If She Really Loves You, Outback will Do
By Oz • Feb 5th, 2010 • Category: SEX AND RELATIONSHIPS, WeddingI was on the phone this morning talking with Bryce about dating and relationships, which inevitably leads to the marriage discussion. Living in NYC, we’ve become accustomed to a level of pomp and circumstance associated with the process of popping the question that sometimes borders on the ridiculous.
When I was consulting a few years ago in Philadelphia. I’d gone to Lunch with my buddy Al Cox. Al had gotten engaged – so I asked how he popped the question. He said, rather matter of factly ” I took her to Outback.” I decided that this wasn’t interesting enough, so by the time we got back to the office, I started a rumor that, “Al Cox had proposed to his girlfriend by hiding the ring in a Bloomin’ Onion and letting her eat her way to the center.”
Obviously, had this happened, the result could have been the tragedy of her having a diamond lunch, but it didn’t and now Al’s happily married.
So this got me thinking that more men should ask women to marry them over a $9.99 entree. It’s a test and a testament to love.
If she says yes, then she’s completely worth it and you can celebrate by taking her somewhere more appropriate for a vacation or weekend getaway. If she’s averse to the idea, maybe she was just interested in your money. Because, in the end, if it’s not love that got her to want to marry you in the first place – you better have a nice pre-nuptial agreement.
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Coincidentally, my boyfriend and I were discussing a bachelor pal of ours who–after asking us for and receiving a list of appropriately intimate “first date” restaurant suggestions–took the woman to the Outback! I was horrified, initially. Then I thought about him (addicted to online video games) and I thought about the description I had received of her (divorced 24 year old with a kid), and I realized that I was being a total snob. What works for me doesn’t work for everyone. Candlelit, wine-drenched, lingering dinners are less than ideal when you have World of Warcraft game to pickup and a babysitter to pay. The Outback was perfect for both of them and proved to be a sign that their lifestyles were well-suited to each other. They have reservations at the Olive Garden for a second date.
IMO Sweet naive thought but no, the faciest place, and ask her to dress up. That’s something she will remember. Because, in today’s world, the marriage may not last. And she deserves a fancy restaurant, not a guy with a baseball cap on backwards at the next table texting the woman he’s cheating with while his wife and baby are in front of him. But of course, I guess that could happen anywhere.