[dangus]

They like being proposed to. Next stupid question?

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Because the number of milliseconds a man hesitated to reply would be held against him for years, measured against some intangible, ephemeral standard that might change even while the measurement was taking place. And if the result was unsatisfactory from the woman’s standpoint, for whatever reason, there would in most cases never be a way around it.

[FreeAtlanta]

Men and women are different regardless of what the leftist want.

[goodwithagun]

It’s not okay. A real woman wants a real man.

[MNDude]

they don’t propose, but they sure can pressure you to propose!

[Dilbert San Diego]

In my experience, and experience of other males friends, the females indirectly hint at these subjects. Like talking about how friends of hers are getting married, and how happy the couple are together.

or, talk about some friend of hers who is having a baby, and how nice that is. And how her friend is lucky to have a wonderful man, but that her friend is not as lucky as she herself is to have YOU.

The females dance around these subjects if they are interested in marriage, and then you are supposed to pick up on it and take things from there. They just don’t want to do the asking themselves.

[Gay State Conservative]

If Shania Twain..Leigh Nash...or Sarah Palin were to propose to me I suspect that I'd accept.

[IronJack]

Maybe they’re no more interested in getting married than men are.

[JRios1968]

[glorgau]

Because they might get turned down.

I’ve been asked a couple of times - the answer was no.

[latina4dubya]

"I said I was so thankful for having him in my life, and we'd gone through so many things, and I'd love to marry him," she said. "And he said, 'I'd love to marry you, too.'"

i would not call that a proposal... i guess a proposal in a round-a-bout way...

[Nea Wood]

“Because women are evil and selfish and men have to do everything and men are the victims.” - Freeper

[OrangeHoof]

In most circumstances, rule No. 1 for women is to always position themselves to escape blame. Proposing marriage is not only taking a risk but it is also something she could have to take the blame for if she found herself in a bad marriage (well, it was YOUR idea...).

But, in all honesty, I think part of the answer is that she wants to test the man to be sure he really wants the marriage so if he doesn’t bring it up, she has her answer.

[mjp]

Women have more fear of desertion than men do. If a man proposes there may be more security for the woman than if he is proposed to.

[CodeToad]

Because deep down women don’t buy into the liberal BS about feminazism.

[a fool in paradise]

Some DO!

[longtermmemmory]

because any self respecting male is going to say “no” and immediately end the relationship and never see her again.