Why do men make this stupid decisions? What idiot out there is telling men all the time that when they propose to do it in this GRAND, showy fashion? Men, let me tell you one thing right now. As a woman, I KNOW these things. First, women want a ROMANTIC moment, not a football or baseball game. Not in front of your entire family, or hers for that matter. Not in a busy restaurant. Basically women want to be propsed to in a PRIVATE, location, just the two of you. They want the opportunity to voice any hesitations. They want the opportunity to cry in private, not be in public afterwards. And yes, many women WILL cry because they're happy about it. Now maybe your intent IS to put pressure on her so she's afraid or too embaressed to say no. If it is, you're a creep to do that to a woman you supposedly love. It's basically a very mean and selfish thing to do. Maybe you want to do it in public to show off. You think it somehow makes you look more like a man for hundreds or thousands of people to see you do this gesture. It doesn't. There are actually hundreds and hundreds of men out there who have been mortally embarassed when the woman has said no and fled crying. What do you do then? You stand there and look like an idiot. Want to do that romantic gesture? Cook her an elegant dinner or her favorite thing in your house or apartment. Don't live alone. If you live at home with mommy and/or daddy you'd best get your own place before you think about marrying a woman. Plan a picnic in a park or a lovely woodland hike. Take her to DisneyWorld and find a quiet spot to propose. There are DOZENS of way to be romantic and private when you propose. Also, don't ever give her a ring as a birthday or Christmas gift. That shows you're a cheapskate. Too damn cheap to buy both gifts. What happens if she says no or she ends up giving you back the ring? She's now having to give back her gift. Pretty tacky way to save money if you ask me. All I know is how I feel for a woman every time I heard of some idiot proposing on these huge screens at ball games or these grandstand gestures. I guess men will never learn, that's why they're men. So guys, if you're reading this and you ever think about popping that big question to your lady, REMEMBER THIS ADVICE I've just given you. As a woman, I know these things.

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