Daniel Moises Magulado
By Talker
Just 39% of Americans gave their marriage proposals an “A+”, according to new research.
A new survey of 2,000 engaged or married Americans examined modern proposal traditions and asked respondents to grade their engagements based on how successful they felt it went.
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