At the risk of sounding like an utter curmudgeonly bitch, I have had a surfeit of those insanely OTT wedding proposal videos. I just watched one where a guy had flash mob dancers and a marching band leading up to his 'surprise' proposal. I have seen so many others with lip synching or roof diving stunts or some inventive outrageous gimmick, I am starting to wonder about the whole premise. If the person said 'no' what would happen? Such a huge gesture, so somehow disproportionate; what a way to start married life, when nothing you do in the future can possibly match up to that? How can you just ride off into the sunset when the bar has been set so high? It's foolhardy and unrealistic to have to think of ever more amazing things to do to 'prove' you love someone; why not just keep it private and personal, a genuine tender moment? Instead of broadcasting it for the whole world to witness. Is it the ultimate showing off? Is it a huge ego boost in the attention seeking generation? How many people now think their ideas have to be ramped up a notch or two to impress not only their future intended, but the whole media world? I find it somehow voyeuristic and unpleasantly smug. That is my opinion, for what it's worth.
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