Iowa is probably not as small as you think it is.

I legitimately live in Iowa... That wasn't sarcasm. I know exactly which place she is talking about.

Yeah because a girl can't propose in a romantic way … do you think the proposal in the FML wasn't romantic enough with the pagoda and rain and shit just because SHE had the balls to propose before him ?

I said "more romantic", not "absolutely no romance comes from a girl". Stop overreacting, I agree women can be romantic when proposing, I guess I prefer the old fashioned way when a guy does it.

And what if your girlfriend prefers to be the one to propose the man she loves in a romantic way ? Would that be less romantic than coming from a guy ? I'm not overreacting I just don't understand how it should be “more romantic” if you're a boy.

137 I would honestly have to say that you *are* overreacting. Just because 63 has an opinion that differs from yours, you're putting him on blast. He said that he would prefer to be the one to propose to his girlfriend, not that his gf can't or shouldn't propose.

Why wouldn't a man like being proposed to? Anyway, how do you know that most men wouldn't like it?

Apparently, she's proposed to most men.

"Woman's job"? The fifties called; they want their ignorant views back.

87 73 is allowed to believe in traditional gender roles. Just because you don't agree with it doesn't mean it's outdated or ignorant. You can simply disagree without getting petty.

It's sad that you think there's nothing wrong with "gender roles."

Let's tell women and men that only certain actions are acceptable in society based on their gender and try to force them to comply by telling them they are breaking traditions or mocking them. That hasn't created any problems before. I'm sure all genders love following the "rules" laid out for them by stupid traditions and no one has the urge to do something outside of tradition or has to unhappily swallow those urges for fear of scrutiny. Sorry, gender roles ARE wrong. They cause problems. That's not an opinion; check out the articles and studies proving this.

99 I like variety. Men and women are equal but different. I don't think a woman should stay home and raise kids but I do think its okay and preferable to have a man ask you to get married.

Some gender roles are OK, but some are based on the traditional views of women as property, or their inability to have complex/rational thoughts. Some traditions are outdated and should die a quick death.

103 There's fundamental differences between men and women. Men and women are equal but different. Most past traditions aren't needed and are outdated but that doesn't mean every tradition is mean't to keep people down. I don't want children, I don't want to be a housewife, but I do like when a man takes initiative and makes the first move. There's nothing wrong with not disregarding everything past.

Saying men and women have different roles IS sexist. End of ******* story. Unless your ****** defines you, which is pretty sad. There's no “I'm not sexist but women shouldn't propose and men can't wear makeup without being gay”, it IS sexist because you're creating a difference based on a person's sex. Which they didn't choose.

Shut up and cool your **** already.

Way to over-generalise. Men don't just instantly propose as soon as they decide they'd be happy to marry their girlfriends, you know. I know at least 2 guys who definitely want to marry their girls but one has bought the ring and is waiting for the right time (he has been for about a year now, she has no idea he's going to do it). The other isn't going to do it purely because his girlfriend has uni commitments and he wants to wait it out until she's left university and is settled down a bit more. Just because a guy hasn't proposed yet doesn't mean he's not ready for the commitment.