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The best part of the Emmys! (Original Post) Archae Sep 2018 OP
How romantic...... chillfactor Sep 2018 #1
Kind of puts her on the spot, doesn't it? I am not a fan of the splashy public proposals. Midnight Writer Sep 2018 #2
it absolutely puts her on the spot orleans Sep 2018 #3
Youtube has videos of people saying no in these splashy public proposals IronLionZion Sep 2018 #5
That was great! But I also liked the mention of McCain during the "passed on this year" sequence. C Moon Sep 2018 #4
It says "Video unavailable" AwakeAtLast Sep 2018 #6
Apparently they took it down. Archae Sep 2018 #7
Thanks! AwakeAtLast Sep 2018 #8

Midnight Writer

(21,745 posts)
2. Kind of puts her on the spot, doesn't it? I am not a fan of the splashy public proposals.
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 02:20 AM
Sep 2018

I am not questioning the sincerity, it just seems gimmicky. To me, a proposal should be intimate and without pressure.

orleans

(34,049 posts)
3. it absolutely puts her on the spot
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 03:00 AM
Sep 2018

what if she's not ready?
what if her "real" answer was no, or not yet
but feels like she has to give a happy "public" reply?

stupid move imo

IronLionZion

(45,427 posts)
5. Youtube has videos of people saying no in these splashy public proposals
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 07:57 AM
Sep 2018

it absolutely sucks in those cases. Or sometimes they'll say yes to be polite and then reject later in private.

Archae

(46,318 posts)
7. Apparently they took it down.
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 11:27 PM
Sep 2018

It was when that one guy at the Emmys proposed to his girlfriend, as he accepted an award and was on stage.

Here's another URL, from the "Today" show.

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