sure. But that doesn’t really happen. Your wedding has an invite list, everyone you invited came here to see your wedding, presumably they aren’t all itching to go see this other extra proposal/wedding that cropped up out of nowhere.

    • @fibojoly@sh.itjust.works
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      151 month ago

      Because marriages and weddings are to show the community you’re together. That’s the whole point. Some people are a bit more extrovert about it than others, as in all things.

    • stebo
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      91 month ago

      the more people are watching, the harder it is to say no

    • @FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world
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      I was at a hockey game last weekend where a guy proposed. The camera man couldn’t even be bothered to walk down and catch their faces so all we saw was the back of their heads on the Jumbotron, I thought it was hilarious.

      At other peoples’ wedding, that’s just rude.

    • jonkenator
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      121 month ago

      “No one’s in any danger! How could I make that any more clear to you? Okay. It’s an implication of danger.”

    • @samus12345@lemm.ee
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      “Ehhh, this is your captain speaking, ehhh, we’re gonna be experiencing some turbulence as the plane heads straight down into the ocean, ehhh, please remain seated while the seat belt light is on.”

    • @deus@lemmy.world
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      Because if the girl said ‘no’, then the answer is obviously ‘no’. But the thing is she is not gonna say no. She would never say ‘no’, because of the implication.

  • shameless
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    191 month ago

    Really makes you think, was this what happened with MH370? Was this theory ever put out there

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    The other day we were playing a video game and my 5 year old shouted “DO AN AILERON ROLL!!”

    We must be doing something right.