An Indecent Proposal Poll

[madbaker]

One of my broker contacts recently got engaged. He and the girlfriend had been dating for quite some time, and she essentially told him to propose by the end of the year (2004) or break the relationship off.

He proposed at 12:20 AM, January 1 2005. Because he didn't want to end the relationship, but didn't want to give in to the ultimatum.

The wife said that in that situation she would have turned him down. Others have chuckled. What's your response?

[Poll #429926]

Comments

I sense bad buju

[callistotoni.livejournal.com]

Sounds like the makings of a future divorce to me. Call me a California goodie-two-shoes, but Sounds to me like these people have Power In Relationship Issues.

I voted "neither" because the response is only insulting if one accepts to validity of the ultimatum. Really folks, marriages only work if both parties *really want it*; not feeling like breaking it off just won't cut it in the long (short, even?) term.

Re: I sense bad buju

[tshuma]

That was my take. Power In Relationship Issues should really be resolved before the ceremony.

Then again, we have no real idea of the setup, why she may have said such a thing and how, and whether or not this couple enjoys such struggles. Different strokes...