Strange fits of passion I have known,
And I will dare to tell
But in the lover’s ear alone
What once to me befell.
But the process by which he winkles it out and drops it into the ear of his chosen one is shrouded in mystery. Proposing is one of the world’s greatest secrets, like sex. Everyone knows that everyone else does it, but they never know exactly how and when. This is why, since you can’t be doing it yourself all the time, there’s a constant fascination with reading and talking about it. Read the rest of this entry »