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This is a totally random question but after watching some tv shows I got curious.
When a man proposes to his girlfriend and his girlfriend gets down too, does that symbolize anything?
Mostly I see the man get down on one knee and the woman is standing or sitting in a chair.
But after I watched friends when Chandler and Monica got engaged and she was down on her knees and then watching the office when Michael proposed to holly and she got down on her knees while he was proposing, does it have a meaning?
I thought it was cute but never really thought about it until now.
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It's generally deemed a sign of respect and surrender, which makes sense - the man bends on one knee in an act of humility before the woman he wishes to marry and acknowledges he's surrendering his single life behind.
Historically a marriage was more of a business proposition though the action itself has been around for centuries. Back in the middle ages a man paid a dowry for his wife to her father. Today some marriages are still arranged by families mostly to combine both families. Today there are business moguls who children marry to promote the family business's .
As for the getting down on one knee thing, in truth the origin of the tradition is not known for sure.
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If you want to know where they got that idea, I think you'd best get your answer by writing to the producers and writers of the show you saw this in. My answers would only be guesses, like perhaps it is a custom at another country or that it was simply a cute idea they dreamed up.
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