Comments on: A Tweetheart Proposal

By: JaneC

JaneC — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:42:21 +0000

I think proposals like this are sweet…provided the person doing the proposing knows that the proposed-to will appreciate it, and that there is a pretty good chance of being accepted. You wouldn’t want to be rejected because your intended did not appreciate the manner of the proposal, or didn’t want to get married, and then have it become an internet meme.

JR–I want to go to a space-themed wedding too. I’ll go as Kaylee.

By: Judith George

Judith George — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:47:47 +0000

I have to admit I love Twitter. We’ve all gotten so used to quick text messages and planning dates without even speaking to one another – maybe this is just another by-product. But when it comes to matters of the heart – I’d rather be able to kiss the man that just asked me to marry him.

By: JR

JR — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:04:05 +0000

I really want to go to a space-themed wedding now. I will go as Zoe from Firefly, best space western ever.

By: De

De — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:27:45 +0000

It is fascinating to me that along with the instant-messaging (or IM’ing) subculture that has sprung up thanks to the internet, so too has a language: IMSpeak or NetSpeak. Spelling isn’t as enforced/required, and in fact, sometimes a ‘creative’ spelling is favored over traditional. (And it doesn’t happen just with English either…)

One of the reasons this new language took off was because often IMs and Tweets (the messages sent on Twitter) must be under a certain character length. This means that messages need to be clear but only in so much space – brevity and clarity became more important than eloquence or accuracy.

Also, once you are hip deep in the subculture (as I am) you become accustomed to the cadence of the language. I didn’t find anything strange or wrong with the messages above – “hellzzzz yeah” and “w00t” are standard online exclamations of joy and affirmation; “IRL” is a standard online acronym (and has been for at least 15 years)…

I think that, given that these two obviously have a connection over Twitter, that this was incredibly sweet. He chose a venue and method he knew she’d appreciate. This same girl probably wouldn’t have wanted a romantic dinner at home or a proposal in the street, for example. Because he knows her best, he shows her by proposing in a way that makes her happiest.

Would I want to be proposed to over Twitter? No. Maybe over Livejournal or via his blog (the boyfriend’s), or an email group would be sweet. But I also like the idea of a public proposal. *shrug* I’m not embarrassed easy and I’m proud of our love – so if a billion people see it, I don’t mind.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:41:47 +0000

I never thought I’d enjoy a public proposal, but my guy new better. He proposed at LAX when I picked him up after he’d been in New Zealand for 3 months. It turned out to be perfect. It just goes to show you that the couple knows what’s best for them.

By: Twistie

Twistie — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:02:57 +0000

I’m so with you, Talda. What matters is that it’s meaningful to the people involved.

For the record, if Mr. Twistie had gone down on one knee, asked my father for permission, or shown up diamond ring in hand, he might well be a single man today. A lot of people wouldn’t find his proposal to me romantic in the least. There were no huge displays of hearts and flowers, no production numbers, no ring in hand…pretty much none of the trappings. It happened in an all night diner while we waited for a very late after theater meal.

But he showed that he had really thought about it by picking the date and basing it on: my favorite number, the fact that he knew I wanted an outdoor wedding, and the amount of time it would take me to make the lace for my wedding gown. Knowing he’d considered the things that were important to me is what made it romantic.

Romance isn’t one particular act. It’s about finding what’s meaningful to that other person and acting on their tastes and priorities.

I may not be much thrilled by poor grammar and text abbreviations, but if that’s what makes the lady happy, then I say more power to them and their space pirate wedding!

By: Tizzy

Tizzy — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:15:46 +0000

I wouldn’t want that proposal but if she was happy with it then that’s what matters.

By: Sloan

Sloan — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:35:19 +0000

OMFG! NFW!

Gag.

losers.

By: talda

talda — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:15:05 +0000

proposals are personal so no one will ever agree. some people might find the standard “on bended knee” to be incredibly banal and boring as well. obviously sean knows his fiancee the best and proposed accordingly, just like everyone else does. thank goodness there isn’t one way to do things!

as far as jumbotron proposals goes, as much as i love sports, i told my bf that when our time comes to not propose to me during a game. i don’t like my romance mucking up my sports. besides, i hardly pay attention to things that occur off the field of play unless there’s a break of some sort and, knowing me, i’d just be irritated that he interrupted me. and restaurant proposals are out as well. i trust that he’d come up with the perfect plan for us. and even if it’s just us sitting on the couch playing video games, that’d be great and totally us. and that’s what matters.

By: Toni

Toni — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:04:58 +0000

I have two friends who are both huge World Of Warcraft fans, and he had his little avatar go up to her avatar in the game and propose that way. And she said yes.