Failed Proposals

ILoveIndia has some suggestions on how not to propose.  Here are their ideas:

• NEVER propose over the phone or the Internet. It is the worst you can do, as it is too impersonal. Loving is all about expressing your feelings, which do not come out over the phone or the Internet. It shows you are not very serious about the whole thing.
• Do not propose in front of a large crowd. You wouldn’t want to embarrass your beloved and then get embarrassed yourself if he/she says No.
• Do not be too humorous. It will seem that you are not serious about this proposal. Being too humorous while taking a serious decision spoils the mood and the ambience and blows up the whole thing.
• Do not forget your manners and etiquettes while proposing. Don’t propose while eating or while the person is at work. Give respect and you will get respect.
• Do not propose when you don’t mean it. Many people propose in the spur of the moment and then later regret their action. Do not give someone hopes and then smash it all at once.